| DACTYLOLOGY | • dactylology n. The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf. • DACTYLOLOGY n. the study of sign language. |
| GLYCOPHYTES | • glycophytes n. Plural of glycophyte. • GLYCOPHYTE n. any plant that will only grow healthily in soils with a low content of sodium salts. |
| GLYCOPHYTIC | • glycophytic adj. Relating to glycophytes. • GLYCOPHYTIC adj. like a glycophyte, any plant that will only grow healthily in soils with a low content of sodium salts. |
| GLYCOSYLATE | • glycosylate v. (Organic chemistry) To react with a sugar to form a glycoside (especially a glycoprotein). • GLYCOSYLATE v. to attach sugar to proteins to make glycoproteins. |
| ICHTHYOLOGY | • ichthyology n. The branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish. • ICHTHYOLOGY n. the study of fish. |
| LARYNGOTOMY | • laryngotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical operation of cutting into the larynx. • LARYNGOTOMY n. surgical removal of the larynx. |
| MARTYROLOGY | • martyrology n. (Roman Catholicism) A catalogue or list of martyrs (or, more precisely, of saints), arranged in the… • martyrology n. (Judaism) The story of the deaths of several famous Rabbis (including Rabbi Akiva) by Romans, read both… • MARTYROLOGY n. the study of martyrs. |
| PETROGLYPHY | • petroglyphy n. The art or process of carving figures or inscriptions on stone. • PETROGLYPHY n. the art of carving on rocks. |
| PHOTOGLYPHY | • photoglyphy n. Photoglyphic engraving. • PHOTOGLYPHY n. photography by photoglyph. |
| POLYGYNISTS | • polygynists n. Plural of polygynist. • POLYGYNIST n. one who practises polygyny, marriage to several women. |
| STYLOGRAPHY | • stylography n. The process of drawing or writing using a stylus onto a wax tablet, etc. • STYLOGRAPHY n. a mode of writing or engraving with a pen. |
| TYROGLYPHID | • TYROGLYPHID n. a mite of the genus Tyroglyphus, including the cheesemite and the flour-mite. |
| UNPITYINGLY | • unpityingly adv. In an unpitying manner. • UNPITYING adv. not pitying. |
| YATTERINGLY | • YATTERING adv. jabbering. |
| ZYGODACTYLS | • zygodactyls n. Plural of zygodactyl. • ZYGODACTYL n. a bird, such as a woodpecker, having such toes. |
| ZYGOTICALLY | • zygotically adv. By means of, or in terms of, zygosis. • ZYGOTIC adv. pertaining to a zygote, a cell formed by the union of two gametes. |