| CHROMOGEN | • chromogen n. (Chemistry) Any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye. • chromogen n. (Biology) A strongly pigmented organelle or organism. • CHROMOGEN n. a substance which can be converted to a dyestuff by the introduction of a polar group. |
| GYMNOSOPH | • gymnosoph n. A nudist; one who practises or promotes gymnosophy. • GYMNOSOPH n. one of a sect of naked ascetics of ancient India, also GYMNOSOPHIST. |
| HOMEGROWN | • homegrown adj. Grown at home. • homegrown adj. Created or constructed in an informal or amateur manner; done without formal assistance, as from a business… • homegrown adj. Raised or brought up in one’s own country. |
| HUMONGOUS | • humongous adj. (Informal) Of an extremely large size. • HUMONGOUS adj. jocular for huge, also HUMUNGOUS. |
| HYMNOLOGY | • hymnology n. The study of hymns; hymnody. • HYMNOLOGY n. the study of hymns. |
| MONOGRAPH | • monograph n. A scholarly book or a treatise on a single subject or a group of related subjects, usually written by one person. • monograph v. (Transitive) To write a monograph on (a subject). • monograph v. (Transitive, US) Of the FDA: to publish a standard that authorizes the use of (a substance). |
| MONOPHAGY | • monophagy n. The feeding on a single type of food (e.g., a single plant species). • MONOPHAGY n. the eating of one kind of food only. |
| MONTHLONG | • monthlong adj. Which lasts a month, or approximately so. • MONTHLONG adj. lasting for a month. |
| MOONLIGHT | • moonlight n. (Sometimes attributive) The light reflected from the Moon. • moonlight v. To work on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night. • moonlight v. (By extension) To engage in an activity other than what one is known for. |
| MORPHOGEN | • morphogen n. Any substance that governs the movement and development of cells during morphogenesis by forming a concentration… • MORPHOGEN n. a chemical substance that exerts an influence on morphogenesis. |
| NOMOGRAPH | • nomograph n. A nomogram. • NOMOGRAPH n. a chart or diagram of scaled lines or curves used to assist in mathematical calculations, also NOMOGRAM. |
| OOMPAHING | • oompahing v. Present participle of oompah. • OOMPAH v. to play a repeated rhythmic deep sound. |
| PHONOGRAM | • phonogram n. (Linguistics) A character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a sound, as opposed to logograms and determinatives. • phonogram n. (Law) An audio recording, regardless of physical format. • PHONOGRAM n. a letter, character, or mark used to represent a particular sound. |
| SHMOOSING | • shmoosing v. Present participle of shmoose. • SHMOOSE v. (Yiddish) to chat in a friendly way, also SCHMOOS, SCHMOOSE, SCHMOOZ, SCHMOOZE, SHMOOZE. |
| SHMOOZING | • shmoozing v. Present participle of shmooze. • SHMOOZE v. (Yiddish) to chat, also SCHMOOS, SCHMOOSE, SCHMOOZ, SCHMOOZE, SHMOOSE. |
| SHROOMING | • shrooming v. Present participle of shroom. • SHROOM v. to take magic mushrooms. |
| SMOOCHING | • smooching v. Present participle of smooch. • SMOOCH v. to kiss, also SMOODGE, SMOOGE. |
| SMOOSHING | • smooshing v. Present participle of smoosh. • SMOOSH v. to paint to give a softened look. |
| SMOOTHING | • smoothing v. Present participle of smooth. • smoothing n. The act by which something is made smooth. • smoothing n. (Phonetics, phonology) Monophthongization. |