| EPEIROGENY | • epeirogeny n. (Geomorphology) broad regional upwarp of the cratonic portions of continents. • EPEIROGENY n. the geological formation of continents, oceans, etc., also EPIROGENY. |
| GRANOPHYRE | • granophyre n. A subvolcanic rock with angular intergrowths of quartz and alkali feldspar. • GRANOPHYRE n. a kind of quartz-porphyry. |
| GUNPOWDERY | • gunpowdery adj. Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder. • GUNPOWDERY adj. like gunpowder. |
| GYMNOSPERM | • gymnosperm n. (Botany) Any plant such as a conifer whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary. • GYMNOSPERM n. a plant with the ovules borne naked or unprotected, the conifers or cone-bearing plants and their allies. |
| GYNOPHORES | • gynophores n. Plural of gynophore. • GYNOPHORE n. the pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens, as in the passion flower. |
| GYROPLANES | • gyroplanes n. Plural of gyroplane. • GYROPLANE n. an airplane balanced and supported by the aerodynamic forces acting on rapidly rotating horizontal or slightly inclined airfoils, also GYROCOPTER. |
| MORPHOGENY | • morphogeny n. (Biology) History of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history… • MORPHOGENY n. the history of the evolution of forms. |
| NEPHROLOGY | • nephrology n. (Medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys. • NEPHROLOGY n. the study of the kidneys. |
| OVERHYPING | • overhyping v. Present participle of overhype. • OVERHYPE v. to hype to excess. |
| OVERPAYING | • overpaying v. Present participle of overpay. • OVERPAY v. to pay too much. |
| OVERPLYING | • overplying v. Present participle of overply. • OVERPLY v. to ply to excess; overwork. |
| OVERTYPING | • overtyping v. Present participle of overtype. • OVERTYPE v. to type over the top of. |
| PERIGYNOUS | • perigynous adj. (Botany) Having the stamens, petals or sepals situated around the ovary (especially, on the rim of the… • perigynous adj. (Botany) Having a hypanthium. • PERIGYNOUS adj. of a flower, having the perianth and stamens inserted on a flat or cup-shaped structure which arises below, and is not fused to, the ovary. |
| PHRENOLOGY | • phrenology n. (Medicine, biology) The science or now discredited pseudo-science, which studies the relationships between… • PHRENOLOGY n. the study of bumps on the head. |
| PONEROLOGY | • ponerology n. The study of evil. • PONEROLOGY n. the theological doctrine of wickedness or evil. |
| PYROGENOUS | • pyrogenous adj. (Pathology, chemistry, geology) Synonym of pyrogenic. • pyrogenous adj. (Pathology, chemistry, geology) Synonym of pyrogenetic. • PYROGENOUS adj. produced by, or producing, heat or fever, also PYROGENETIC, PYROGENIC. |
| RENOGRAPHY | • renography n. Imaging of the kidney. • RENOGRAPHY n. a treatise on or description of the kidneys. |
| SEROTYPING | • serotyping v. Present participle of serotype. • serotyping n. Classification according to serotype. • SEROTYPING n. assignation to a particular serotype. |
| TORPEFYING | • torpefying v. Present participle of torpefy. • TORPEFY v. to make numb or torpid. |
| VENOGRAPHY | • venography n. (Medicine) A diagnostic procedure in which an X-ray of the veins, a venogram, is taken after a special… • VENOGRAPHY n. radiography of a vein after injection of a contrast medium. |