| ANTHOCYANIN | • anthocyanin n. (Botany, organic chemistry) Any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments related to the flavonoids… • ANTHOCYANIN n. a glucoside plant pigment, violet in neutral, red in acid, blue in alkaline cell-sap, also ANTHOCYAN. |
| ANTIPHONARY | • antiphonary n. An antiphonal. • antiphonary adj. Pertaining to an antiphon or antiphony. • ANTIPHONARY n. a book of antiphons or of anthems, also ANTIPHONAL, ANTIPHONER. |
| APOCYNTHION | • apocynthion n. (Astronomy) The point in an orbit around the Moon that is most distant from that body. • APOCYNTHION n. the point at which a spacecraft in lunar orbit is furthest from the moon. |
| ETHNOBOTANY | • ethnobotany n. (Botany, sociology) The scientific study of the relationships between people and plants. • ethnobotany n. (Pharmacology) The scientific study of traditional medicinal plants used by various ethnic groups. • ETHNOBOTANY n. the plant lore of indigenous cultures. |
| HOLYSTONING | • holystoning v. Present participle of holystone. • HOLYSTONE v. to scrape a deck with holystone. |
| HONEYMONTHS | • honey-months n. Plural of honey-month. • HONEYMONTH v. (obsolete) to spend one's honeymoon, also HONEYMOON. |
| HYPHENATION | • hyphenation n. The inclusion of hyphens; especially, the correct locations of hyphens. • HYPHENATION n. the act of hyphenating. |
| HYPNOTISING | • hypnotising v. Present participle of hypnotise. • HYPNOTISE v. to put in a state of hypnosis, also HYPNOTIZE. |
| HYPNOTIZING | • hypnotizing v. Present participle of hypnotize. • HYPNOTIZE v. to put in a state of hypnosis, also HYPNOTISE. |
| HYPOTENSION | • hypotension n. (Pathology) The disease or disorder of abnormally low blood pressure. • HYPOTENSION n. abnormally low blood pressure. |
| NYCTANTHOUS | • NYCTANTHOUS adj. flowering at night. |
| PENNYWORTHS | • pennyworths n. Plural of pennyworth. • PENNYWORTH n. a penny's worth. |
| PHENOTYPING | • phenotyping n. (Genetics) The construction, recording and analysis of phenotypes. • PHENOTYPE v. to categorise by phenotype, also PHAENOTYPE. |
| PHONOTYPING | • PHONOTYPE v. to print in phonotype. |
| RHYNCHODONT | • RHYNCHODONT adj. having a toothed beak. |
| SATANOPHANY | • satanophany n. An incarnation of Satan; a being possessed by a demon, or the state of being thus possessed. • SATANOPHANY n. an appearance of the devil. |
| SHANTYTOWNS | • shantytowns n. Plural of shantytown. • shanty␣towns n. Plural of shanty town. • SHANTYTOWN n. a usually poor town or section of a town consisting mostly of shanties. |
| SYNCHROTRON | • synchrotron n. (Physics) A form of cyclotron in which charged particles are accelerated by an electric field that is… • SYNCHROTRON n. a type of very high-energy particle accelerator. |
| SYNGNATHOUS | • syngnathous adj. (Zoology) Relating to the Syngnathi. • SYNGNATHOUS adj. of certain fish, having the jaws fused to form a tubular structure. |
| WHODUNNITRY | • whodunnitry n. The plot or technique characteristic of whodunnits; the process of following clues to determine who committed a crime. • WHODUNNITRY n. the genre of whodunit writing, also WHODUNITRY. |