| CHASMOGAMY | • chasmogamy n. (Botany) The production of flowers that open and expose the stamens and styles. • CHASMOGAMY n. the opening of a flower in order to be fertilized. |
| DYSPHEMISM | • dysphemism n. (Uncountable) The use of a word or phrase carrying negative connotations or imagery (especially one… • dysphemism n. (Countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way. • DYSPHEMISM n. the substitution of a disagreeable or offensive expression for an agreeable or inoffensive one, e.g. The Holocaust (the dysphemism chosen by Jewish historians to replace the Nazis' ghastly euphemism, The Final Solution). |
| EMPHYSEMAS | • emphysemas n. Plural of emphysema. • EMPHYSEMA n. a swelling produced by gas or air diffused in the cellular tissue. |
| EMPHYSEMIC | • emphysemic adj. Relating to emphysema. • emphysemic n. A person who has emphysema. • EMPHYSEMIC n. a sufferer from emphysema. |
| ENTHYMEMES | • enthymemes n. Plural of enthymeme. • ENTHYMEME n. an argument of probability only. |
| HEMOLYMPHS | • hemolymphs n. Plural of hemolymph. • HEMOLYMPH n. the circulatory fluid of various invertebrate animals, also HAEMOLYMPH. |
| HOMONYMIES | • homonymies n. Plural of homonymy. • HOMONYMY n. the state of being a homonym. |
| HOMONYMOUS | • homonymous adj. Having the same name as another (i.e., like a namesake). • homonymous adj. Of or pertaining to a homonym. • homonymous adj. (Ophthalmology) Homonymous hemianopsia (blindness in the same side of both eyes). |
| HOMOPLASMY | • homoplasmy n. The presence of the same mutation in all copies of mitochondrial or plastid DNA within a single cell or individual. • HOMOPLASMY n. the quality or fact of being homoplastic. |
| MESENCHYME | • mesenchyme n. (Anatomy) That part of the mesoderm of an embryo that develops into connective tissue, bone, cartilage, etc. • MESENCHYME n. the embryonic tissue from which circulatory, lymphatic, skeletal, and connective tissue develop. |
| MESOMORPHY | • mesomorphy n. The condition of being mesomorphic. • MESOMORPHY n. the state of being a mesomorph. |
| MONORHYMES | • monorhymes n. Plural of monorhyme. • MONORHYME n. a series of lines all rhyming together. |
| MYTHICISMS | • mythicisms n. Plural of mythicism. • MYTHICISM n. a theory that explains miraculous stories as myths, also MYTHISM. |
| MYTHMAKERS | • mythmakers n. Plural of mythmaker. • MYTHMAKER n. a maker of myths. |
| MYTHOMANES | • MYTHOMANE n. someone who is prone to lie or believe in lies. |
| NYMPHAEUMS | • nymphaeums n. Plural of nymphaeum. • NYMPHAEUM n. a temple for nymphs. |
| SYMPHILISM | • SYMPHILISM n. the state of being in a symbiotic relationship. |