| ALLOGRAPH | • allograph n. A variant form of a letter (or other grapheme). • allograph n. A signature made by one person for another. • ALLOGRAPH n. a writing, esp. a signature, for another, as opposed to an autograph. |
| ANGLOPHIL | • Anglophil n. Archaic form of Anglophile. • ANGLOPHIL n. one who loves the English, also ANGLOPHILE. |
| BOLOGRAPH | • BOLOGRAPH n. a record made by a bolometer, an instrument for measuring radiant energy. |
| COLIPHAGE | • coliphage n. Any of several bacteriophages that can infect strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli. • COLIPHAGE n. any bacteriophage active against E. coli. |
| HAPLOLOGY | • haplology n. (Phonology, uncountable) The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word. • haplology n. (Phonology, countable) An instance of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word. • HAPLOLOGY n. the contraction of a word by the omission of one or more similar sounds or syllables (as in mineralogy for mineralology or prob-ly for probably). |
| HEPTAGLOT | • heptaglot n. (Rare) A book in seven languages. • HEPTAGLOT n. a book written in seven languages. |
| HOLOGRAPH | • holograph n. (Law, textual criticism) A handwritten document that is solely the work of the person whose signature… • holograph n. A hologram. • holograph v. To record by means of holography. |
| HYPOGAEAL | • hypogaeal adj. Alternative form of hypogeal. • HYPOGAEAL adj. germinating with cotyledons underground, also HYPOGAEAN, HYPOGAEOUS, HYPOGEAL, HYPOGEAN, HYPOGEOUS. |
| LAGOMORPH | • lagomorph n. A member of the mammalian taxonomic order, Lagomorpha, which includes hares, rabbits, and pikas. • LAGOMORPH n. a gnawing mammal (rabbits, hares, pikas). |
| LOGOGRAPH | • logograph n. A character or symbol that represents a word or phrase. • LOGOGRAPH n. a written symbol representing an entire spoken word without expressing its pronunciation, also LOGOGRAM. |
| OLEOGRAPH | • oleograph n. (Art) A type of chromolithograph, using oil paint on canvas, that attempts to imitate oil painting. • OLEOGRAPH n. a lithographic reproduction of an oil painting. |
| PATHOLOGY | • pathology n. The study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences; now usually… • pathology n. Pathosis: any deviation from a healthy or normal structure or function; abnormality; illness or malformation. • PATHOLOGY n. the study of diseases or abnormalities or, more particularly, of the changes in tissues or organs that are associated with disease. |
| PLAYDOUGH | • playdough n. Modeling clay for children. • PLAYDOUGH n. a soft reusable modelling material for young children. |
| PLOUGHMAN | • ploughman n. (Britain) Alternative spelling of plowman. • PLOUGHMAN n. a man who drives or guides horses in ploughing, also PLOWMAN. |
| POLYGRAPH | • polygraph n. A device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate… • polygraph n. (Dated) A mechanical instrument for multiplying copies of a writing, resembling multiple pantographs. • polygraph n. (Archaic) A collection of different works, either by one or several authors. |
| POLYPHAGY | • polyphagy n. (Biology) The ability of an animal to eat a variety of food (e.g. several different families of plants). • POLYPHAGY n. the practice or faculty of subsisting on many kinds of food. |
| XYLOGRAPH | • xylograph n. An engraving in wood or woodcut, especially one used in printing predating the Western tradition (14th c.). • xylograph n. A print taken from such an engraving. • xylograph v. (Transitive) To make a print from an engraving in wood. |
| XYLOPHAGE | • xylophage n. (Biology) Any living organism that feeds on wood. • XYLOPHAGE n. an insect larva, mollusc etc. that eats or bores into wood. |