| ARCHEOLOGY | • archeology n. (American spelling) Alternative form of archaeology. • ARCHEOLOGY n. the study of ancient human artefacts, also ARCHAEOLOGY. |
| CHLORODYNE | • chlorodyne n. A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia and other substances. • CHLORODYNE n. a patent anodyne medicine, containing opium, chloroform, Indian hemp, etc. |
| CHOREOLOGY | • choreology n. The study of the aesthetic and science of forms of dance and other human movement, by means of notation. • CHOREOLOGY n. the study of ballets and their history. |
| COPYHOLDER | • copyholder n. (Historical) A person who rents land under the copyhold system. • copyholder n. (Dated, publishing) A device that holds copy in place for typesetting. • copyholder n. (Dated, publishing) A person who holds copy and reads it aloud to a proofreader, who checks the typeset… |
| HELIOTROPY | • heliotropy n. Heliotropism. • HELIOTROPY n. the tendency of stems and leaves to bend towards the sun. |
| HEORTOLOGY | • heortology n. The study of religious festivals. • HEORTOLOGY n. the study of religious feasts. |
| HETEROLOGY | • heterology n. A lack of correspondence between parts that reflects a difference in origin. • HETEROLOGY n. the study of differences. |
| LOVEWORTHY | • loveworthy adj. Lovable, worthy or deserving of love. • LOVEWORTHY adj. lovable. • LOVEWORTHY n. a person worthy of being loved. |
| MYTHOLOGER | • mythologer n. A mythologist. • MYTHOLOGER n. a mythologist. |
| 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. |
| OLEOGRAPHY | • oleography n. The art or process of producing the pictures known as oleographs. • oleography n. The process of identifying oils by their oleographs. • OLEOGRAPHY n. the art of lithographic reproduction of oil painting. |
| 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. |
| PLEOMORPHY | • pleomorphy n. Alternative form of pleomorphism. • PLEOMORPHY n. the state of being pleomorphic, occurring in several different forms. |
| PLEROPHORY | • plerophory n. Fullness, especially of conviction or persuasion; the state of being fully persuaded. • PLEROPHORY n. full conviction, also PLEROPHORIA. |
| POLYCHROME | • polychrome adj. Using multiple colours. • polychrome adj. Executed in the manner of polychromy. • polychrome n. (Countable) A piece of multicolored pottery. |
| POLYHEDRON | • polyhedron n. (Geometry) A solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges. • polyhedron n. (Optics) A polyscope, or multiplying glass. • POLYHEDRON n. a body or solid contained by many sides or planes. |
| PYORRHOEAL | • pyorrhoeal adj. Relating to pyorrhoea. • pyorrhœal adj. Obsolete form of pyorrheal. • PYORRHOEAL adj. relating to pyorrhoea, suppuration in the sockets of the teeth, also PYORRHEAL, PYORRHEIC, PYORRHOEIC. |
| THERMOLOGY | • thermology n. The scientific study of heat. • thermology n. Imaging of the body by means of infrared radiation. • THERMOLOGY n. the study of heat. |
| XYLOCHROME | • xylochrome n. (Archaic) A kind of dye derived from the tannin in wood. • XYLOCHROME n. a mixture of substances to which the colour of heartwood is due. |