| ACAROLOGY | • acarology n. (Zoology) The study of ticks and mites. • ACAROLOGY n. the study of mites. |
| AEROPHAGY | • aerophagy n. (Medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria. • AEROPHAGY n. spasmodic swallowing of air. |
| AGAMOGONY | • agamogony n. (Biology) schizogony, or any other form of asexual reproduction. • AGAMOGONY n. asexual reproduction in protozoans characterised by multiple fission. |
| ANISOGAMY | • anisogamy n. A form of sexual bonding involving partners of unusually widely differing ages. • anisogamy n. (Cytology) Sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes. • ANISOGAMY n. union between markedly different gametes e.g. as egg and sperm, as in humans. |
| ARROGANCY | • arrogancy n. (Now rare) Arrogance. • ARROGANCY n. the quality of being arrogant, also ARROGANCE. |
| AUTOPHAGY | • autophagy n. (Cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within… • autophagy n. (Cytology) A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion. • autophagy n. (Rare) Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself. |
| GALLOWAYS | • galloways n. Plural of galloway. • Galloways n. Plural of Galloway. • GALLOWAY n. a breed of hornless cattle. |
| GAYCATION | • GAYCATION n. a holiday specifically designed for the gay market. |
| GRADATORY | • gradatory n. (Architecture) A series of steps from a cloister into a church. • gradatory adj. Proceeding step by step; gradual. • gradatory adj. (Zoology) Suitable for walking; said of the limbs of an animal when adapted for walking on land. |
| HOGMANAYS | • Hogmanays n. Plural of Hogmanay. • HOGMANAY n. (Scots) a Scottish celebration, also HOGMANE, HOGMENAY. |
| HYGROMATA | • hygromata n. Plural of hygroma. • HYGROMA n. a watery swelling over a joint, e.g. water on the knee, also HYDROMA. |
| HYPOGAEAL | • hypogaeal adj. Alternative form of hypogeal. • HYPOGAEAL adj. germinating with cotyledons underground, also HYPOGAEAN, HYPOGAEOUS, HYPOGEAL, HYPOGEAN, HYPOGEOUS. |
| HYPOGAEAN | • hypogaean adj. Alternative form of hypogean. • HYPOGAEAN adj. germinating with cotyledons underground, also HYPOGAEAL, HYPOGAEOUS, HYPOGEAL, HYPOGEAN, HYPOGEOUS. |
| KARYOGAMY | • karyogamy n. (Biology) The fusion of two nuclei within a cell, especially as the second stage of syngamy. • KARYOGAMY n. a process of fusion of the nuclei of two cells; the second step in syngamy. |
| KARYOGRAM | • karyogram n. (Genetics) A graphical representation of a karyotype. • KARYOGRAM n. a chromosome diagram or karyotype. |
| MAMMALOGY | • mammalogy n. The study of mammals. • MAMMALOGY n. the study of mammals. |
| POLYGALAS | • polygalas n. Plural of polygala. • POLYGALA n. any plant of the milkwort genus Polygala. |
| SYNAGOGAL | • synagogal adj. Of or pertaining to a synagogue. • SYNAGOGAL adj. relating to a synagog, a Jewish church. |