| AMPHICTYON | • amphictyon n. (Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or… • 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). |
| CHEMONASTY | • chemonasty n. A nastic response to a change in chemicals or nutrients. • CHEMONASTY n. plant movement provoked but not orientated by a chemical action. |
| CHIMNEYPOT | • chimneypot n. Alternative form of chimney pot. • chimney␣pot n. A short earthenware pipe, placed on top of a chimney to improve the draft. • CHIMNEYPOT n. the pot on a chimney. |
| CHIROGNOMY | • chirognomy n. The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand. • CHIROGNOMY n. palmistry. |
| CHIROMANCY | • chiromancy n. Synonym of palmistry: fortune-telling performed by reading another’s hand. • CHIROMANCY n. divination by means of palmistry, also CHEIROMANCY. |
| COHYPONYMS | • cohyponyms n. Plural of cohyponym. • co-hyponyms n. Alternative form of cohyponyms. • COHYPONYM n. a word which is one of two or more hyponyms of another word. |
| CYMOPHANES | • cymophanes n. Plural of cymophane. • CYMOPHANE n. cat's-eye, a variety of chrysoberyl with wavy opalescence. |
| EPONYCHIUM | • eponychium n. (Anatomy) The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail. • eponychium n. (Zoology, veterinary medicine) The protective capsule that surrounds the hoof of foetuses and neonates… • EPONYCHIUM n. a narrow band of cuticle over the base of a nail. |
| HEMOCYANIN | • hemocyanin n. (Biochemistry) a blue copper-containing respiratory pigment (a metalloprotein) found in most molluscs… • HEMOCYANIN n. a colourless copper-containing respiratory pigment in the circulatory fluid of various arthropods and mollusks, also HAEMOCYANIN. |
| HIEROMANCY | • hieromancy n. Divination by interpreting sacred objects, often used in sacrificial offerings. Similar to aruspicy. • HIEROMANCY n. divination by studying objects offered in sacrifice. |
| HONEYCOMBS | • honeycombs n. Plural of honeycomb. • honeycombs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of honeycomb. • HONEYCOMB v. to make like a honeycomb. |
| HYDROMANCY | • hydromancy n. Divination by water or other liquid. • HYDROMANCY n. divination by the appearance or motion of liquids (as water). |
| HYMNODICAL | • HYMNODICAL adj. relating to a hymnody. |
| HYMNOLOGIC | • hymnologic adj. Relating to hymnology. • HYMNOLOGIC adj. relating to hymnology, the study of hymns, also HYMNOLOGICAL. |
| HYPOMANICS | • hypomanics n. Plural of hypomanic. • HYPOMANIC n. one afflicted with hypomania. |
| ICONOMACHY | • iconomachy n. Hostility to images as objects of worship. • ICONOMACHY n. opposition to the worship of images or icons. |
| LITHOMANCY | • lithomancy n. Divination with the use of precious or semi-precious stones, gemstones, or normal stones by either interpreting… • LITHOMANCY n. divination by stones or meteorites. |
| MELANCHOLY | • melancholy n. (Historical) Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies. • melancholy n. Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature. • melancholy adj. (Literary) Affected with great sadness or depression. |
| MONOCHROMY | • monochromy n. (Dated) The art of painting or drawing in monochrome. • MONOCHROMY n. the art of painting or drawing in monochrome. |
| MONOHYDRIC | • monohydric adj. (Chemistry) Having a single replaceable hydrogen atom. • monohydric adj. (Organic chemistry) Having a single hydroxy group. • MONOHYDRIC adj. containing one hydroxyl group. |