| ALCOHOLISMS | • alcoholisms n. Plural of alcoholism. • ALCOHOLISM n. continued excessive or compulsive use of alcoholic drinks. |
| ALLOMORPHIC | • allomorphic adj. Pertaining to allomorphism or to allomorphs. • ALLOMORPHIC adj. of or like an allomorph. |
| ALLOTHEISMS | • ALLOTHEISM n. belief in or worship of strange gods. |
| CHLORALISMS | • CHLORALISM n. a morbid condition of the system resulting from excessive use of chloral. |
| HOMICIDALLY | • homicidally adv. In a homicidal manner. • homicidally adv. For the purpose of committing homicide. • HOMICIDAL adv. related to homicide. |
| HOMILETICAL | • homiletical adj. Of or relating to familiar intercourse; social; companionable. • homiletical adj. Of or relating to homiletics; homiletic; hortatory. • HOMILETICAL adj. relating to homily or the art of preaching, also HOMILETIC. |
| HOMOLOGICAL | • homological adj. (Biology) Having a similar evolutionary origin; homologous. • homological adj. (Mathematics) Having to do with homology. • homological adj. (Grammar) Of an adjective, describing itself. |
| HOMOPHYLLIC | • HOMOPHYLLIC adj. exhibiting homophyly, resemblance due to common ancestry. |
| HOMOTHALLIC | • homothallic adj. (Of some algae and fungi) Producing male and female reproductive structures in the same plant. • homothallic n. A homothallic fungus or alga. • HOMOTHALLIC adj. male and female organs in the same thallus. |
| LIGHTSOMELY | • lightsomely adv. (Archaic) In a lightsome manner. • LIGHTSOME adv. having light; not dark or gloomy. |
| MALACOPHILY | • malacophily n. (Botany) pollination by snails. • MALACOPHILY n. pollination by snails. |
| MELANCHOLIA | • melancholia n. Deep sadness or gloom; melancholy. • melancholia n. (Pathology) depression, characterised by irrational fears, guilt and apathy. • MELANCHOLIA n. a state of melancholy. |
| MELANCHOLIC | • melancholic adj. Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective… • melancholic adj. (Dated) Pertaining to black bile (melancholy). • melancholic adj. (Classical temperament) Pertaining to the melancholic temperament or its associated personality traits. |
| MESOPHYLLIC | • mesophyllic adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to the mesophyll of a leaf. • mesophyllic adj. (Ecology) Of or pertaining to mesophily. • MESOPHYLLIC adj. of or like a mesophyll, also MESOPHYLLOUS. |
| MESOTHELIAL | • mesothelial adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesothelium. • MESOTHELIAL adj. of or like the mesothelium, squamous cells lining peritoneum, pericardium, and pleura. |
| MICROPHYLLS | • microphylls n. Plural of microphyll. • MICROPHYLL n. a type of (usually small) leaf having a single medial vein, characteristic of the glycophytes (clubmosses, spike mosses, and quillworts). |
| MISHALLOWED | • mishallowed adj. Consecrated to evil uses, or by unhallowed means. • MISHALLOWED adj. (archaic) consecrated to evil. |
| MOTHBALLING | • mothballing v. Present participle of mothball. • mothballing n. The act of something being mothballed: taken out of service and stored for possible later use. • MOTHBALL v. to put into mothballs. |
| PHYLLOMANIA | • phyllomania n. (Botany) The over-production of leaves by a plant (usually a tree), at the expense of flowers, seeds, etc. • PHYLLOMANIA n. abnormal leaf-production. |
| PROTHALLIUM | • prothallium n. A plant, usually a pteridophyte, in gametophyte stage in the metagenesis cycle. • prothallium n. The young gametophyte of a liverwort or peat moss. • PROTHALLIUM n. the free-living gametophyte of a fern or other vascular cryptogam, also PROTHALLUS. |