| CHIRONOMY | • chironomy n. (Rhetoric) The art of using effective hand gestures, especially (historical) in Greco-Roman contexts. • chironomy n. (Music) The skill of conducting music with hand gestures. • CHIRONOMY n. the art of gesticulation or mime. |
| DICHOTOMY | • dichotomy n. A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division. • dichotomy n. Such a division involving apparently incompatible or opposite principles; a duality. • dichotomy n. (Logic) The division of a class into two disjoint subclasses that are together comprehensive, as the… |
| HOMOLYSIS | • homolysis n. (Chemistry) The decomposition of a substance without reacting with other substances. • homolysis n. The lysis of blood cells by homolysin. • HOMOLYSIS n. decomposition into two uncharged atoms or radicals. |
| HOMOLYTIC | • homolytic adj. Of, pertaining to, or produced by homolysis. • HOMOLYTIC adj. decomposing into two uncharged atoms or radicals. |
| HOMONYMIC | • homonymic adj. Having the same form (orthographic/phonetic) but unrelated meaning. • HOMONYMIC adj. relating to homonyms, words having the same sound but different meanings. |
| HOMOTYPIC | • homotypic adj. (Botany) Said of a taxon name which shares the exact same type as a different name and thus must necessarily… • HOMOTYPIC adj. conforming to normal type. |
| HYLOZOISM | • hylozoism n. A philosophical doctrine espousing that all or some material things possess life, or that all life is… • HYLOZOISM n. the doctrine that all matter is endowed with life. |
| LITHOTOMY | • lithotomy n. A surgical method for removal of calculi, such as kidney stones and gallstones. • LITHOTOMY n. the operation, art, or practice of cutting for stone in the bladder. |
| MOONISHLY | • moonishly adv. In a moonish manner. • MOONISH adv. like the moon; variable. |
| MOONSHINY | • moonshiny adj. (Obsolete) Moonlit; lit by moonlight. • moonshiny adj. (Dated, colloquial) Crazy; nonsensical; ludicrous. • MOONSHINY adj. full of moonlight. |
| MYLOHYOID | • mylohyoid adj. (Anatomy) Relating to or in the region of the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus, or the mylohyoid muscle. • mylohyoid n. (Anatomy) Ellipsis of mylohyoid muscle.. • MYLOHYOID n. a nerve in the region of the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus. |
| OMOHYOIDS | • omohyoids n. Plural of omohyoid. • OMOHYOID n. a shoulder-blade muscle. |
| RHIZOTOMY | • rhizotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting the anterior or posterior spinal nerve roots in order to… • RHIZOTOMY n. the surgical severance of the spinal nerve roots to alleviate pain. |
| TOMBOYISH | • tomboyish adj. Displaying behavior associated with a tomboy. • TOMBOYISH adj. like a tomboy. |
| YAHOOISMS | • yahooisms n. Plural of yahooism. • YAHOOISM n. uncouth behaviour. |