| ACETYLENES | • acetylenes n. Plural of acetylene. • ACETYLENE n. a colourless toxic inflammable gas formed by the action of water on calcium carbide, aka ethyne. |
| DEGENERACY | • degeneracy n. The state of being degenerate (in all senses). • degeneracy n. (Neuroscience) The ability of one part of the brain to take over another’s function without being overexerted. • DEGENERACY n. the state of being degenerate. |
| DEPENDENCY | • dependency n. A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative. • dependency n. Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else… • dependency n. A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power. |
| DETERGENCY | • detergency n. The active property of a detergent. • DETERGENCY n. a cleansing quality, also DETERGENCE. |
| ECTOENZYME | • ectoenzyme n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme found outside of (or on the outer surface of) a cell. • ECTOENZYME n. an exoenzyme, an enzyme that functions outside the cell producing it. |
| ENTEROCYTE | • enterocyte n. A cell found in the lining of the intestines and colon, participating in absorption of nutrients and… |
| EXCELLENCY | • excellency n. The quality of being excellent. • Excellency n. (Used with His, Her or Your) A form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries. • EXCELLENCY n. the quality of being excellent, also EXCELLENCE. |
| EXPEDIENCY | • expediency n. (Uncountable) The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended;… • expediency n. (Uncountable) Pursuit of the course of action that brings the desired effect even if it is unjust or unprincipled. • expediency n. (Obsolete) Haste; dispatch. |
| HENPECKERY | • henpeckery n. Henpecking behaviour. • HENPECKERY n. the practice of henpecking, nagging. |
| MESENCHYME | • mesenchyme n. (Anatomy) That part of the mesoderm of an embryo that develops into connective tissue, bone, cartilage, etc. • MESENCHYME n. the embryonic tissue from which circulatory, lymphatic, skeletal, and connective tissue develop. |
| PRECEDENCY | • precedency n. Precedence; superiority. • precedency n. (Obsolete) The fact of serving as a precedent. • PRECEDENCY n. the fact of preceding in time, also PRECEDENCE. |
| RECONVEYED | • reconveyed v. Simple past tense and past participle of reconvey. • RECONVEY v. to convey back to a previous position. |
| REGENERACY | • regeneracy n. The condition of being regenerated. • REGENERACY n. the state of being regenerated. |
| REPELLENCY | • repellency n. The ability to repel; the characteristic of repelling. • REPELLENCY n. the principle of repulsion, also REPELLENCE. |
| SYNOECETES | • SYNOECETE n. a guest tolerated with indifference in an ants' or termites' nest, also SYNOEKETE. |
| WINCEYETTE | • winceyette n. (Britain) A soft cotton flannelette material with a raised brushed surface (a nap), on both sides. • WINCEYETTE n. a kind of material used for nightwear etc. |