| AMBROTYPES | • ambrotypes n. Plural of ambrotype. • AMBROTYPE n. a picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the un-silvered portions of the glass. |
| CRYPTOGAMS | • cryptogams n. Plural of cryptogam. • CRYPTOGAM n. a plant reproducing by spores and not seeds, e.g. ferns, mosses, fungi etc. |
| CYMOGRAPHS | • cymographs n. Plural of cymograph. • CYMOGRAPH n. an instrument for tracing the outline of mouldings, also CYMAGRAPH. |
| HYPEROSMIA | • hyperosmia n. Hypersensitivity of the sense of smell. • HYPEROSMIA n. an abnormally acute sense of smell. |
| HYPODERMAS | • HYPODERMA n. a layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants, and performing the physiological function of strengthening the epidermal tissue. |
| KARYOPLASM | • karyoplasm n. Nucleoplasm. • KARYOPLASM n. nucleoplasm. |
| KYMOGRAPHS | • kymographs n. Plural of kymograph. • KYMOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording fluid pressure. |
| MAYORSHIPS | • mayorships n. Plural of mayorship. • MAYORSHIP n. the office of a mayor. |
| PARONOMASY | • paronomasy n. Archaic form of paronomasia. • PARONOMASY n. (obsolete) paronomasia. |
| PARONYMIES | • paronymies n. Plural of paronymy. • PARONYMY n. a relationship of two words having the same sound. |
| PARONYMOUS | • paronymous adj. (Semantics) Having the same root or derivation; conjugate. • paronymous adj. (Semantics) Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning. • PARONYMOUS adj. having the nature of a paronym. |
| PAROXYSMAL | • paroxysmal adj. Of, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms. • PAROXYSMAL adj. of the nature of a paroxysm. |
| PAROXYSMIC | • paroxysmic adj. Relating to paroxysms. • PAROXYSMIC adj. relating to paroxysm. |
| PERMALLOYS | • permalloys n. Plural of permalloy. • PERMALLOY n. an alloy of nickel and iron, the most easily magnetized of all materials. |
| POLYMERASE | • polymerase n. (Biochemistry) Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an… • POLYMERASE n. an enzyme present in cell nuclei which promotes the polymerization of DNA. |
| PSYCHOGRAM | • psychogram n. (Psychology, dated) A composite psychological measurement that attempts to integrate various interrelated… • psychogram n. (Psychology, dated) A kind of visual diagram of an individual’s personality. • PSYCHOGRAM n. writing supposedly produced under influence of spirits. |
| PYELOGRAMS | • pyelograms n. Plural of pyelogram. • PYELOGRAM n. an X-ray picture of the renal pelvis. |
| PYRAMIDONS | • pyramidons n. Plural of pyramidon. • PYRAMIDON n. an organ-stop with pipes like inverted pyramids. |
| PYROCERAMS | • PYROCERAM n. (tradename) a strong heat-resistant glass. |
| PYROMANIAS | • pyromanias n. Plural of pyromania. • PYROMANIA n. an obsessive urge to set fire to things. |