| 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). |
| CRITHOMANCY | • crithomancy n. Divination by interpreting food, usually bread and grain used in sacrifice. • CRITHOMANCY n. divination by strewing meal over sacrificial animals. |
| ENTOMOPHAGY | • entomophagy n. The eating of insects. • ENTOMOPHAGY n. the eating of insects. |
| HEMATOXYLIN | • hematoxylin n. (Medicine, organic chemistry) A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C16H14O6, used (most often… • HEMATOXYLIN n. a dye obtained from logwood, also HAEMATOXYLIN. |
| HYDROMANTIC | • hydromantic adj. Of or pertaining to hydromancy. • HYDROMANTIC adj. related to hydromancy, divination by water. |
| HYMENOPTERA | • hymenoptera n. Plural of hymenopteron. • Hymenoptera prop.n. A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. • HYMENOPTERON n. an order of insect having four membranous wings, e.g. ants, bees, wasps, also HYMENOPTERAN. |
| METHYLATION | • methylation n. (Chemistry) The addition of a methyl group to a molecule. • methylation n. (Genetics) The addition of a methyl group to cytosine and adenine residues in DNA that leads to the… • METHYLATION n. the process of methylating. |
| MISANTHROPY | • misanthropy n. Hatred or dislike of people or mankind. • MISANTHROPY n. a hatred or distrust of humankind. |
| MONOHYDRATE | • monohydrate n. (Chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains a single molecule of water of crystallization per molecule… • MONOHYDRATE n. a hydrate containing one molecule of water per molecule of the compound. |
| MONOTHERAPY | • monotherapy n. (Medicine) A therapy which is administered by itself. • MONOTHERAPY n. a medical treatment using a single drug or therapy. |
| MYTHOLOGIAN | • mythologian n. A mythologist. • MYTHOLOGIAN n. a mythologist. |
| MYTHOMANIAC | • mythomaniac n. Someone who suffers from mythomania. • MYTHOMANIAC n. a sufferer from mythomania, an excessive or abnormal propensity for lying and exaggerating. |
| MYTHOMANIAS | • mythomanias n. Plural of mythomania. • MYTHOMANIA n. an excessive or abnormal propensity for lying and exaggerating. |
| TEPHROMANCY | • tephromancy n. Alternative form of tephramancy. • TEPHROMANCY n. divination by ashes. |
| THERMONASTY | • thermonasty n. A nastic response to a change in temperature, such as the opening and closing of tulips. • THERMONASTY n. nastic movement in response to heat or temperature change. |
| THINGAMYBOB | • thingamybob n. Alternative form of thingamabob. • THINGAMYBOB n. a whatsit, also THINGAMY, THINGAMYJIG, THINGUMABOB, THINGUMAJIG, THINGUMBOB, THINGUMMY, THINGUMMYBOB, THINGUMMYJIG. |
| YACHTSWOMAN | • yachtswoman n. A woman who sails a yacht. • YACHTSWOMAN n. a woman who sails a yacht. |
| YACHTSWOMEN | • yachtswomen n. Plural of yachtswoman. • YACHTSWOMAN n. a woman who sails a yacht. |
| ZANTHOXYLUM | • zanthoxylum n. Any of the genus Zanthoxylum of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the citrus or rue family. • Zanthoxylum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Rutaceae – trees and shrubs including prickly ash and Hercules’… • ZANTHOXYLUM n. a plant of a genus of the rue family found in Brazil, in particular the prickly-ash or Hercules club, also XANTHOXYL, ZANTHOXYL. |