| AETIOLOGY | • aetiology n. The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something. • aetiology n. The study of causes or causation. • aetiology n. (Medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation… |
| BIGOTEDLY | • bigotedly adv. In a bigoted manner. • BIGOTED adv. like a bigot, intolerant. |
| DICTYOGEN | • dictyogen n. (Botany, dated) A plant with net-veined leaves and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class… • DICTYOGEN n. a monocotyledon with net-veined leaves. |
| FESTILOGY | • festilogy n. A treatise on church festivals. • FESTILOGY n. a treatise on ecclesiastical festivals, also FESTOLOGY. |
| GENOTYPIC | • genotypic adj. Of or pertaining to a genotype. • GENOTYPIC adj. relating to a genotype, the set of genes of an individual. |
| GEOPHYTIC | • geophytic adj. Relating to geophytes. • GEOPHYTIC adj. of or like a geophyte, a plant that survives the winter by having subterranean buds. |
| GLOBESITY | • globesity n. The worldwide obesity epidemic. • GLOBESITY n. obesity seen as a worldwide social problem. |
| GYROLITES | • gyrolites n. Plural of gyrolite. • GYROLITE n. a mineral, hydrated calcium silicate. |
| HISTOGENY | • histogeny n. Histogenesis. • HISTOGENY n. the formation or differentiation of tissues, also HISTOGENESIS. |
| IATROGENY | • iatrogeny n. Any iatrogenic condition. • IATROGENY n. the study of diseases or conditions induced in a patient by a doctor or medical treatment. |
| KEYNOTING | • keynoting v. Present participle of keynote. • KEYNOTE v. to deliver the main speech at a function. |
| LONGEVITY | • longevity n. The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life. • longevity n. Duration over time; persistence. • LONGEVITY n. long life. |
| OYSTERING | • oystering v. Present participle of oyster. • OYSTERING n. gathering oysters. |
| OYSTRIGES | • oystriges n. Plural of ostrige. • OYSTRIGE n. (Spenser) an ostrich, also ESTRICH, ESTRIDGE. |
| PTERYGOID | • pterygoid adj. (Anatomy) Of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull. • pterygoid n. (Anatomy) A pterygoid part (such as a bone, muscle, or nerve). • PTERYGOID adj. winglike. |
| SORTILEGY | • sortilegy n. Sortilege. • SORTILEGY n. divination by drawing lots, also SORTILEGE. |
| STEGOMYIA | • STEGOMYIA n. a genus of mosquito, including one that carries dengue and yellow fever. |
| TIMENOGUY | • timenoguy n. (Nautical) A rope used on a ship to prevent other lines and riggings tangling with each other. • TIMENOGUY n. a rope stretched from place to place on a ship; a makeshift. |
| TRIOXYGEN | • trioxygen n. (Inorganic chemistry) ozone (the triatomic allotrope of oxygen). • TRIOXYGEN n. a technical name for oxygen. |