| ATONALITY | • atonality n. (Uncountable, music) A style of music that is written without a key. • atonality n. (Countable, music) A passage written without a key. • ATONALITY n. the state of being atonal. |
| AUTOLYTIC | • autolytic adj. (Pathology) Relating to autolysis. • AUTOLYTIC adj. relating to autolysis, the breaking down of tissue by the action of its own enzymes. |
| CYSTOLITH | • cystolith n. (Botany) A concretion of mineral matter within a leaf or other part of a plant. • cystolith n. (Medicine) A urinary calculus. • CYSTOLITH n. a hard mineralized ingrowth of the wall of cells in the epidermis of certain plants. |
| CYTOLYTIC | • cytolytic adj. Of or pertaining to cytolysis. • CYTOLYTIC adj. relating to the dissolution of cells esp. by breaking down their outer membrane. |
| DITTOLOGY | • dittology n. A double reading or interpretation of a text. • DITTOLOGY n. a twofold reading or interpretation. |
| HOSTILITY | • hostility n. (Uncountable) The state of being hostile. • hostility n. (Countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition. • HOSTILITY n. the state of being hostile. |
| LITHOCYST | • lithocyst n. (Zoology) A sac containing otoliths, found in medusae and other invertebrates. • LITHOCYST n. a cell containing a cystolith, a hard mineralized ingrowth of the wall of cells in the epidermis of certain plants. |
| 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. |
| LITHOTYPE | • lithotype n. An etched stone surface for printing, having the design in relief. • lithotype n. A print made from such a surface. • lithotype n. A machine, with a keyboard like that of a typewriter, for making a lithographic transfer sheet. It produces… |
| MORTALITY | • mortality n. The state or quality of being mortal. • mortality n. The number of deaths; and, usually and especially, the number of deaths per time unit (usually per year)… • mortality n. (Figuratively) Death. |
| PHYTOLITH | • phytolith n. A small particle of silica or mineral that occurs in many plants. • PHYTOLITH n. a microscopic particle in plants. |
| SOTTISHLY | • sottishly adv. In a sottish manner. • SOTTISH adv. resembling a sot. |
| STOLIDITY | • stolidity n. The property of being stolid; unemotionality. • STOLIDITY n. impassivity. |
| STYLOLITE | • stylolite n. (Geology) An irregular surface between strata consisting of toothlike projections; most common in limestone… • STYLOLITE n. an irregular suture-like boundary creating columnar formations in some limestones and evaporites. |
| THROATILY | • throatily adv. In a throaty manner. • THROATY adv. of a voice, vocal sound, etc., produced or modified in the throat, guttural. |
| TORTILITY | • tortility n. The quality or state of being tortile, twisted, or wreathed. • TORTILITY n. the state of being tortile, twisted, or wreathed. |
| TRAITORLY | • traitorly adj. Like a traitor; traitorous. • traitorly adv. (Obsolete) Traitorously. • TRAITORLY adj. (Shakespeare) traitorous. |