| ADRIAMYCIN | • adriamycin n. An anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy. • ADRIAMYCIN n. a trade name of the anticancer drug doxorubicin. |
| CHARMINGLY | • charmingly adv. In a charming manner. • CHARMING adv. having charm. |
| CHIROMANCY | • chiromancy n. Synonym of palmistry: fortune-telling performed by reading another’s hand. • CHIROMANCY n. divination by means of palmistry, also CHEIROMANCY. |
| CRANIOTOMY | • craniotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment… • CRANIOTOMY n. the operation of opening the fetal head, in order to effect delivery. |
| CRIMINALLY | • criminally adv. In a criminal manner. • CRIMINAL adv. relating to crime. |
| 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. |
| IMMIGRANCY | • IMMIGRANCY n. the state or condition of being an immigrant or a person who comes to a country in order to settle there. |
| IMPORTANCY | • importancy n. (Obsolete) importance; significance. • importancy n. (Obsolete) That which is important. • IMPORTANCY n. (obsolete) importance, also IMPORTANCE. |
| INNUMERACY | • innumeracy n. An ignorance of mathematics, or an inability to manipulate numbers. • INNUMERACY n. the state of being innumerate. |
| MATROCLINY | • matrocliny n. The quality of being matroclinous. • MATROCLINY n. the inheritance of traits primarily from the mother. |
| MATRONYMIC | • matronymic adj. Of, relating to, or derived from the given name of one’s mother. • matronymic adj. By extension; of, relating to, or derived from the given name of a female ancestor. • matronymic n. A surname or byname acquired from the given name of one’s mother. |
| MISCREANCY | • miscreancy n. Alternative form of miscreance. • MISCREANCY n. (Spenser) false religious belief, also MISCREANCE, MISCREAUNCE. |
| NIGROMANCY | • nigromancy n. (Now historical) Necromancy; magic involving death. • NIGROMANCY n. divination using black magic or the dead. |
| PATRONYMIC | • patronymic adj. Derived from one’s father. • patronymic adj. (By extension) Derived from one’s ancestors. • patronymic n. A name acquired from one’s father. |
| PYROMANIAC | • pyromaniac n. A person experiencing pyromania. • PYROMANIAC n. a sufferer from pyromania, an obsessive urge to set fire to things. |
| PYROMANTIC | • pyromantic adj. Of or relating to pyromancy. • pyromantic n. A practitioner of pyromancy. • PYROMANTIC adj. of or pertaining to pyromancy. |
| RIFAMYCINS | • rifamycins n. Plural of rifamycin. • RIFAMYCIN n. an antibiotic. |