| AMPHIGORY | • amphigory n. A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless. • AMPHIGORY n. a nonsensical piece of writing, usually in verse form, typically composed as a parody, also AMPHIGOURI. |
| CYMOGRAPH | • cymograph n. An instrument for obtaining drawings from the mouldings of Gothic architecture. • CYMOGRAPH n. an instrument for tracing the outline of mouldings, also CYMAGRAPH. |
| HEMITROPY | • hemitropy n. (Crystallography) Twin composition in crystals. • HEMITROPY n. the state of being a twin. |
| HOMOSPORY | • homospory n. The quality of being homosporous. • HOMOSPORY n. having spores all of one kind. |
| HYPODERMA | • hypoderma n. (Botany) A layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants, performing the physiological function of… • hypoderma n. (Zoology) An inner cellular layer which lies beneath the chitinous cuticle of arthropods, annelids… • Hypoderma prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Oestridae – warble flies. |
| HYPODERMS | • hypoderms n. Plural of hypoderm. • HYPODERM n. the tissue next under the epidermis, also HYPODERMIS. |
| HYPOMORPH | • hypomorph n. (Genetics) a mutation that causes a partial loss of gene function. • HYPOMORPH n. a mutant gene but having a similar but weaker effect than the corresponding wild-type gene. |
| KYMOGRAPH | • kymograph n. A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure… • KYMOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording fluid pressure. |
| MAYORSHIP | • mayorship n. The office or role of a mayor. • MAYORSHIP n. the office of a mayor. |
| MYOGRAPHS | • myographs n. Plural of myograph. • MYOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording muscular contractions. |
| MYOGRAPHY | • myography n. The scientific description of muscles. • MYOGRAPHY n. the recording of muscle traces by use of a myograph. |
| POLYMORPH | • polymorph n. (Biology) Any organism that shows polymorphism. • polymorph n. (Chemistry, geology) Any substance or mineral that forms different types of crystal. • polymorph n. (Transitive, fiction) The transformation of an item or creature into something different by magic. |
| ROMPISHLY | • rompishly adv. In a rompish manner. • ROMPISH adv. inclined to romp. |
| ZOOMORPHY | • zoomorphy n. The quality of being zoomorphic. • ZOOMORPHY n. the conception of a god or man in animal form, also ZOOMORPHISM. |