| AERENCHYMA | • aerenchyma n. (Botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants. • AERENCHYMA n. respiratory tissue. |
| ATHERMANCY | • athermancy n. Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat. • ATHERMANCY n. imperviousness to radiant heat. |
| CAVALRYMEN | • cavalrymen n. Plural of cavalryman. • CAVALRYMAN n. a cavalry soldier. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| HYPERMANIC | • hypermanic adj. Relating to, or exhibiting, hypermania. • HYPERMANIC adj. suffering from hypermania, an extreme form of mania. |
| INNUMERACY | • innumeracy n. An ignorance of mathematics, or an inability to manipulate numbers. • INNUMERACY n. the state of being innumerate. |
| MERCHANTRY | • merchantry n. (Dated) The body of merchants taken collectively. • merchantry n. (Dated) The business of a merchant; merchandise. • MERCHANTRY n. the body of merchants taken collectively. |
| MISCREANCY | • miscreancy n. Alternative form of miscreance. • MISCREANCY n. (Spenser) false religious belief, also MISCREANCE, MISCREAUNCE. |
| 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. |
| PARCHMENTY | • parchmenty adj. Resembling or characteristic of parchment. • PARCHMENTY adj. like parchment. |
| PARENCHYMA | • parenchyma n. (Anatomy) The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue. • parenchyma n. (Botany) The cellular tissue, typically soft and succulent, found chiefly in the softer parts of leaves… • parenchyma n. (Zoology) Cellular tissue lying between the body wall and the organs of invertebrate animals lacking… |
| PERMANENCY | • permanency n. The state or quality of permanence. • permanency n. (Countable) A person or thing permanently in residence. • PERMANENCY n. the state of being permanent, also PERMANENCE. |
| 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. |
| TERMAGANCY | • termagancy n. The quality or state of being termagant; turbulence; tumultuousness. • TERMAGANCY n. the state of being a termagant. |