| ANCHYLOSE | • anchylose v. Alternative form of ankylose. • ANCHYLOSE v. of bones, to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis, also ANKYLOSE. |
| ATHROCYTE | • athrocyte n. (Biology) A cell that ingests foreign particles. • ATHROCYTE n. a cell having the ability to move and store foreign matter. |
| BEACHBOYS | • beachboys n. Plural of beachboy. • BEACHBOY n. a male beach attendant. |
| CATHOLYTE | • catholyte n. The portion of an electrolyte near a cathode, especially in a cell in which the cathode and anode are… • catholyte n. (Flow batteries) The liquid cathode. • CATHOLYTE n. the part of the electrode that surrounds the cathode in an electrolytic cell, also CATOLYTE. |
| CHERIMOYA | • cherimoya n. A subtropical tree, Annona cherimola, native to mountainous areas of South America. • cherimoya n. A conical fruit with white flesh from that tree. • CHERIMOYA n. (Quechua) a Peruvian fruit resembling the custard apple, also CHERIMOYER, CHIRIMOYA. |
| CHROMAKEY | • chromakey n. (Television, film) The use of a particular colour (usually either green or blue) as a key in a TV studio… • chromakey v. (Transitive) To modify an image in this way. • chroma-key n. Alternative spelling of chromakey. |
| CORYPHAEI | • coryphaei n. Plural of coryphaeus. • CORYPHAEUS n. (Latin) the leader of a Greek chorus, also CORYPHE, CORYPHEE. |
| CREOPHAGY | • creophagy n. Alternative spelling of kreophagy. • CREOPHAGY n. the act of eating meat. |
| CYMOPHANE | • cymophane n. (Mineralogy) A translucent yellowish chatoyant chrysoberyl. • CYMOPHANE n. cat's-eye, a variety of chrysoberyl with wavy opalescence. |
| EPOCHALLY | • epochally adv. In an epochal manner. • EPOCHAL adv. belonging to an epoch; of the nature of an epoch. |
| HAEMOCYTE | • haemocyte n. Alternative spelling of hemocyte. • HAEMOCYTE n. a blood cell, esp. a red cell, also HEMOCYTE. |
| HERCOGAMY | • hercogamy n. (Botany) The condition where self-pollination is impossible (e.g. due to physical obstacles or mutations). • HERCOGAMY n. the prevention of self-pollination in plants, also HERKOGAMY. |
| HYPOTHECA | • hypotheca n. (Microbiology, planktology) The lower or posterior half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a… • HYPOTHECA n. the inner and younger layer of the cell wall of a diatom. |
| PHAGOCYTE | • phagocyte n. (Cytology) A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs… • phagocyte v. (Transitive) To phagocytize. • PHAGOCYTE n. a white blood corpuscle that engulfs bacteria and other harmful particles. |
| POTHECARY | • pothecary n. Obsolete form of apothecary. • POTHECARY n. an apothecary, also APOTHECARY, POTICARY, POTTINGAR. |
| THEOCRACY | • theocracy n. Government under the control of a state religion. • theocracy n. Rule by a god. • THEOCRACY n. government by priests or by religious law. |
| THEOCRASY | • theocrasy n. (Neopagan theology) Interaction, admixture, and conflation of divine principles. • THEOCRASY n. the mingling of several gods into one personality. |
| THEOMACHY | • theomachy n. A fight against the gods, as the mythological battle of the giants against the gods. • theomachy n. A battle among gods. • theomachy n. Opposition to divine will. |
| THEOMANCY | • theomancy n. (Historical) A kind of divination drawn from the responses of oracles. • THEOMANCY n. divination by means of oracles. |
| XEROCHASY | • xerochasy n. (Biology) dehiscence that occurs upon drying. • XEROCHASY n. dehiscence on drying. |