| EPIPHRAGM | • epiphragm n. (Zoology) A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation. • epiphragm n. (Botany) The dilated apex of the columella in urn mosses. • EPIPHRAGM n. the disc with which certain molluscs close the aperture of their shell. |
| GALUMPHER | • galumpher n. Someone who galumphs. • GALUMPHER n. one who galumphs, moves with a clumsy heavy tread. |
| GRAPHEMES | • graphemes n. Plural of grapheme. • GRAPHEME n. a unit of a writing system. |
| GRAPHEMIC | • graphemic adj. Of or pertaining to graphemes or their study. • graphemic adj. Being or that is a grapheme; being or that is an irreducibly meaningful unit of written language. • GRAPHEMIC adj. of or like a grapheme, a letter of the alphabet. |
| GRUMPHIES | • grumphies n. Plural of grumphie. • grumphies n. Plural of grumphy. • GRUMPHY n. (Scots) a pig, also GRUMPHIE. |
| HAMPERING | • hampering v. Present participle of hamper. • hampering n. That which hampers; an impediment. • HAMPER v. to hinder, obstruct. |
| HYPERGAMY | • hypergamy n. Act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself. • HYPERGAMY n. the marriage of a man to a woman of lower status. |
| MORPHOGEN | • morphogen n. Any substance that governs the movement and development of cells during morphogenesis by forming a concentration… • MORPHOGEN n. a chemical substance that exerts an influence on morphogenesis. |
| NEPHOGRAM | • nephogram n. A picture of a cloud. • nephogram n. (Physics) A graphical depiction of a physical quantity that resembles a cloud. • NEPHOGRAM n. a photograph of clouds. |
| PESHMERGA | • peshmerga n. A term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters. • peshmerga n. The official name of the military forces of Iraqi Kurdistan. • PESHMERGA n. the military forces of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan. |
| PHLEGMIER | • phlegmier adj. Comparative form of phlegmy: more phlegmy. • PHLEGMY adj. full of phlegm. |
| TEPHIGRAM | • tephigram n. (Meteorology) A graph that shows how dew point is dependent on temperature and entropy. • TEPHIGRAM n. a diagram on which information about vertical variation in the atmosphere is plotted. |