| AMPHIGORY | • amphigory n. A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless. • AMPHIGORY n. a nonsensical piece of writing, usually in verse form, typically composed as a parody, also AMPHIGOURI. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| HERKOGAMY | • herkogamy n. (Botany) Different relative positionings of the stigma and the anthers. • HERKOGAMY n. the prevention of self-pollination in plants, also HERCOGAMY. |
| HOGMANAYS | • Hogmanays n. Plural of Hogmanay. • HOGMANAY n. (Scots) a Scottish celebration, also HOGMANE, HOGMENAY. |
| HOGMENAYS | • Hogmenays n. Plural of Hogmenay. • HOGMENAY n. (Scots) a Scottish celebration, also HOGMANAY, HOGMANE. |
| HYGROMATA | • hygromata n. Plural of hygroma. • HYGROMA n. a watery swelling over a joint, e.g. water on the knee, also HYDROMA. |
| HYPOGAEUM | • hypogaeum n. Alternative form of hypogeum. • HYPOGAEUM n. (Greek) an underground chamber, also HYPOGEUM. |
| KYMOGRAPH | • kymograph n. A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure… • KYMOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording fluid pressure. |
| 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. |
| MONOPHAGY | • monophagy n. The feeding on a single type of food (e.g., a single plant species). • MONOPHAGY n. the eating of one kind of food only. |
| MOYGASHEL | • moygashel n. A type of linen originally made in the town of Moygashel, Ireland. • MOYGASHEL n. an Irish linen; a garment made from this type of Irish linen. |
| MYCOPHAGY | • mycophagy n. (Biology) The eating of fungus. • MYCOPHAGY n. the eating of mushrooms. |
| MYOGRAPHS | • myographs n. Plural of myograph. • MYOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording muscular contractions. |
| MYOGRAPHY | • myography n. The scientific description of muscles. • MYOGRAPHY n. the recording of muscle traces by use of a myograph. |
| SHAMOYING | • shamoying n. A process used in preparing certain kinds of leather, which consists of frizzing the skin and working… • SHAMOY v. to prepare skins by working oil into them. |