| 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. |
| CHIRIMOYA | • chirimoya n. Alternative form of cherimoya. • CHIRIMOYA n. (Quechua) a Peruvian fruit resembling the custard apple, also CHERIMOYA, CHERIMOYER. |
| CHIYOGAMI | • chiyogami n. The repeating pattern found in many origami papers, originally applied with wood blocks, but now mainly… • CHIYOGAMI n. (Japanese) a kind of hand-printed patterned paper. |
| 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. |
| CYMOGRAPH | • cymograph n. An instrument for obtaining drawings from the mouldings of Gothic architecture. • CYMOGRAPH n. an instrument for tracing the outline of mouldings, also CYMAGRAPH. |
| CYMOPHANE | • cymophane n. (Mineralogy) A translucent yellowish chatoyant chrysoberyl. • CYMOPHANE n. cat's-eye, a variety of chrysoberyl with wavy opalescence. |
| DICHOGAMY | • dichogamy n. (Biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime. • DICHOGAMY n. an arrangement for preventing the self-fertilization of hermaphrodite flowers, the stamens and stigmas ripening at different times. |
| 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. |
| HYPOMANIC | • hypomanic adj. Afflicted with a mild state of mania. • hypomanic n. A person afflicted with hypomania. • HYPOMANIC adj. relating to hypomania, a mild form of mania. |
| 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. |
| MONOMACHY | • monomachy n. (Now rare) A fight or other contest between two people or forces; a duel; single combat. • MONOMACHY n. single combat; a duel, also MONOMACHIA. |
| MYCOPHAGY | • mycophagy n. (Biology) The eating of fungus. • MYCOPHAGY n. the eating of mushrooms. |
| MYCORHIZA | • MYCORHIZA n. a fungus associated with the root of a plant, the association of mutual benefit, also MYCORRHIZA. |
| MYOPATHIC | • myopathic adj. Pertaining to myopathy. • MYOPATHIC adj. of or pertaining to myopathy, a disorder of muscle tissue. |
| OHMICALLY | • ohmically adv. By means of ohmic heating, the process by which the passage of an electric current through a conductor releases heat. • OHMIC adv. of or pertaining to electrical resistance. |
| SCIOMACHY | • sciomachy n. Alternative form of sciamachy. • SCIOMACHY n. fighting with a shadow or an imaginary opponent, also SCIAMACHY, SKIAMACHY. |
| 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. |