| AMENDATORY | • amendatory adj. For the purpose of amending or correction. • AMENDATORY adj. supplying amendment. |
| AUDIOMETRY | • audiometry n. (Medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person’s hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer. • AUDIOMETRY n. the measurement of the acuity of hearing. |
| BRACHYDOME | • brachydome n. (Crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. • BRACHYDOME n. a dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. |
| 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. |
| DEFAMATORY | • defamatory adj. Damaging to someone’s reputation, especially if untrue. • DEFAMATORY adj. serving to defame. |
| DEMOGRAPHY | • demography n. The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations… • demography n. The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc. • demography n. The particular demographic makeup of a population. |
| DOOMSAYERS | • doomsayers n. Plural of doomsayer. • DOOMSAYER n. one who prophesies doom, also DOOMSDAYER. |
| DOOMSDAYER | • doomsdayer n. Synonym of doomsayer. • DOOMSDAYER n. one who prophesies doom, also DOOMSAYER. |
| EMENDATORY | • emendatory adj. (Archaic) Pertaining to emendation; corrective. • EMENDATORY adj. pertaining to emendation; corrective. |
| HYPODERMAL | • hypodermal adj. Of or pertaining to the hypodermis. • hypodermal adj. Below the epidermis. • HYPODERMAL adj. relating to the hypodermis, the layer of skin just below the epidermis. |
| HYPODERMAS | • HYPODERMA n. a layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants, and performing the physiological function of strengthening the epidermal tissue. |
| IMMODERACY | • immoderacy n. The quality of being immoderate. • IMMODERACY n. lack of moderation. |
| MEDIOCRACY | • mediocracy n. (Informal) A social hierarchy in which the mediocre prevails. • MEDIOCRACY n. government by the mediocre; a system within which mediocrity is rewarded. |
| MODERATELY | • moderately adv. In a moderate manner. • moderately adv. To a moderate extent or degree. • MODERATE adv. reasonable, not extreme. |
| MOOSEYARDS | • mooseyards n. Plural of mooseyard. • MOOSEYARD n. an area where a moose treads down the snow and spends the winter. |
| RADIOMETRY | • radiometry n. (Physics) The branch of science that deals with the detection and measurement of radiant electromagnetic energy. • RADIOMETRY n. the measurement of radiant energy. |