| GLUTETHIMIDE | • glutethimide n. A hypnotic sedative formerly used as an alternative to barbiturates to treat insomnia. • GLUTETHIMIDE n. a sedative drug with pharmacological properties similar to those of barbiturates. |
| HEMATOGENOUS | • hematogenous adj. Producing blood. • hematogenous adj. Spread by blood. • HEMATOGENOUS adj. producing blood, also HAEMATOGENOUS. |
| HETEROGAMOUS | • heterogamous adj. (Botany) in which the stamens and pistils are not present in every flower; i.e. there are male and female flowers. • heterogamous adj. (Biology) characterized by alternating generations of a parthenogenetic and sexual nature. • heterogamous adj. (Biology) involving heterogametes in the reproductive process. |
| LANGUISHMENT | • languishment n. The state of languishing. • languishment n. Tenderness of look or mien; amorous pensiveness. • LANGUISHMENT n. the act of languishing. |
| MANSLAUGHTER | • manslaughter n. (Obsolete) The slaying of a human being. • manslaughter n. (Law) The unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some… • MANSLAUGHTER n. the unlawful killing of a human being without express or implied malice. |
| MEETINGHOUSE | • meetinghouse n. A building where people meet for a purpose. • meetinghouse n. A building where a Quaker congregation assembles for worship. • meeting␣house n. Alternative form of meetinghouse. |
| MERRYTHOUGHT | • merrythought n. (Archaic) The furcula or wishbone. • MERRYTHOUGHT n. the furcula between the neck and breastbone of poultry, aka wishbone. |
| MESOGNATHOUS | • mesognathous adj. (Anatomy) having the jaws slightly projecting; between prognathous and orthognathous. • MESOGNATHOUS adj. having slightly projecting jaws. |
| METAGNATHOUS | • metagnathous adj. (Zoology) having the mandibles crossing at the tip of the bill, as in the crossbill. • METAGNATHOUS adj. having a beak in which the tips of the mandibles cross. |
| RHEUMATOLOGY | • rheumatology n. (Medicine) The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints. • RHEUMATOLOGY n. the study of rheumatism. |
| SLAUGHTERMAN | • slaughterman n. A man employed to slaughter animals in a slaughterhouse. • SLAUGHTERMAN n. one whose occupation it is to kill for food. |
| SLAUGHTERMEN | • slaughtermen n. Plural of slaughterman. • SLAUGHTERMAN n. one whose occupation it is to kill for food. |
| SUMMERWEIGHT | • summerweight adj. (Of clothing) Of relatively light weight, intended for use in warm summers. • SUMMERWEIGHT adj. of clothes, suitable in weight for wear in the summer; relatively light. |
| THAUMATOGENY | • thaumatogeny n. (Rare) The origination of life by a miracle rather than by natural law. • THAUMATOGENY n. the doctrine of the miraculous origin of life. |
| THAUMATURGES | • thaumaturges n. Plural of thaumaturge. • THAUMATURGE n. a performer of miracles, esp. a magician. |
| THERMOGENOUS | • thermogenous adj. Producing heat. • THERMOGENOUS adj. relating to thermogenesis, the production of heat. |
| UNHINGEMENTS | • unhingements n. Plural of unhingement. • UNHINGEMENT n. the state of being unhinged. |