| ACROPHONY | • acrophony n. The naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented… • ACROPHONY n. the use of a word starting with a letter of the alphabet as the name of the letter. |
| ANCHYLOSE | • anchylose v. Alternative form of ankylose. • ANCHYLOSE v. of bones, to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis, also ANKYLOSE. |
| ANTHOCYAN | • anthocyan n. (Organic chemistry) anthocyanin. • ANTHOCYAN n. a glucoside plant pigment, violet in neutral, red in acid, blue in alkaline cell-sap, also ANTHOCYANIN. |
| CACOPHONY | • cacophony n. A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance. • CACOPHONY n. the harsh joining of sounds. |
| CHATOYANT | • chatoyant adj. (Jewelry) Having a certain optical reflectance effect, which can be likened to the sheen of a spool of silk. • chatoyant n. (Mineralogy) A hard stone, such as the cat’s-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior… • CHATOYANT adj. (French) having a changeable luster like that of a cat's eye at night. |
| CYMOPHANE | • cymophane n. (Mineralogy) A translucent yellowish chatoyant chrysoberyl. • CYMOPHANE n. cat's-eye, a variety of chrysoberyl with wavy opalescence. |
| DIACHRONY | • diachrony n. The study of change over time, especially changes to language. • DIACHRONY n. the historical development of a language etc. |
| DIACHYLON | • diachylon n. (Medicine) A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants, later made of an oxide of… • DIACHYLON n. formerly a plaster of plant juices; now lead-plaster, also DIACHYLUM. |
| HALCYONIC | • HALCYONIC adj. peaceful and happy, also HALCYONIAN. |
| HAYCATION | • haycation n. A vacation stay on a farm, in which guests often help out with daily farm tasks. • HAYCATION n. a working holiday at a farm or similar business. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PHYCOCYAN | • PHYCOCYAN n. a blue pigment found in algae. |
| POCHAYING | • POCHAY v. to transport by post-chaise. |
| SYCOPHANT | • sycophant n. One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer. • sycophant n. One who seeks to gain through the powerful and influential. • sycophant n. (Obsolete) An informer; a talebearer. |
| TACHYONIC | • tachyonic adj. Of or relating to a tachyon or tachyons. • tachyonic adj. Moving or capable of moving faster than the speed of light. • TACHYONIC adj. relating to a tachyon, a faster-than-light particle. |
| THEOMANCY | • theomancy n. (Historical) A kind of divination drawn from the responses of oracles. • THEOMANCY n. divination by means of oracles. |