| ACCUSTOMARY | • accustomary adj. Usual; customary. • ACCUSTOMARY adj. made familiar by custom. |
| AGAMOSPERMY | • agamospermy n. (Botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds. • AGAMOSPERMY n. the formation of seeds without fertilisation. |
| AMBROSIALLY | • ambrosially adv. In an ambrosial manner. • AMBROSIAL adv. consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia, also AMBROSIAN. |
| ASTROCYTOMA | • astrocytoma n. (Medicine) A cancer of the brain that originates in astrocytes. • ASTROCYTOMA n. a tumour of the central nervous system. |
| GASTROMANCY | • gastromancy n. Divination by interpreting the sounds and signs of the belly. • gastromancy n. Divination by noting magical visions in large-bellied glasses, sometimes described as a technique where… • GASTROMANCY n. divination by sounds from the belly. |
| HYDROMANIAS | • HYDROMANIA n. an irrational craving for water. |
| HYDROSOMATA | • hydrosomata n. Plural of hydrosoma. • HYDROSOMA n. all the zooids of a hydroid colony collectively, also HYDROSOME. |
| KARYOGAMIES | • karyogamies n. Plural of karyogamy. • KARYOGAMY n. a process of fusion of the nuclei of two cells; the second step in syngamy. |
| KARYOPLASMS | • karyoplasms n. Plural of karyoplasm. • KARYOPLASM n. nucleoplasm. |
| LACRYMATORS | • lacrymators n. Plural of lacrymator. • LACRYMATOR n. a substance or gas causing tears, also LACHRYMATOR, LACRIMATOR. |
| MASTICATORY | • masticatory n. (Chiefly medicine) Something chewed, originally as a medicine, now typically for pleasure or to increase… • masticatory adj. Of, or relating to mastication. • masticatory adj. Used for chewing. |
| MATROYSHKAS | • MATROYSHKA n. (Russian) a hollow wooden doll, also MATRIOSHKA, MATRYOSHKA. |
| MATRYOSHKAS | • matryoshkas n. Plural of matryoshka. • MATRYOSHKA n. (Russian) a hollow wooden doll, also MATRIOSHKA, MATROYSHKA. |
| MAYORALTIES | • mayoralties n. Plural of mayoralty. • MAYORALTY n. the office, or the term of office, of a mayor. |
| MICROARRAYS | • microarrays n. Plural of microarray. • MICROARRAY n. a collection of microscopic DNA spots, aka gene chip. |
| PROGYMNASIA | • PROGYMNASIUM n. in Germany, a gymnasium for pupils up to age 16 only, at which university entrance qualifications are not obtainable. |
| PSYCHODRAMA | • psychodrama n. A form of psychotherapy in which a patient acts a role in a context devised by a psychotherapist. • psychodrama n. A drama in this form. • psychodrama n. (Rare) A dramatic work focusing on the psychology of its characters. |
| PYROMANIACS | • pyromaniacs n. Plural of pyromaniac. • PYROMANIAC n. a sufferer from pyromania, an obsessive urge to set fire to things. |
| SYLLABOGRAM | • syllabogram n. A symbol that represents a syllable. • SYLLABOGRAM n. a written symbol representing a single syllable. |