| ANTISYZYGY | • antisyzygy n. The presence of dueling polarities within one entity, thought of as typical for the Scottish psyche and literature. • ANTISYZYGY n. a union of opposites. |
| CHATOYANCY | • chatoyancy n. The state or condition of being chatoyant. • CHATOYANCY n. the quality of being chatoyant, having a changing lustre, also CHATOYANCE. |
| CRYPTONYMS | • cryptonyms n. Plural of cryptonym. • CRYPTONYM n. a code name or secret name. |
| CYANOPHYTE | • cyanophyte n. (Bacteriology) cyanobacterium. • CYANOPHYTE n. a blue-green alga. |
| CYANOTYPES | • cyanotypes n. Plural of cyanotype. • CYANOTYPE n. a blueprint. |
| CYTOLYSINS | • cytolysins n. Plural of cytolysin. • CYTOLYSIN n. an agent that dissolves cells esp. by breaking down their outer membrane. |
| GYNIOLATRY | • gyniolatry n. Alternative form of gynolatry. • GYNIOLATRY n. deep respect or devotion for women. |
| HOMONYMITY | • homonymity n. The condition of being a homonym. • HOMONYMITY n. the state of being homonymous, having the same name or designation. |
| MYSTIFYING | • mystifying adj. Very hard to understand; baffling. • mystifying v. Present participle of mystify. • MYSTIFY v. to perplex. |
| NYCTINASTY | • nyctinasty n. (Botany) The movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness; the closing of a flower at night. • NYCTINASTY n. sleep-movement in plants, e.g. the closing of petals. |
| POLYGYNIST | • polygynist n. One who practices or advocates polygyny. • POLYGYNIST n. one who practises polygyny, marriage to several women. |
| POLYTYPING | • polytyping v. Present participle of polytype. • POLYTYPE v. to produce by use of a cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc. |
| PYCNOSTYLE | • pycnostyle adj. (Architecture) Having an intercolumniation of 1.5 times the diameter of the shaft of a column. • pycnostyle n. (Architecture) A colonnade of this kind. • PYCNOSTYLE adj. with close-set columns, one and a half diameters apart. |
| PYROTECHNY | • pyrotechny n. The manufacture and use of fireworks. • pyrotechny n. (Figuratively) Impressive, dazzling or virtuosic display. • pyrotechny n. The use of fire in chemistry and metallurgy. |
| SYNDACTYLS | • syndactyls n. Plural of syndactyl. • SYNDACTYL n. an animal with digits joined together. |
| SYNDACTYLY | • syndactyly n. (Biology) The normal condition, in some animals and birds, of having fused digits. • syndactyly n. (Teratology) The anomalous condition, in humans, of having some fingers or toes fused with a web. • SYNDACTYLY n. the state of being syndactyl, with digits joined together. |
| SYNONYMIST | • synonymist n. A person who studies synonyms. • SYNONYMIST n. a student of synonyms. |
| SYNONYMITY | • synonymity n. The state of being a synonym. • SYNONYMITY n. the state of being synonymous. |
| UNSYMMETRY | • unsymmetry n. Lack of symmetry. • UNSYMMETRY n. a lack of symmetry. |
| UNSYMPATHY | • unsympathy n. Lack of sympathy. • UNSYMPATHY n. absence of sympathy. |