| ALYCOMPAINE | • ALYCOMPAINE n. an old name for the plant elecampane. |
| AMPHICTYONS | • amphictyons n. Plural of amphictyon. • 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). |
| AMPHICTYONY | • amphictyony n. A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period… • AMPHICTYONY n. a group of states sharing common shrine (e.g. the Greek states sharing Delphi). |
| AMYLOPECTIN | • amylopectin n. (Biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose). • AMYLOPECTIN n. the major component of starch, consisting of branched polysaccharide chains. |
| CAMPANOLOGY | • campanology n. The study of bells and their casting, tuning, and ringing. • CAMPANOLOGY n. the art of bell ringing. |
| COMPLACENCY | • complacency n. A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble. • complacency n. Passivity as a result of contentment with the current situation. • COMPLACENCY n. self-satisfaction esp. when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies, also COMPLACENCE. |
| COMPLIANTLY | • compliantly adv. In a compliant manner. • COMPLIANT adv. yielding. |
| CYMOPHANOUS | • cymophanous adj. Having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant. • CYMOPHANOUS adj. opalescent. |
| IMPORTUNACY | • importunacy n. The quality of being importunate. • importunacy n. Constant demanding and pressure; importunity. • IMPORTUNACY n. the state of being importunate. |
| MANCIPATORY | • mancipatory adj. Of or pertaining to mancipation. • MANCIPATORY adj. relating to mancipation. |
| PARAMOUNTCY | • paramountcy n. The fact or condition of being paramount; supremacy, precedence. • PARAMOUNTCY n. the state of being paramount, also PARAMOUNCY. |
| PATRONYMICS | • patronymics n. Plural of patronymic. • PATRONYMIC n. a name so derived. |
| PROSENCHYMA | • prosenchyma n. (Botany) The tissues formed of elongated cells, especially those with pointed or oblique extremities… • PROSENCHYMA n. supporting plant tissue containing little protoplasm. |
| PYROMANCERS | • pyromancers n. Plural of pyromancer. • PYROMANCER n. one who engages in pyromancy, divination by the use of fire. |
| PYROMANCIES | • PYROMANCY n. divination by the use of fire. |
| PYROMANIACS | • pyromaniacs n. Plural of pyromaniac. • PYROMANIAC n. a sufferer from pyromania, an obsessive urge to set fire to things. |
| TEPHROMANCY | • tephromancy n. Alternative form of tephramancy. • TEPHROMANCY n. divination by ashes. |
| TOPONYMICAL | • toponymical adj. Toponymic. • TOPONYMICAL adj. related to toponymy, the study of place-names, also TOPONYMAL, TOPONYMIC. |