| ANEMOGRAPH | • anemograph n. (Obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording. • ANEMOGRAPH n. an instrument for measuring the pressure and velocity of wind. |
| APOPHTHEGM | • apophthegm n. (UK) Alternative spelling of apothegm. • APOPHTHEGM n. (Greek) a short, pithy and instructive saying or formulation, also APOTHEGM. |
| 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. |
| GEOPHAGISM | • geophagism n. The act or habit of eating earth. • GEOPHAGISM n. the act or habit of eating earth. |
| GERMAPHOBE | • germaphobe n. Alternative form of germophobe. |
| GRAMOPHONE | • gramophone n. (Britain, dated) A record player. • Gramophone n. (Obsolete) A Grammy. • GRAMOPHONE n. (tradename) an instrument for reproducing sounds by means of a needle moving along the grooves of a revolving disc. |
| MACROPHAGE | • macrophage n. (Immunology, cytology) A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material… • MACROPHAGE n. any of the large phagocytic cells situated in the walls of blood vessels. |
| MEGAPHONED | • megaphoned v. Simple past tense and past participle of megaphone. • MEGAPHONE v. to magnify sound. |
| MEGAPHONES | • megaphones n. Plural of megaphone. • megaphones v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of megaphone. • MEGAPHONE v. to magnify sound. |
| MEGAPHONIC | • megaphonic adj. Of, or pertaining to, a megaphone. • megaphonic adj. (Of a sound) Produced by a megaphone. • megaphonic adj. (Of a voice) loud and echoey, as if produced by a megaphone. |
| MICROPHAGE | • microphage n. (Biology) A small phagocyte, especially a polymorphonuclear leucocyte (a granulocyte). • MICROPHAGE n. a small phagocyte. |
| MIMEOGRAPH | • mimeograph n. (Historical) A machine for making printed copies using typed stencil, eventually superseded by photocopying. • mimeograph v. To make mimeograph copies. • MIMEOGRAPH n. (tradename) an autographic stencil copying device invented by Edison. |
| NEPHOGRAMS | • nephograms n. Plural of nephogram. • NEPHOGRAM n. a photograph of clouds. |
| OMOPHAGIES | • omophagies n. Plural of omophagy. • OMOPHAGY n. the eating of raw flesh. |
| PHAENOGAMS | • phaenogams n. Plural of phaenogam. • PHAENOGAM n. (Greek) any plant of the class Phaenogamia, flowering plants, also PHENOGAM. |
| PHAGOSOMES | • phagosomes n. Plural of phagosome. • PHAGOSOME n. part of a biological cell. |
| PHANEROGAM | • phanerogam n. (Botany) Any plant that produces seeds (rather than spores). • PHANEROGAM n. a seed-plant or spermatophyte, e.g. the flowering plants and gymnosperms. |
| PHLEBOGRAM | • phlebogram n. A venogram. • PHLEBOGRAM n. a tracing (with the sphygmograph) of the movements of a vein, or of the venous pulse. |
| SPHENOGRAM | • sphenogram n. A cuneiform character. • SPHENOGRAM n. a cuneiform character. |