| ACYLATING | • acylating v. Present participle of acylate. • ACYLATE v. to introduce acyl into. |
| CANTINGLY | • cantingly adv. In a canting manner; with jargon or religious affectation. • CANTING adv. whining, pretending to piety. |
| CARTOLOGY | • cartology n. The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory’s geography. • CARTOLOGY n. the science of maps and charts. |
| COGNATELY | • cognately adv. In a way that is cognate. • COGNATE adv. related by birth. |
| CRYPTOGAM | • cryptogam n. Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae… • CRYPTOGAM n. a plant reproducing by spores and not seeds, e.g. ferns, mosses, fungi etc. |
| GAYCATION | • GAYCATION n. a holiday specifically designed for the gay market. |
| GLYCATION | • glycation n. (Biochemistry) non-enzymatic reaction of a sugar and an amine group of a protein to form a glycoprotein. • GLYCATION n. the bonding of a sugar molecule to a protein. |
| GRACILITY | • gracility n. (Often anatomy, botany, zoology) The property or condition of being gracile. • GRACILITY n. slenderness. |
| GYMNASTIC | • gymnastic adj. Of or pertaining to gymnastics. • gymnastic adj. Of or pertaining to the gymnasia (ancient Greek schools). • gymnastic n. (Obsolete) A gymnast. |
| LYCHGATES | • lychgates n. Plural of lychgate (alternative form of lych-gates). • lych-gates n. Plural of lych-gate. • LYCHGATE n. the roofed gate of a churchyard, also LICHGATE. |
| NYSTAGMIC | • nystagmic adj. Exhibiting or pertaining to nystagmus (involuntary eye movement). • NYSTAGMIC adj. relating to nystagmus, involuntary lateral movement of the eyeballs, also NYSTAGMOID. |
| PHAGOCYTE | • phagocyte n. (Cytology) A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs… • phagocyte v. (Transitive) To phagocytize. • PHAGOCYTE n. a white blood corpuscle that engulfs bacteria and other harmful particles. |
| PUGNACITY | • pugnacity n. The act or characteristic of being aggressive or combative. • PUGNACITY n. the state of being pugnacious. |
| SCATOLOGY | • scatology n. The scientific study or chemical analysis of faeces. • scatology n. A filthy epithet. • scatology n. (Psychology, medicine) Interest in or obsession with faeces or other excrement. |
| STAGNANCY | • stagnancy n. The property of being stagnant. • STAGNANCY n. the state of being stagnant, also STAGNANCE. |
| SYNTAGMIC | • syntagmic adj. Syntagmatic. • SYNTAGMIC adj. relating to a syntagma. |
| YACHTINGS | • yachtings n. Plural of yachting. • YACHTING n. the sport of sailing or cruising in a yacht. |
| ZYGOCACTI | • zygocacti n. Plural of zygocactus. • ZYGOCACTUS n. a genus of Brazilian cactus, aka the Christmas cactus. |
| ZYGOMATIC | • zygomatic adj. (Anatomy, relational) Of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch. • zygomatic n. (Anatomy) Ellipsis of zygomatic bone.. • ZYGOMATIC adj. relating to the zygoma, the cheek bone. |