| ACYLOIN | • acyloin n. (Organic chemistry) Any α-hydroxy ketone. • ACYLOIN n. a type of chemical compound, consisting of a hydroxyl group attached to a carboxyl group. |
| ALIMONY | • alimony n. (Law) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person. • alimony n. The means to support life. • ALIMONY n. an allowance paid to a partner after divorce. |
| ALIYOTH | • aliyoth n. Plural of aliya. • aliyoth n. Plural of aliyah. • ALIYA n. (Hebrew) the immigration of Jews to Israel, also ALIYAH. |
| AMYLOID | • amyloid n. A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis. • amyloid n. Any of various starchlike substances. • amyloid adj. Containing or resembling starch. |
| BIOPLAY | • BIOPLAY n. a play based on the life of a famous person, esp. one giving a popular treatment. |
| COALIFY | • coalify v. (Paleontology, of a fossil) To change into coal. • COALIFY v. to convert into coal. |
| FOAMILY | • foamily adv. In a foamy manner. • FOAMY adv. covered with foam. |
| HOARILY | • hoarily adv. In a hoary manner. • HOARY adv. white with age. |
| HOLIDAY | • holiday n. A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed. • holiday n. A day declared free from work by the state or government. • holiday n. (Chiefly UK, Australia) A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural. |
| HYALOID | • hyaloid adj. Transparent or glassy. • hyaloid n. (Anatomy) The hyaloid membrane. • HYALOID n. a thin transparent membrane enclosing the vitreous humour of the eye. |
| HYOIDAL | • hyoidal adj. (Anatomy, zootomy, relational) Synonym of hyoid. • HYOIDAL adj. pertaining to the hyoid, a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue, also HYOIDEAN. |
| ISOAMYL | • isoamyl n. (Chemistry) the organic radical derived from isoamyl alcohol; 3-methyl butyl. • ISOAMYL n. isoamyl acetate, an organic solvent and flavouring. |
| OILWAYS | • oilways n. Plural of oilway. • OILWAY n. a channel for the passage of oil. |
| OLIVARY | • olivary adj. Shaped like an olive. • OLIVARY adj. shaped like an olive. |
| ORALITY | • orality n. The state of being oral. • ORALITY n. the state of being produced orally. |
| OVALITY | • ovality n. (Engineering) a measurement of deviation from circularity of an oval or approximately elliptical shape. • OVALITY n. the state of being oval. |
| POLYNIA | • polynia n. Alternative spelling of polynya. • POLYNIA n. (Russian) open water surrounded by sea ice, also POLYNYA. |
| SOAPILY | • soapily adv. In a soapy way. • SOAPY adv. like soap. |