| ACOTYLEDON | • acotyledon n. (Botany) A plant that has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants. • ACOTYLEDON n. a plant without differentiated seed lobes. |
| ANGELOLOGY | • angelology n. The study of angels. Angels have been grouped into nine categories or “choirs,” from lowest to highest… • ANGELOLOGY n. the study of angels. |
| AXONOMETRY | • axonometry n. Axonometric projection. • AXONOMETRY n. the branch of crystallography concerned with measurement of the axes of crystals. |
| BALNEOLOGY | • balneology n. The study of baths and bathing, especially therapeutic bathing. • BALNEOLOGY n. the science of the therapeutic use of baths. |
| CHOANOCYTE | • choanocyte n. (Cytology) any of the cells in sponges that contain a flagellum, and are used to control the movement of water. • CHOANOCYTE n. a cell in which the flagellum is surrounded by a sheath of protoplasm. |
| HOOTENANNY | • hootenanny n. (Music) An informal, festive performance by folk singers, often including audience participation with… • hootenanny n. (Obsolete) A placeholder word for a nonspecific or forgotten thing. • HOOTENANNY n. (US) a party with folksinging and sometimes dancing, also HOOTANANNIE, HOOTANANNY, HOOTENANNIE, HOOTNANNIE, HOOTNANNY. |
| HYPOPNOEAS | • hypopnoeas n. Plural of hypopnoea. • HYPOPNOEA n. abnormally shallow breathing, also HYPOPNEA. |
| LAMPOONERY | • lampoonery n. The act of lampooning. • LAMPOONERY n. the practice of lampooning. |
| MONOLAYERS | • monolayers n. Plural of monolayer. • MONOLAYER n. a single continuous layer or film that is one molecule in thickness. |
| MYCETOZOAN | • mycetozoan n. Any member of the Mycetozoa. • MYCETOZOAN n. slime mold. |
| NEMATOLOGY | • nematology n. (Biology) The branch of biology that studies nematode roundworms. • NEMATOLOGY n. the study of nematodes. |
| OCEANOLOGY | • oceanology n. Oceanography. • OCEANOLOGY n. the science of the oceans. |
| OCTOGENARY | • octogenary adj. (Obsolete) Of or related to the number 80, particularly. • octogenary n. (Obsolete) Synonym of eightysomething: a person 80 to 89 years old. • OCTOGENARY adj. of eighty years of age. |
| ORGANOGENY | • organogeny n. (Archaic) organogenesis. • ORGANOGENY n. the development of living organisms. |
| OVERCANOPY | • overcanopy v. (Transitive) To form a canopy over. • OVERCANOPY v. to cover as with a canopy. |
| OXYGENATOR | • oxygenator n. Any device that releases oxygen (or air) into water, especially one in an aquarium. • OXYGENATOR n. an oxidizer. |
| PAROXYTONE | • paroxytone adj. (Linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable. • paroxytone n. (Linguistics) A paroxytone word. • PAROXYTONE n. a word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable. |
| PHAENOLOGY | • phænology n. Archaic spelling of phenology. • PHAENOLOGY n. the study of organisms as affected by climate, also PHENOLOGY. |
| TYCOONATES | • tycoonates n. Plural of tycoonate. • TYCOONATE n. the shogunate, the office or dignity of a shogun, a hereditary military governor of Japan. |