| CRYPTOGAMY | • cryptogamy n. The condition of being a cryptogam. • cryptogamy n. Cryptogamic botany. • CRYPTOGAMY n. the state of being a cryptogam, reproducing by spores and not seeds. |
| CRYPTOLOGY | • cryptology n. The science or study of mathematical, linguistic, and other coding patterns and histories. • cryptology n. The practice of analysing encoded messages, in order to decode them. • cryptology n. Secret or enigmatical language. |
| GLYCOLYTIC | • glycolytic adj. (Biochemistry) Of, pertaining to or producing glycolysis. • GLYCOLYTIC adj. relating to glycolysis. |
| GLYCOPHYTE | • glycophyte n. (Biology) Any plant that cannot tolerate relatively high concentrations of salt. • GLYCOPHYTE n. any plant that will only grow healthily in soils with a low content of sodium salts. |
| GYNIOLATRY | • gyniolatry n. Alternative form of gynolatry. • GYNIOLATRY n. deep respect or devotion for women. |
| GYPSYWORTS | • gypsyworts n. Plural of gypsywort. • GYPSYWORT n. a labiate plant of watersides, with deeply cut leaves and whorls of small white flowers, also GIPSYWORT. |
| HYGROMETRY | • hygrometry n. The measurement of the moisture content of gases, but especially of the humidity of the atmosphere. • HYGROMETRY n. the science of humidity. |
| HYGROPHYTE | • hygrophyte n. (Biology) Any plant that thrives on very wet but not submerged ground. • HYGROPHYTE n. a plant adapted to a plentiful water-supply. |
| MYCETOLOGY | • mycetology n. Synonym of mycology. • MYCETOLOGY n. the study of fungi. |
| ORYCTOLOGY | • oryctology n. (Obsolete) The study of things dug out of the earth, including minerals and fossils. • ORYCTOLOGY n. (obsolete) mineralogy or paleontology. |
| PHYTOPHAGY | • phytophagy n. (Zoology) The eating of plants. • PHYTOPHAGY n. of insects, feeding on plants. |
| POLYGYNIST | • polygynist n. One who practices or advocates polygyny. • POLYGYNIST n. one who practises polygyny, marriage to several women. |
| POLYTYPING | • polytyping v. Present participle of polytype. • POLYTYPE v. to produce by use of a cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc. |
| PYGOSTYLES | • pygostyles n. Plural of pygostyle. • PYGOSTYLE n. the bone of a bird's tail. |
| PYRETOLOGY | • pyretology n. A discourse or treatise on fevers; the doctrine of fevers. • PYRETOLOGY n. medical study of fevers. |
| TYPHLOLOGY | • typhlology n. (Medicine) The scientific study of blindness. • TYPHLOLOGY n. the study of blindness and the blind. |
| TYPOGRAPHY | • typography n. The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting. • typography n. The practice or process of printing with type. • typography n. The appearance and style of typeset matter. |
| ZYGODACTYL | • zygodactyl adj. Having two toes pointing forward, and two pointing backward; zygodactylous. • zygodactyl n. (Ornithology) Any bird with toes of this kind, such as the parrot. • ZYGODACTYL adj. having two toes pointing forward and two backwards. |
| ZYGOMYCETE | • zygomycete n. (Biology) An organism of the phylum Zygomycota. • ZYGOMYCETE n. one of a group of fungi marked by the production of zygospores. |
| ZYGOPHYTES | • zygophytes n. Plural of zygophyte. • ZYGOPHYTE n. a plant that reproduces by the union of two similar cells. |