| AERENCHYMA | • aerenchyma n. (Botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants. • AERENCHYMA n. respiratory tissue. |
| ATHERMANCY | • athermancy n. Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat. • ATHERMANCY n. imperviousness to radiant heat. |
| HACKNEYMAN | • hackneyman n. (Dated) A man who hires out horses and carriages. • HACKNEYMAN n. a man who lets horses and carriages for hire. |
| HAYMAKINGS | • haymakings n. Plural of haymaking. • HAYMAKING n. the harvesting of hay. |
| HIGHWAYMAN | • highwayman n. (Historical) A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads. • HIGHWAYMAN n. a thief who robs travellers on a road. |
| HYALOMELAN | • HYALOMELAN n. a vitreous form of basalt, aka tachylite, also HYALOMELANE. |
| HYALONEMAS | • HYALONEMA n. a genus of sponges, aka glass-rope sponge. |
| HYDROMANIA | • hydromania n. A morbid craving for water. • hydromania n. A morbid propensity to suicide by drowning. • hydromania n. An intense attraction to water. (Can we add an example for this sense?) |
| HYMENAEANS | • hymenaeans n. Plural of hymenaean. • HYMENAEAN n. a wedding song. |
| HYPERMANIA | • hypermania n. An extreme form of mania. • HYPERMANIA n. an extreme form of mania. |
| HYPOMANIAS | • hypomanias n. Plural of hypomania. • HYPOMANIA n. slightly abnormal overactivity and elation. |
| MYASTHENIA | • myasthenia n. (Medicine) Abnormal weakness of the muscles; but especially myasthenia gravis. • MYASTHENIA n. muscular weakness or debility. |
| MYTHOMANIA | • mythomania n. A compulsion to tell lies and exaggerate the truth. • MYTHOMANIA n. an excessive or abnormal propensity for lying and exaggerating. |
| PARANYMPHS | • paranymphs n. Plural of paranymph. • PARANYMPH n. (historical) a best man or bridesmaid. |
| PARENCHYMA | • parenchyma n. (Anatomy) The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue. • parenchyma n. (Botany) The cellular tissue, typically soft and succulent, found chiefly in the softer parts of leaves… • parenchyma n. (Zoology) Cellular tissue lying between the body wall and the organs of invertebrate animals lacking… |
| SHAGGYMANE | • shaggymane n. Alternative form of shaggy mane (“edible mushroom”). • shaggy␣mane n. Synonym of lawyer’s wig (“edible mushroom”). • SHAGGYMANE n. an edible fungus. |
| SHAMIYANAH | • shamiyanah n. (Historical, Middle East) Alternative form of shamiana. • SHAMIYANAH n. (Hindi) in India, a large tent or awning, also SHAMIANA, SHAMIANAH. |