| AEROLOGY | • aerology n. The branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere by means of balloons, kites, rockets… • aerology n. The study of the air and of the atmosphere and technological methods involved. Used in the US Navy until… • AEROLOGY n. the study of the atmosphere. |
| AGLYCONE | • aglycone n. (Organic chemistry) The non-sugar fragment of a glycoside. • AGLYCONE n. an organic compound, as a phenol or alcohol, combined with the sugar portion of a glycoside, also AGLYCON. |
| ALLEGORY | • allegory n. (Rhetoric) A narrative in which a character, place, or event is used to deliver a broader message about… • allegory n. A picture, book, or other form of communication using such representation. • allegory n. A symbolic representation which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one. |
| AMYLOGEN | • amylogen n. The water-soluble part of granulose. • AMYLOGEN n. the relatively soluble component of starch, also AMYLOSE. |
| AREOLOGY | • areology n. (Astronomy, geology) The scientific observation and study of the planet Mars’s geology; geology of Mars. • AREOLOGY n. the study of the planet Mars. |
| DEKALOGY | • dekalogy n. Alternative form of decalogy. • DEKALOGY n. a group of ten novels. |
| GARGOYLE | • gargoyle n. A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters. • gargoyle n. Any decorative carved grotesque figure on a building. • gargoyle n. A fictional winged monster. |
| GEALOUSY | • gealousy n. Obsolete form of jealousy. • GEALOUSY n. (Spenser) jealousy, also GELOSY. |
| GEOLATRY | • geolatry n. The worship of the Earth. • GEOLATRY n. earth-worship. |
| GONDELAY | • gondelay n. Obsolete form of gondola. • GONDELAY n. (Spenser) a gondola. |
| HYALOGEN | • hyalogen n. (Biochemistry) Any of several complex mucoid polysaccharides, found in animal tissue, that are composed of hyalins. • HYALOGEN n. a substance found in animal cells. |
| HYPOGEAL | • hypogeal adj. Existing or growing underground. • hypogeal adj. (Botany, of a cotyledon) Remaining under the surface of the ground after being germinated. • HYPOGEAL adj. germinating with cotyledons underground, also HYPOGAEAL, HYPOGAEAN, HYPOGAEOUS, HYPOGEAN, HYPOGEOUS. |
| IDEALOGY | • idealogy n. Misspelling of ideology. • IDEALOGY n. a belief system, also IDEOLOGY. |
| PLAYGOER | • playgoer n. One who goes to plays; someone known to be a member of the audience at theatric productions. • PLAYGOER n. one who attends plays. |
| WAYLEGGO | • wayleggo interj. (New Zealand) Used by a shepherd to call a sheepdog back to his side. • WAYLEGGO interj. (New Zealand) a shepherd's call to his dog. |
| YEARLONG | • yearlong adj. Lasting one year; of a timespan of one year. • yearlong adj. Which lasts throughout every year; which is not seasonal. • yearlong adv. (Chiefly farming) Per year. |