| ASYNERGY | • asynergy n. Defective or absent coordination between organs, muscles, limbs or joints, resulting in a loss in movement or speed. • ASYNERGY n. lack of muscle coordination. |
| CYMOSELY | • cymosely adv. In a cymose fashion. • CYMOSE adv. resembling a cyme, also CYMOUS. |
| DYSODYLE | • dysodyle n. Alternative form of dysodile. • DYSODYLE n. an impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly fetid odor when burning, also DYSODIL, DYSODILE. |
| DYSPEPSY | • dyspepsy n. (Archaic) dyspepsia. • DYSPEPSY n. indigestion. |
| ETHYNYLS | • ethynyls n. Plural of ethynyl. • ETHYNYL n. a univalent chemical radical, also ETHINYL. |
| LYOLYSES | • LYOLYSIS n. the formation of an acid and a base from the interaction of a salt with a solvent. |
| LYSOGENY | • lysogeny n. The incorporation of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage into that of a host bacterium; sometimes transmitted… • LYSOGENY n. the state of being like a lysogen. |
| LYSOZYME | • lysozyme n. (Biochemistry) A bacteriolytic (or antibiotic) enzyme found in many animal secretions, and in egg white. • LYSOZYME n. an antibacterial enzyme present in some plants, and in saliva. |
| NAYSAYER | • naysayer n. One who consistently denies, criticizes, or doubts; a detractor. • nay-sayer n. Alternative form of naysayer. • NAYSAYER n. one that denies or opposes something. |
| ODYSSEYS | • odysseys n. Plural of odyssey. • ODYSSEY n. (Greek) a long wandering usually marked by many changes of fortune. |
| POLYSEMY | • polysemy n. (Semantics) The property of a word, sign or symbol that can represent multiple meanings, including multiple… • POLYSEMY n. in linguistics, the state of having more than one meaning. |
| PYROLYSE | • pyrolyse v. (Intransitive, chemistry) To undergo pyrolysis. • pyrolyse v. (Transitive, chemistry) To decompose or transform a substance by subjecting it to heat. • PYROLYSE v. to decompose by heating, also PYROLIZE, PYROLISE, PYROLYZE. |
| SKYEYEST | • skyeyest adj. Superlative form of skyey: most skyey. • SKYEY adj. like the sky; ethereal; being in the sky, also SKIEY. |
| SYMMETRY | • symmetry n. Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis. • symmetry n. The satisfying arrangement of a balanced distribution of the elements of a whole. • SYMMETRY n. exact correspondence between the opposite halves of a figure. |
| SYNONYME | • synonyme n. Archaic form of synonym. • SYNONYME n. a word having the same meaning as another, also SYNONYM. |
| SYNTYPES | • syntypes n. Plural of syntype. • SYNTYPE n. each of a set of type specimens on which the name of a new species is based. |
| SYSTYLES | • systyles n. Plural of systyle. • SYSTYLE n. a building with intercolumniation of two diameters. |
| SYZYGIES | • syzygies n. Plural of syzygy. • SYZYGY n. (Greek) the configuration of the earth, moon and sun lying in a straight line. |
| YEASAYER | • yeasayer n. One whose attitude is positive, optimistic, confidently affirmative. • yeasayer n. (Derogatory) One who habitually agrees uncritically. • yea-sayer n. Alternative form of yeasayer. |
| YEASTILY | • yeastily adv. In a yeasty manner. • YEASTY adv. like yeast, also YESTY. |