| ADENECTOMY | • adenectomy n. (Medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery. • ADENECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the adenoids, also ADENOIDECTOMY. |
| CACONYMIES | • CACONYMY n. the state of having an erroneous name. |
| CHEMONASTY | • chemonasty n. A nastic response to a change in chemicals or nutrients. • CHEMONASTY n. plant movement provoked but not orientated by a chemical action. |
| CLEROMANCY | • cleromancy n. Divination by casting lots (sortilege). • cleromancy n. Divination by throwing dice or any such marked objects, like beans, pebbles, or bone. • CLEROMANCY n. divination using dice. |
| COMMANDERY | • commandery n. A territory under the control of a commander, particularly… • commandery n. A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with Freemasonry). • COMMANDERY n. the office or rank of a commander. |
| COMMENTARY | • commentary n. A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole… • commentary n. (Usually in the plural) A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum. • commentary n. An oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs. |
| COPAYMENTS | • copayments n. Plural of copayment. • COPAYMENT n. a joint payment. |
| CYANOMETER | • cyanometer n. An instrument for measuring the intensity of blue colour by comparing it against a set of reference shades. • CYANOMETER n. instrument for measuring blueness of the sky or ocean. |
| CYMOPHANES | • cymophanes n. Plural of cymophane. • CYMOPHANE n. cat's-eye, a variety of chrysoberyl with wavy opalescence. |
| GEODYNAMIC | • geodynamic adj. Of or pertaining to geodynamics. • GEODYNAMIC adj. related to geodynamics, the study of the dynamic processes and forces within the earth. |
| HEMOCYANIN | • hemocyanin n. (Biochemistry) a blue copper-containing respiratory pigment (a metalloprotein) found in most molluscs… • HEMOCYANIN n. a colourless copper-containing respiratory pigment in the circulatory fluid of various arthropods and mollusks, also HAEMOCYANIN. |
| HIEROMANCY | • hieromancy n. Divination by interpreting sacred objects, often used in sacrificial offerings. Similar to aruspicy. • HIEROMANCY n. divination by studying objects offered in sacrifice. |
| MELANCHOLY | • melancholy n. (Historical) Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies. • melancholy n. Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature. • melancholy adj. (Literary) Affected with great sadness or depression. |
| MELANOCYTE | • melanocyte n. (Medicine, biochemistry, cytology) A cell in the skin that produces the pigment melanin. • MELANOCYTE n. an epidermal cell that can produce melanism. |
| MYCETOZOAN | • mycetozoan n. Any member of the Mycetozoa. • MYCETOZOAN n. slime mold. |
| MYOMANCIES | • MYOMANCY n. divination from the movements of mice. |
| NECROMANCY | • necromancy n. Divination involving the dead or death. • necromancy n. Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving… • necromancy n. (Internet) Synonym of necroposting. |
| NEMATOCYST | • nematocyst n. (Biology) A capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, threadlike tube that delivers a paralyzing sting. • NEMATOCYST n. an older name for a cnidoblast, a stinging cell in e.g. jellyfish. |
| PYROMANCER | • pyromancer n. One who performs pyromancy. • pyromancer n. (Fantasy) One who has a magical ability to conjure or control fire. • PYROMANCER n. one who engages in pyromancy, divination by the use of fire. |