| AMPHIBOLY | • amphiboly n. (Grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction. • AMPHIBOLY n. a grammatically ambiguous phrase or sentence, also AMPHIBOLOGY. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| HYBRIDOMA | • hybridoma n. (Immunology) A hybrid cell engineered from a lymphocyte and a tumour cell; used to generate monoclonal antibodies. • HYBRIDOMA n. a hybrid cell produced by the fusion of an antibody-producing lymphocyte with a tumor cell. |
| HYPOMANIA | • hypomania n. (Medicine) A mild form of mania, especially the phase of several mood disorders characterized by euphoria… • HYPOMANIA n. slightly abnormal overactivity and elation. |
| 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. |
| HYPOXEMIA | • hypoxemia n. (Medicine) An abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, be it the partial pressure… • HYPOXEMIA n. deficiency of oxygenation of the blood, also HYPOXAEMIA, HYPOXIA. |
| INHARMONY | • inharmony n. Lack of harmony. • INHARMONY n. want of harmony. |
| MAYORSHIP | • mayorship n. The office or role of a mayor. • MAYORSHIP n. the office of a mayor. |
| 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. |
| OPSIMATHY | • opsimathy n. Learning or education that occurs late in life. • OPSIMATHY n. education late in life. |
| SCIOMACHY | • sciomachy n. Alternative form of sciamachy. • SCIOMACHY n. fighting with a shadow or an imaginary opponent, also SCIAMACHY, SKIAMACHY. |
| 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. |
| SYPHILOMA | • syphiloma n. A syphilitic tumor. • SYPHILOMA n. a syphilitic tumour. |
| YAHOOISMS | • yahooisms n. Plural of yahooism. • YAHOOISM n. uncouth behaviour. |