| ACAROLOGY | • acarology n. (Zoology) The study of ticks and mites. • ACAROLOGY n. the study of mites. |
| ACCLOYING | • accloying v. Present participle of accloy. • ACCLOY v. (Spenser) to injure with a horseshoe nail; to clog, choke. |
| AGLYCONES | • aglycones n. Plural of aglycone. • AGLYCONE n. an organic compound, as a phenol or alcohol, combined with the sugar portion of a glycoside, also AGLYCON. |
| ARCHOLOGY | • archology n. The study of the origins of things. • archology n. The science of government. • ARCHOLOGY n. the science of the origins of government. |
| CALIOLOGY | • caliology n. The study of birds’ nests. • CALIOLOGY n. the study of bird's nests. |
| CARPOLOGY | • carpology n. The study of the structure of seeds and fruit. • CARPOLOGY n. the study of fruits and seeds. |
| CARTOLOGY | • cartology n. The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory’s geography. • CARTOLOGY n. the science of maps and charts. |
| COAXINGLY | • coaxingly adv. In a coaxing manner. • COAXINGLY adv. COAXING. |
| COCCYGEAL | • coccygeal adj. Relating to the coccyx. • COCCYGEAL adj. pertaining to the coccyx, the tailbone, also COCCYGIAN. |
| COGNATELY | • cognately adv. In a way that is cognate. • COGNATE adv. related by birth. |
| GLYCATION | • glycation n. (Biochemistry) non-enzymatic reaction of a sugar and an amine group of a protein to form a glycoprotein. • GLYCATION n. the bonding of a sugar molecule to a protein. |
| GYRFALCON | • gyrfalcon n. (Obsolete) Any large falcon, especially as used to fly at herons. • gyrfalcon n. Falco rusticolus, a large bird of prey that breeds on Arctic coasts and islands of North America, Europe and Asia. • GYRFALCON n. a heavy, powerful falcon of cold northerly regions, also GERFALCON, JERFALCON. |
| LOGICALLY | • logically adv. In a logical manner, with logic. • LOGICAL adv. pertaining to logic. |
| LOGOMACHY | • logomachy n. Dispute over the meaning of words. • logomachy n. A conflict waged only as a battle of words. • LOGOMACHY n. a dispute about words; controversy marked by verbiage. |
| MACROLOGY | • macrology n. Verbose meaningless talk. • MACROLOGY n. much talk with little to say. |
| OLIGARCHY | • oligarchy n. A government run by only a few, often the wealthy. • oligarchy n. Those who make up an oligarchic government. • oligarchy n. A state ruled by such a government. |
| POLYGAMIC | • polygamic adj. Polygamous. • POLYGAMIC adj. of or like a polygam, a flower having male, female and hermaphrodite flowers. |
| SARCOLOGY | • sarcology n. (Obsolete) The study of the soft parts of the body, including myology, angiology, neurology, and splanchnology. • SARCOLOGY n. the study of soft, fleshy parts of the body. |
| SCATOLOGY | • scatology n. The scientific study or chemical analysis of faeces. • scatology n. A filthy epithet. • scatology n. (Psychology, medicine) Interest in or obsession with faeces or other excrement. |