| BACKRONYM | • backronym n. A word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it, sometimes… • backronym v. To create a backronym. • BACKRONYM n. an acronym formed using the initial letters or syllables of an existing word, also BACRONYM. |
| CHROMAKEY | • chromakey n. (Television, film) The use of a particular colour (usually either green or blue) as a key in a TV studio… • chromakey v. (Transitive) To modify an image in this way. • chroma-key n. Alternative spelling of chromakey. |
| COCKAMAMY | • cockamamy adj. Foolish, silly. • cockamamy adj. Trifling. • COCKAMAMY adj. ridiculous, incredible, also COCKAMAMIE. |
| DONKEYMAN | • donkeyman n. (Nautical) The person in charge of a ship’s engine room. • DONKEYMAN n. a man with responsibilities in a ship's engine room. |
| GOLOMYNKA | • golomynka n. Alternative form of golomyanka. • GOLOMYNKA n. (Russian) a very oily fish found in Lake Baikal. |
| HERKOGAMY | • herkogamy n. (Botany) Different relative positionings of the stigma and the anthers. • HERKOGAMY n. the prevention of self-pollination in plants, also HERCOGAMY. |
| 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. |
| KARYOSOME | • karyosome n. (Cytology) The chromatin material inside a cell nucleus when the cell is not undergoing mitotic division. • KARYOSOME n. a spherical aggregation of chromatin in a resting nucleus during mitosis. |
| KYMOGRAMS | • kymograms n. Plural of kymogram. • KYMOGRAM n. a record made by a kymograph, an instrument for recording fluid pressure. |
| KYMOGRAPH | • kymograph n. A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure… • KYMOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording fluid pressure. |
| MARROWSKY | • marrowsky n. (Rare) Spoonerism. • MARROWSKY n. a spoonerism. • MARROWSKY v. to utter a spoonerism. |
| MOLLYHAWK | • MOLLYHAWK n. the juvenile of the southern black-backed gull. |
| MOLLYMAWK | • mollymawk n. Any of a group of medium- to large-sized albatrosses in the genus Thalassarche. • mollymawk n. Any of the similar, related sooty albatross (Phoebetria). • molly-mawk n. Alternative form of mollemoke. |
| POCKMANKY | • POCKMANKY n. (Scots) a corrupt form of portmanteau, also POCKMANTIE. |
| SOKEMANRY | • sokemanry n. Alternative form of socmanry. • SOKEMANRY n. tenure by socage, a feudal tenure of land involving payment of rent or other nonmilitary services to a superior. |
| WORKMANLY | • workmanly adj. Befitting a workman; skilful; workmanlike. • workmanly adv. Befitting a workman; in skilful or workmanlike manner. • WORKMANLY adj. in the fashion of a workman. |
| YAKIMONOS | • YAKIMONO n. (Japanese) in Japanese cookery, grilled food, a grilled dish. |
| YOKEMATES | • yokemates n. Plural of yokemate. • YOKEMATE n. a working companion. |