| APOCYNTHION | • apocynthion n. (Astronomy) The point in an orbit around the Moon that is most distant from that body. • APOCYNTHION n. the point at which a spacecraft in lunar orbit is furthest from the moon. |
| CYPRINODONT | • cyprinodont n. (Zoology) Any of the Cyprinodontidae, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows. • CYPRINODONT n. any small tropical or subtropical soft-finned fish of the mostly marine family Cyprinodontidae, resembling carp but having toothed jaws. |
| HYPNOGENOUS | • hypnogenous adj. Inducing sleep. • hypnogenous adj. Inducing hypnosis. • HYPNOGENOUS adj. relating to the production of hypnotic sleep, also HYPNOGENETIC, HYPNOGENIC. |
| HYPOLIMNION | • hypolimnion n. (Geography) The perpetually cold layer of water that lies beneath the thermocline of a thermally stratified lake. • HYPOLIMNION n. a lower and colder layer of water in a lake. |
| HYPOTENSION | • hypotension n. (Pathology) The disease or disorder of abnormally low blood pressure. • HYPOTENSION n. abnormally low blood pressure. |
| NONEMPLOYEE | • nonemployee n. One who is not an employee. • NONEMPLOYEE n. one who is not an employee. |
| OMNIPOTENCY | • omnipotency n. Omnipotence. • OMNIPOTENCY n. the state of being omnipotent, also OMNIPOTENCE. |
| OPSONIFYING | • opsonifying v. Present participle of opsonify. • OPSONIFY v. to form opsonins in, a substance of blood serum making bacteria vulnerable to phagocytic action. |
| PHONOTYPING | • PHONOTYPE v. to print in phonotype. |
| PYCNOGONIDS | • pycnogonids n. Plural of pycnogonid. • PYCNOGONID n. one of the Pycnogonida, sea-spiders. |
| PYCNOGONOID | • pycnogonoid n. (Zoology) Any member of the Pycnogonida; a sea spider. • PYCNOGONOID n. a sea-spider, also PYCNOGONID. |
| SYMPHONIONS | • symphonions n. Plural of symphonion. • SYMPHONION n. a combination of piano and harmonium. |
| SYNCOPATION | • syncopation n. (Linguistics, phonology) The contraction of a word by means of loss or omission of sounds or syllables… • syncopation n. (Music) The quality of a rhythm being somehow unexpected, in that it deviates from the strict succession… • SYNCOPATION n. a shift of accent in a musical passage that occurs when a normally weak beat is stressed. |