| AMPHIMIXES | • amphimixes n. Plural of amphimixis. • AMPHIMIXIS n. interbreeding; intermixing of two individuals' genetic matter. |
| DYSPHEMISM | • dysphemism n. (Uncountable) The use of a word or phrase carrying negative connotations or imagery (especially one… • dysphemism n. (Countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way. • DYSPHEMISM n. the substitution of a disagreeable or offensive expression for an agreeable or inoffensive one, e.g. The Holocaust (the dysphemism chosen by Jewish historians to replace the Nazis' ghastly euphemism, The Final Solution). |
| EMPHYSEMAS | • emphysemas n. Plural of emphysema. • EMPHYSEMA n. a swelling produced by gas or air diffused in the cellular tissue. |
| EMPHYSEMIC | • emphysemic adj. Relating to emphysema. • emphysemic n. A person who has emphysema. • EMPHYSEMIC n. a sufferer from emphysema. |
| EUPHEMISMS | • euphemisms n. Plural of euphemism. • EUPHEMISM n. a figure of rhetoric by which an unpleasant or offensive thing is described or referred to by a milder term. |
| HAMMERKOPS | • hammerkops n. Plural of hammerkop. • HAMMERKOP n. (South African) a bird of the heron family. |
| HEMOLYMPHS | • hemolymphs n. Plural of hemolymph. • HEMOLYMPH n. the circulatory fluid of various invertebrate animals, also HAEMOLYMPH. |
| IMPOSTHUME | • imposthume n. (Obsolete) An abscess. • imposthume n. (Obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess. • imposthume v. (Obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess. |
| MEDIUMSHIP | • mediumship n. (Parapsychology) The state of being a medium (psychic conduit); purported ability to mediate communication… • MEDIUMSHIP n. being a medium. |
| MEMBERSHIP | • membership n. The state of being a member of a group or organization. • membership n. The body of members of an organization. • membership n. (Mathematics) The fact of being a member of a set. |
| MEPHITISMS | • mephitisms n. Plural of mephitism. • MEPHITISM n. poisoning by mephitis. |
| MESOMORPHS | • mesomorphs n. Plural of mesomorph. • MESOMORPH n. a person of muscular body type. |
| MESOMORPHY | • mesomorphy n. The condition of being mesomorphic. • MESOMORPHY n. the state of being a mesomorph. |
| MIDSHIPMEN | • midshipmen n. Plural of midshipman. • MIDSHIPMAN n. formerly, the title of a young officer (originally quartered amidships) entering the navy. |
| MORPHEMICS | • morphemics n. (Linguistics) The study of morphemes, or of the morphemic structure of a language. • MORPHEMICS n. the study of morphemes. |
| NYMPHAEUMS | • nymphaeums n. Plural of nymphaeum. • NYMPHAEUM n. a temple for nymphs. |