| AMBIOPHONY | • AMBIOPHONY n. the reproduction of sound to create an illusion to a listener of being in a spacious room, such as a concert hall. |
| AMPHICTYON | • amphictyon n. (Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or… • AMPHICTYON n. (historical) a delegate to a council of an amphictyony, a group of states sharing common shrine (e.g. the Greek states sharing Delphi). |
| ANEMOPHILY | • anemophily n. (Botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind. • ANEMOPHILY n. pollination by the wind. |
| CHIROMANCY | • chiromancy n. Synonym of palmistry: fortune-telling performed by reading another’s hand. • CHIROMANCY n. divination by means of palmistry, also CHEIROMANCY. |
| DISHARMONY | • disharmony n. The absence of harmony or concordance. • DISHARMONY n. lack of harmony. |
| HAEMOLYSIN | • haemolysin n. Alternative spelling of hemolysin. • HAEMOLYSIN n. any substance, esp. an antibody, that causes the breakdown of red blood cells, also HEMOLYSIN. |
| 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. |
| HYDROMANIA | • hydromania n. A morbid craving for water. • hydromania n. A morbid propensity to suicide by drowning. • hydromania n. An intense attraction to water. (Can we add an example for this sense?) |
| HYMNODICAL | • HYMNODICAL adj. relating to a hymnody. |
| HYPOLIMNIA | • hypolimnia n. Plural of hypolimnion. • HYPOLIMNION n. a lower and colder layer of water in a lake. |
| HYPOMANIAS | • hypomanias n. Plural of hypomania. • HYPOMANIA n. slightly abnormal overactivity and elation. |
| HYPOMANICS | • hypomanics n. Plural of hypomanic. • HYPOMANIC n. one afflicted with hypomania. |
| ICONOMACHY | • iconomachy n. Hostility to images as objects of worship. • ICONOMACHY n. opposition to the worship of images or icons. |
| LITHOMANCY | • lithomancy n. Divination with the use of precious or semi-precious stones, gemstones, or normal stones by either interpreting… • LITHOMANCY n. divination by stones or meteorites. |
| MYTHOMANIA | • mythomania n. A compulsion to tell lies and exaggerate the truth. • MYTHOMANIA n. an excessive or abnormal propensity for lying and exaggerating. |
| RHINOPHYMA | • rhinophyma n. (Medicine) The condition of having a large, bulbous, ruddy nose caused by granulomatous infiltration… • RHINOPHYMA n. acne of the nose. |
| WOMANISHLY | • womanishly adv. In a womanish way. • WOMANISH adv. feminine. |