| ANTHOLOGY | • anthology n. A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors. • anthology n. (Attributive) A work or series containing various stories with no direct relation to one another. • anthology n. (By extension) An assortment of things. |
| AUTOPHONY | • autophony n. The unusually loud hearing of a person’s own voice, breathing or other self-generated sounds. • autophony n. (Medicine) An auscultatory process which consists of noting the tone of the observer’s own voice, while… • AUTOPHONY n. apparent distortion of one's own voice due to infection or stoppage of ears. |
| COLOCYNTH | • colocynth n. A viny plant, Citrullus colocynthis, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. It produces a lemon-sized… • colocynth n. The powdered pulp of this fruit, a powerful hepatic stimulant and hydragogue cathartic used as a strong laxative. • COLOCYNTH n. (Greek) a cucurbitaceous plant with bitter-tasting gourds, also COLOQUINTIDA. |
| ETHNOLOGY | • ethnology n. (Anthropology) The branch of anthropology that studies and compares the different human cultures. • ETHNOLOGY n. cultural anthropology; the science concerned with the varieties of the human race. |
| HOLYSTONE | • holystone n. (Nautical) A piece of soft sandstone used for scouring the wooden decks of ships, usually with sand and seawater. • holystone n. A stone with a naturally-formed hole, used by Yorkshiremen for good luck. • holystone v. (Transitive) To use a holystone. |
| HONEYPOTS | • honeypots n. Plural of honeypot. • honey␣pots n. Plural of honey pot. • HONEYPOT n. (South African) a kind of grape, also HAANEPOOT, HANEPOOT. |
| HOOTNANNY | • hootnanny n. Alternative form of hootenanny. • HOOTNANNY n. (US) a party with folksinging and sometimes dancing, also HOOTANANNIE, HOOTANANNY, HOOTENANNIE, HOOTENANNY, HOOTNANNIE. |
| HYPNOTOID | • hypnotoid adj. Resembling hypnotism. • HYPNOTOID adj. like hypnosis. |
| HYPOTONIA | • hypotonia n. An abnormal loss of muscle tone. • HYPOTONIA n. a hypnotic condition. |
| HYPOTONIC | • hypotonic adj. (Of a solution) Having a lower osmotic pressure than another. • hypotonic adj. (Medicine) Showing less than normal tension in the muscles or muscle tissue. • HYPOTONIC adj. of muscles, lacking normal tone. |
| PHONATORY | • phonatory adj. Relating to phonation. • PHONATORY adj. relating to phonation, the production of vocal sound. |
| PHONOTYPE | • phonotype n. A type or character used in phonotypy. • PHONOTYPE n. printing type for a phonetic alphabet. • PHONOTYPE v. to print in phonotype. |
| PHONOTYPY | • phonotypy n. (Historical) A method of phonetic printing of the English language, in which nearly all the ordinary… • PHONOTYPY n. the transcription into phonetic spelling advocated for ordinary use. |
| PHOTOGENY | • photogeny n. (Obsolete) photography. • PHOTOGENY n. (obsolete) photography. |
| PHYTOTRON | • phytotron n. (Biology) A laboratory in the form of a greenhouse or similar building in which plants can be grown… • PHYTOTRON n. an apparatus that produces climates artificially for the study of plant growth. |
| 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. |
| ZOOTECHNY | • zootechny n. The science and technology of animal husbandry. • ZOOTECHNY n. the breeding and taming of animals. |