| ANENCEPHALY | • anencephaly n. A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon. • ANENCEPHALY n. congenital absence of all or part of the brain, also ANENCEPHALIA. |
| ANGELOPHANY | • angelophany n. The appearance of an angel to a human being. • ANGELOPHANY n. the manifestation of an angel to a human. |
| ANTIPHONARY | • antiphonary n. An antiphonal. • antiphonary adj. Pertaining to an antiphon or antiphony. • ANTIPHONARY n. a book of antiphons or of anthems, also ANTIPHONAL, ANTIPHONER. |
| APOCYNTHION | • apocynthion n. (Astronomy) The point in an orbit around the Moon that is most distant from that body. • APOCYNTHION n. the point at which a spacecraft in lunar orbit is furthest from the moon. |
| HANDYPERSON | • handyperson n. (Uncommon) A handyman or handywoman. • HANDYPERSON n. a person good at manual crafts. |
| HYPHENATING | • hyphenating v. Present participle of hyphenate. • HYPHENATE v. to insert a hyphen into. |
| HYPHENATION | • hyphenation n. The inclusion of hyphens; especially, the correct locations of hyphens. • HYPHENATION n. the act of hyphenating. |
| NANOPHYSICS | • nanophysics n. Nanoscale physics. • NANOPHYSICS n. physics on an atomic and molecular scale. |
| NASOPHARYNX | • nasopharynx n. (Anatomy) The nasal part of the pharynx, lying behind the nose and above the level of the soft palate. • NASOPHARYNX n. the upper part of the pharynx continuous with the nasal passages. |
| NONPHYSICAL | • nonphysical adj. Not physical; not using kinetic energy. • nonphysical adj. Not having physical form; insubstantial. • NONPHYSICAL adj. not physical. |
| NYMPHOMANIA | • nymphomania n. Excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women. • NYMPHOMANIA n. sexual mania in females. |
| PHANTASYING | • phantasying v. Present participle of phantasy. • PHANTASY v. to imagine, also FANTASY. |
| PHENYLAMINE | • phenylamine n. (Organic chemistry) Alternative name for aniline (C6H5NH2). • PHENYLAMINE n. another name for aniline. |
| PHYCOCYANIN | • phycocyanin n. (Biochemistry) A pigment from the light-harvesting phycobiliprotein family, along with allophycocyanin… • PHYCOCYANIN n. any of various bluish-green protein pigments in the cells of cyanobacteria. |
| POLLYANNISH | • pollyannish adj. Alternative form of Pollyannish. • Pollyannish adj. (Derogatory) irrepressibly or excessively optimistic; capable of seeing good in anyone. • POLLYANNISH adj. tediously optimistic, also POLLYANNAISH. |
| SATANOPHANY | • satanophany n. An incarnation of Satan; a being possessed by a demon, or the state of being thus possessed. • SATANOPHANY n. an appearance of the devil. |
| SYNTHESPIAN | • synthespian n. A completely computer-generated character who appears in a film or similar work; a virtual actor. • SYNTHESPIAN n. a computer-generated image of a film actor used in place of the actor when filming stunts. |