| ASTACOLOGY | • astacology n. The study of crayfish (Astacoidea). • ASTACOLOGY n. the science of crayfish. |
| CATALYSING | • catalysing v. Present participle of catalyse. • CATALYSE v. to act as a catalyst, also CATALYZE. |
| CLISTOGAMY | • clistogamy n. Alternative form of cleistogamy. • CLISTOGAMY n. the production of small flowers which do not open and in which self-pollination occurs, also CLEISTOGAMY. |
| CRYPTOGAMS | • cryptogams n. Plural of cryptogam. • CRYPTOGAM n. a plant reproducing by spores and not seeds, e.g. ferns, mosses, fungi etc. |
| ECSTASYING | • ecstasying v. Present participle of ecstasy. • ECSTASY v. to send into a state of ecstasy. |
| GALACTOSYL | • galactosyl n. (Organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal form of galactose. • GALACTOSYL n. a glycosyl radical derived from galactose. |
| GAYCATIONS | • GAYCATION n. a holiday specifically designed for the gay market. |
| GLYCATIONS | • glycations n. Plural of glycation. • GLYCATION n. the bonding of a sugar molecule to a protein. |
| GRACIOSITY | • graciosity n. (Archaic) graciousness, usually in a bad sense, as implying duplicity. • GRACIOSITY n. graciousness. |
| GYMNASTICS | • gymnastics n. A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility… • gymnastics n. Complex intellectual or artistic exercises or feats of physical agility. • GYMNASTICS n. exercises and activities devised to strengthen the body and improve agility and coordination. |
| GYNIATRICS | • gyniatrics n. Gynecology. • GYNIATRICS n. the treatment of women's diseases. |
| GYROSTATIC | • gyrostatic adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing a gyrostat. • gyrostatic adj. (Physics) Of or pertaining to gyrostatics. • GYROSTATIC adj. of or pertaining to the gyrostat or to gyrostatics. |
| MAGISTRACY | • magistracy n. The dignity or office of a magistrate. • magistracy n. The collective body of magistrates. • MAGISTRACY n. the office or dignity of a magistrate. |
| MYSTAGOGIC | • mystagogic adj. Of or relating to mystagogy. • MYSTAGOGIC adj. relating to religious ritual initiation, also MYSTAGOGICAL. |
| PHAGOCYTES | • phagocytes n. Plural of phagocyte. • PHAGOCYTE n. a white blood corpuscle that engulfs bacteria and other harmful particles. |
| SCATHINGLY | • scathingly adv. In a scathing manner. • SCATHING adv. SCATHE, (Old Norse) to injure, also SCAITH, SCATH, SKAITH. |
| SCATOPHAGY | • scatophagy n. Synonym of coprophagy. • SCATOPHAGY n. the religious practice of eating excrement. |
| ZYGOCACTUS | • zygocactus n. Any cactus in the genus Schlumbergera (previously Zygocactus). • Zygocactus prop.n. (Obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – now Schlumbergera. • ZYGOCACTUS n. a genus of Brazilian cactus, aka the Christmas cactus. |
| ZYGOMATICS | • zygomatics n. Plural of zygomatic. • ZYGOMATIC n. the cheek bone. |