| ACRONYMOUS | • acronymous adj. Pertaining to the use of acronyms. • ACRONYMOUS adj. of or like an acronym, a word formed from the initial letters of other words. |
| ACTOMYOSIN | • actomyosin n. (Biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres. • ACTOMYOSIN n. a protein found in skeletal muscle. |
| AMOEBOCYTE | • amoebocyte n. Any cell that has the form or motion of an amoeba. • amoebocyte n. A leukocyte, especially in an in vitro culture. • amœbocyte n. Obsolete form of amoebocyte. |
| COMATOSELY | • comatosely adv. In, or as if in, a coma; in a manner that is sluggish, oblivious, etc. • COMATOSE adv. relating to, or resembling, coma. |
| COMMONALTY | • commonalty n. The common people; the commonality. • commonalty n. A group of things having similar characteristics. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage… • commonalty n. A class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank; commoners. |
| CONDYLOMAS | • condylomas n. Plural of condyloma. • CONDYLOMA n. a wartlike growth in private parts. |
| COSMOLATRY | • cosmolatry n. Worship paid to the world. • cosmolatry n. Worship of the cosmos. • COSMOLATRY n. worship of the world. |
| CRANIOTOMY | • craniotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment… • CRANIOTOMY n. the operation of opening the fetal head, in order to effect delivery. |
| ICONOMACHY | • iconomachy n. Hostility to images as objects of worship. • ICONOMACHY n. opposition to the worship of images or icons. |
| LIMACOLOGY | • limacology n. The scientific study of slugs. • LIMACOLOGY n. the study of slugs. |
| MALACOLOGY | • malacology n. (Zoology) The study of molluscs. • MALACOLOGY n. the study of molluscs. |
| MYCETOZOAN | • mycetozoan n. Any member of the Mycetozoa. • MYCETOZOAN n. slime mold. |
| MYCOFLORAE | • mycoflorae n. Plural of mycoflora. • MYCOFLORA n. the fungi characteristic of a region. |
| MYCOFLORAS | • mycofloras n. Plural of mycoflora. • MYCOFLORA n. the fungi characteristic of a region. |
| MYOLOGICAL | • myological adj. Alternative form of myologic. • MYOLOGICAL adj. of or pertaining to myology, the study of muscles. |
| POLYATOMIC | • polyatomic adj. (Chemistry) (of a molecule or ion) Consisting of three or more atoms. • POLYATOMIC adj. having many atoms, multivalent. |
| RACHIOTOMY | • rachiotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a vertebra. • RACHIOTOMY n. another name for laminectomy. |
| SPODOMANCY | • spodomancy n. Divination by means of ashes. • SPODOMANCY n. divination by means of ashes. |
| VARICOTOMY | • varicotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of removing varicose veins. • VARICOTOMY n. an incision into a varicose vein. |