| ACROPHONY | • acrophony n. The naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented… • ACROPHONY n. the use of a word starting with a letter of the alphabet as the name of the letter. |
| CHIROPODY | • chiropody n. (Medicine) The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet… • CHIROPODY n. the treatment of ailments of the feet. |
| GYNOPHORE | • gynophore n. (Botany) The stalk of a pistil; the stalk, present in certain flowers (such as those of the genera Telopea… • GYNOPHORE n. the pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens, as in the passion flower. |
| HOMOSPORY | • homospory n. The quality of being homosporous. • HOMOSPORY n. having spores all of one kind. |
| HOROSCOPY | • horoscopy n. The casting of horoscopes. • horoscopy n. (Astrology) The aspect of the stars at the time of a person’s birth. • HOROSCOPY n. the art or practice of casting horoscopes. |
| 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. |
| OROGRAPHY | • orography n. (Geomorphology) the scientific study, or a physical description of mountains. • orography n. The orographic features of a region. • OROGRAPHY n. the branch of physical geography which deals with the formation and features of mountains, also OREOGRAPHY. |
| ORTHOPEDY | • orthopedy n. Archaic form of orthopedics. • ORTHOPEDY n. the art or process of curing deformities arising from (originally childhood) disease or injury, also ORTHOPAEDICS, ORTHOPAEDY, ORTHOPEDIA, ORTHOPEDICS. |
| PHONATORY | • phonatory adj. Relating to phonation. • PHONATORY adj. relating to phonation, the production of vocal sound. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PORPHYRIO | • porphyrio n. A swamphen. • Porphyrio prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – swamp hen. • PORPHYRIO n. any bird of the purple-coot genus Porphyrio. |
| PYORRHOEA | • pyorrhoea n. Flowing or discharge of pus; periodontitis. • pyorrhœa n. Alternative spelling of pyorrhea. • PYORRHOEA n. suppuration in the sockets of the teeth, also PYORRHEA. |
| PYROPHONE | • pyrophone n. (Music) a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by flames of gas in tubes of different length. • PYROPHONE n. an organ producing interference-tones by pairs of flames in tubes. |
| SPOROPHYL | • sporophyl n. Alternative form of sporophyll. • SPOROPHYL n. a leaf that bears sporangia, also SPOROPHYLL. |
| ZOOGRAPHY | • zoography n. A description of animals, their forms, and habits; descriptive zoology. • zoögraphy n. Alternative spelling of zoography. • ZOOGRAPHY n. the painting or description of animals. |
| ZOOMORPHY | • zoomorphy n. The quality of being zoomorphic. • ZOOMORPHY n. the conception of a god or man in animal form, also ZOOMORPHISM. |
| ZOOTROPHY | • ZOOTROPHY n. the feeding of animals. |