| ANEMOGRAPHY | • anemography n. A scientific description of the winds. • anemography n. The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph. • ANEMOGRAPHY n. measurement by use of an anemograph, an instrument for measuring pressure and velocity of wind. |
| CHEIROMANCY | • cheiromancy n. Alternative form of chiromancy. • CHEIROMANCY n. divination by means of palmistry, also CHIROMANCY. |
| CHRONOMETRY | • chronometry n. The science of the measurement of time. • CHRONOMETRY n. the measuring of time. |
| COUNTERMYTH | • countermyth n. A myth that counters or contradicts another. • COUNTERMYTH n. an opposing myth. |
| ERYTHRONIUM | • erythronium n. A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet. • erythronium n. (Obsolete) An early proposed name for vanadium. • Erythronium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Liliaceae – the fawnlilies. |
| HEMIELYTRON | • HEMIELYTRON n. the forewing of plant bugs and related insects, having a thickened base and a membranous apex, also HEMELYTRON, HEMELYTRUM. |
| HONEYMOONER | • honeymooner n. A person currently on their honeymoon. • HONEYMOONER n. one who is on honeymoon. |
| HYDROMANCER | • hydromancer n. One who practices hydromancy. • HYDROMANCER n. one who practises hydromancy. |
| HYMENOPHORE | • hymenophore n. (Mycology) The part of a fungus fruiting body which produces spore-bearing cells. • HYMENOPHORE n. the fruiting body of some basidiomycetous fungi. |
| HYMENOPTERA | • hymenoptera n. Plural of hymenopteron. • Hymenoptera prop.n. A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. • HYMENOPTERON n. an order of insect having four membranous wings, e.g. ants, bees, wasps, also HYMENOPTERAN. |
| HYPERMODERN | • hypermodern adj. Extremely modern, bordering on the futuristic. • hypermodern adj. (Chess) Of or pertaining to hypermodernism. • HYPERMODERN adj. very modern. |
| HYPERSOMNIA | • hypersomnia n. (Medicine, pathology) Excessive sleepiness. • HYPERSOMNIA n. a pathological tendency to sleep excessively. |
| MONOHYDRATE | • monohydrate n. (Chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains a single molecule of water of crystallization per molecule… • MONOHYDRATE n. a hydrate containing one molecule of water per molecule of the compound. |
| MONOTHERAPY | • monotherapy n. (Medicine) A therapy which is administered by itself. • MONOTHERAPY n. a medical treatment using a single drug or therapy. |
| NEPHRECTOMY | • nephrectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of a kidney. • NEPHRECTOMY n. the surgical removal of kidney. |
| PROSENCHYMA | • prosenchyma n. (Botany) The tissues formed of elongated cells, especially those with pointed or oblique extremities… • PROSENCHYMA n. supporting plant tissue containing little protoplasm. |
| STENOCHROMY | • stenochromy n. (Historical) A multicolor printing process using several pigmented blocks. • STENOCHROMY n. printing in several colours at one printing. |
| SYNCHROMESH | • synchromesh n. A system of synchronized transmission found in modern gearboxes to make gear changing easier and smoother. • synchromesh n. (By extension) A device which functions like a synchronized transmission. • synchromesh adj. Having the quality of smoothly exchanging interlocking forces. |
| TEPHROMANCY | • tephromancy n. Alternative form of tephramancy. • TEPHROMANCY n. divination by ashes. |
| THERMONASTY | • thermonasty n. A nastic response to a change in temperature, such as the opening and closing of tulips. • THERMONASTY n. nastic movement in response to heat or temperature change. |