| COTYLEDONARY | • cotyledonary adj. Of or pertaining to a cotyledon. • COTYLEDONARY adj. relating to or having cotyledons, also COTYLEDONOUS. |
| CYCLOSTYLING | • cyclostyling v. Present participle of cyclostyle. • CYCLOSTYLE v. to make copies using a kind of stencilling device. |
| ENANTIOSTYLY | • enantiostyly n. (Botany) The condition in which the gynoecium protrudes laterally, either to the right or to the left… • ENANTIOSTYLY n. a dimorphous condition in which the style projects at one side or the other in different flowers. |
| FLAMBOYANTLY | • flamboyantly adv. In a flamboyant manner. • FLAMBOYANT adv. extravagant. |
| FORTIFYINGLY | • fortifyingly adv. In a manner that fortifies. • FORTIFYING adv. FORTIFY, to strengthen against attack. |
| HYMENOPLASTY | • hymenoplasty n. (Medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman’s hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken… • HYMENOPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of the hymen to give the appearance of virginity, usually for religious or cultural reasons. |
| HYPNOTICALLY | • hypnotically adv. In a hypnotic manner. • hypnotically adv. By using hypnotism. • HYPNOTIC adv. relating to hypnosis. |
| LARYNGECTOMY | • laryngectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the larynx, most often performed in cases of laryngeal cancer. • LARYNGECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the larynx. |
| LYSOGENICITY | • lysogenicity n. The property of being lysogenic. • LYSOGENICITY n. the state of being lysogenic. |
| MORTIFYINGLY | • mortifyingly adv. In a mortifying manner; so as to cause great embarrassment. • MORTIFYING adv. humiliating. |
| OXYACETYLENE | • oxyacetylene n. A mixture of oxygen and acetylene, which burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals. • oxyacetylene adj. Using this mixture, e.g. an oxyacetylene torch. • OXYACETYLENE n. a mixture of oxygen and acetylene, esp. for cutting or welding. |
| POLYETHYLENE | • polyethylene n. (Organic chemistry) A polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used for kitchenware… • POLYETHYLENE n. a generic name for certain thermoplastics, polymers of ethylene, also POLYTHENE. |
| POLYPHYODONT | • polyphyodont n. Any animal whose teeth are continuously replaced. • POLYPHYODONT adj. having more than two successive dentitions. |
| POLYSTYRENES | • polystyrenes n. Plural of polystyrene. • POLYSTYRENE n. a polymer of styrene. |
| POLYSYNAPTIC | • polysynaptic adj. (Of a reflex or impulse) of or involving multiple synapses. • POLYSYNAPTIC adj. involving two or more synapses in the central nervous system. |
| POLYSYNDETON | • polysyndeton n. (Rhetoric) The use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence. • POLYSYNDETON n. the rhetorical device of repeating a conjunction for emphasis, as in 'it was red and yellow and pink and orange and blue!'. |
| POLYTONALITY | • polytonality n. (Music) The use of multiple keys in the same composition, especially by multiple instruments at the same time. • POLYTONALITY n. two or more tonalities in a composition. |
| SYNDACTYLOUS | • syndactylous adj. (Zoology) Having the toes firmly united together for some distance, and without an intermediate web. • SYNDACTYLOUS adj. having fused digits, as do many birds and lower mammals. |
| SYNOPTICALLY | • synoptically adv. In a synoptic manner. • synoptically adv. With reference to a synopsis. • SYNOPTICAL adv. relating to a synopsis. |
| SYNTONICALLY | • syntonically adv. In syntonic fashion. • SYNTONIC adv. pertaining to syntony; in harmony with one's surroundings, also SYNTONOUS. |