| 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… |
| HODOMETRY | • hodometry n. (Nautical) Obsolete form of odometry. • HODOMETRY n. the measurement of distance by use of a hodometer, also ODOMETRY. |
| HOMOLYTIC | • homolytic adj. Of, pertaining to, or produced by homolysis. • HOMOLYTIC adj. decomposing into two uncharged atoms or radicals. |
| HOMOSTYLY | • homostyly n. (Botany) The condition of being homostylous. • HOMOSTYLY n. in flowers, the existence of styles of only one length. |
| HOMOTYPAL | • homotypal adj. (Biology) Of the same type of structure; pertaining to a homotype. • HOMOTYPAL adj. of the same type of structure; pertaining to a homotype; as, homotypal parts. |
| HOMOTYPES | • homotypes n. Plural of homotype. • HOMOTYPE n. something with the same basic structure as another. |
| 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. |
| HOROMETRY | • horometry n. The art or practice of measuring time by hours and subordinate divisions. • HOROMETRY n. the science of time measurement. |
| HYPOSTOME | • hypostome n. (Anatomy) An appendage on the mouth of some insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and hydrozoa. • HYPOSTOME n. any of several structures associated with the mouth in different invertebrates. |
| 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. |
| MYTHOLOGY | • mythology n. (Countable and uncountable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people… • mythology n. (Countable and uncountable) A similar body of myths concerning an event, person or institution. • mythology n. (Countable and uncountable) Pervasive elements of a fictional universe that resemble a mythological universe. |
| MYTHOPOET | • mythopoet n. (Mythology) a writer of mythic poetry; a mythopoeic writer. • mythopoet n. A member of the mythopoetic men’s movement. • MYTHOPOET n. a mythmaker; a writer of poems on mythical subjects. |
| PHYTOTOMY | • phytotomy n. (Botany, dated) The study of the internal structures of plants. • PHYTOTOMY n. the dissection of plants; vegetable anatomy. |
| 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. |
| TAPHONOMY | • taphonomy n. The study of the fate of the remains of organisms after they die, especially the study of fossilization. • TAPHONOMY n. the study or science of how plants and animals die, decay and become buried and fossilized. |
| TOMBOYISH | • tomboyish adj. Displaying behavior associated with a tomboy. • TOMBOYISH adj. like a tomboy. |
| YOUTHSOME | • youthsome adj. (Archaic) youthful. • YOUTHSOME adj. (obsolete) youthful, also YOUNGTHLY, YOUTHLY, YOUTHY. |