| COMETOGRAPHY | • cometography n. A scientific description of comets. • COMETOGRAPHY n. the description of comets. |
| COMPURGATORY | • compurgatory adj. Compurgatorial. • COMPURGATORY adj. relating to compurgation, the clearing of an accused person by means of oaths. |
| CRYPTOGAMOUS | • cryptogamous adj. Of or pertaining to the cryptogams. • CRYPTOGAMOUS adj. of or like a cryptogam. |
| MICROCOPYING | • microcopying v. Present participle of microcopy. • MICROCOPYING n. the act of copying on microfilm. |
| MORPHOGRAPHY | • morphography n. Descriptive morphology. • MORPHOGRAPHY n. a morphological description or study. |
| MYRINGOSCOPE | • myringoscope n. A device for examining the eardrum. • MYRINGOSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing the eardrum. |
| PAROEMIOLOGY | • paroemiology n. Alternative form of paremiology. • PAROEMIOLOGY n. the study of proverbs. |
| PHARMACOLOGY | • pharmacology n. (Medicine) The science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use… • pharmacology n. (Medicine) The properties and reactions of drugs especially with relation to their therapeutic value. • PHARMACOLOGY n. the study of drugs. |
| PHARYNGOTOMY | • pharyngotomy n. (Surgery) The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, to remove a tumour or anything that… • pharyngotomy n. Scarification or incision of the tonsils. • PHARYNGOTOMY n. the surgical removal of the pharynx. |
| POLYCHROMING | • polychroming v. Present participle of polychrome. • POLYCHROME v. to colour in many colours. |
| PROSYLLOGISM | • prosyllogism n. (Logic) A syllogism that is preliminary or logically essential to another syllogism. • prosyllogism n. (Logic) The conclusion of such a syllogism, which becomes a premise of the following syllogism. • pro-syllogism n. Alternative form of prosyllogism. |
| PYRAMIDOLOGY | • pyramidology n. The study of pyramids (especially the Egyptian pyramids) from a supernatural or new-age perspective… • PYRAMIDOLOGY n. the study of the Egyptian pyramids. |
| ZYGOMORPHIES | • ZYGOMORPHY n. the state of having flowers symmetrical about one axis. |
| ZYGOMORPHISM | • zygomorphism n. Bilateral symmetry in flowers. • ZYGOMORPHISM n. the state of being zygomorphic, bilaterally symmetrical. |
| ZYGOMORPHOUS | • zygomorphous adj. Zygomorphic. • ZYGOMORPHOUS adj. bilaterally symmetrical, also ZYGOMORPHIC. |