| AMORPHISMS | • amorphisms n. Plural of amorphism. • AMORPHISM n. absence of regular form; amorphous quality. |
| AMPHIMIXES | • amphimixes n. Plural of amphimixis. • AMPHIMIXIS n. interbreeding; intermixing of two individuals' genetic matter. |
| AMPHIMIXIS | • amphimixis n. (Uncountable) sexual reproduction. • amphimixis n. (Countable) The union of a male and female gamete. • AMPHIMIXIS n. interbreeding; intermixing of two individuals' genetic matter. |
| DIMORPHISM | • dimorphism n. (Biology) The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part. • dimorphism n. (Biology) The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual. • dimorphism n. (Geology) A property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms. |
| 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). |
| EMPHYSEMIC | • emphysemic adj. Relating to emphysema. • emphysemic n. A person who has emphysema. • EMPHYSEMIC n. a sufferer from emphysema. |
| EUPHEMISMS | • euphemisms n. Plural of euphemism. • EUPHEMISM n. a figure of rhetoric by which an unpleasant or offensive thing is described or referred to by a milder term. |
| IMPOSTHUME | • imposthume n. (Obsolete) An abscess. • imposthume n. (Obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess. • imposthume v. (Obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess. |
| MEDIUMSHIP | • mediumship n. (Parapsychology) The state of being a medium (psychic conduit); purported ability to mediate communication… • MEDIUMSHIP n. being a medium. |
| MEMBERSHIP | • membership n. The state of being a member of a group or organization. • membership n. The body of members of an organization. • membership n. (Mathematics) The fact of being a member of a set. |
| MEPHITISMS | • mephitisms n. Plural of mephitism. • MEPHITISM n. poisoning by mephitis. |
| MIDSHIPMAN | • midshipman n. (Nautical) An officer of the lowest rank in several navies; especially, a trainee officer. • midshipman n. A midshipman fish. • MIDSHIPMAN n. formerly, the title of a young officer (originally quartered amidships) entering the navy. |
| MIDSHIPMEN | • midshipmen n. Plural of midshipman. • MIDSHIPMAN n. formerly, the title of a young officer (originally quartered amidships) entering the navy. |
| MORPHEMICS | • morphemics n. (Linguistics) The study of morphemes, or of the morphemic structure of a language. • MORPHEMICS n. the study of morphemes. |
| MORPHINISM | • morphinism n. Morphine addiction. • morphinism n. Disease caused by excessive usage of morphine. • MORPHINISM n. a morbid condition produced by the excessive or prolonged use of morphine. |
| MUGWUMPISH | • mugwumpish adj. (US, politics, slang) Resembling or characteristic of a mugwump. • MUGWUMPISH adj. like a mugwump. |
| PSAMMOPHIL | • PSAMMOPHIL n. a sand-loving plant, also PSAMMOPHILE. |
| SYMPHILISM | • SYMPHILISM n. the state of being in a symbiotic relationship. |