| ENDOMORPHY | • endomorphy n. The property of having the endomorph body type. • ENDOMORPHY n. the state of being an endomorph, a crystal of one species inclosed within one of another, as one of rutile inclosed in quartz. |
| GYNOPHORES | • gynophores n. Plural of gynophore. • GYNOPHORE n. the pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens, as in the passion flower. |
| HYDROPHONE | • hydrophone n. A transducer that converts underwater sound waves into electrical signals, rather like a microphone. • HYDROPHONE n. an apparatus for listening to sounds conveyed by water. |
| LAMPOONERY | • lampoonery n. The act of lampooning. • LAMPOONERY n. the practice of lampooning. |
| 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. |
| NECROSCOPY | • necroscopy n. A necropsy. • NECROSCOPY n. an autopsy. |
| 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. |
| NEPHROTOMY | • nephrotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney. • NEPHROTOMY n. the extraction of a stone from the kidney by cutting. |
| OVERCANOPY | • overcanopy v. (Transitive) To form a canopy over. • OVERCANOPY v. to cover as with a canopy. |
| PAROXYTONE | • paroxytone adj. (Linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable. • paroxytone n. (Linguistics) A paroxytone word. • PAROXYTONE n. a word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable. |
| PETROMONEY | • petromoney n. Money earned from the sale of oil. • PETROMONEY n. money from oil revenues. |
| PHONOTYPER | • PHONOTYPER n. one who phonotypes, prints in phonotype. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PONEROLOGY | • ponerology n. The study of evil. • PONEROLOGY n. the theological doctrine of wickedness or evil. |
| PYCNOSPORE | • pycnospore n. (Botany) Synonym of stylospore, Synonym of pycniospore. • PYCNOSPORE n. a conidium produced in a pycnidium, also PYCNIDIOSPORE. |
| 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. |
| PYROPHONES | • pyrophones n. Plural of pyrophone. • PYROPHONE n. an organ producing interference-tones by pairs of flames in tubes. |
| PYROXENOID | • pyroxenoid n. (Mineralogy) any of a large group of minerals physically resembling pyroxene. • PYROXENOID n. a mineral like pyroxene, a common mineral occurring in monoclinic crystals. |
| RESPONSORY | • responsory n. A chant or anthem recited after a reading in a church service. • responsory n. A book of liturgical responses; a responsorial. • responsory adj. Containing or making answer; answering. |