| AMPHICTYONY | • amphictyony n. A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period… • AMPHICTYONY n. a group of states sharing common shrine (e.g. the Greek states sharing Delphi). |
| ANGELOPHANY | • angelophany n. The appearance of an angel to a human being. • ANGELOPHANY n. the manifestation of an angel to a human. |
| ASTROBOTANY | • astrobotany n. Synonym of xenobotany. • ASTROBOTANY n. the branch of botany that investigates the possibility that plants grow on other planets. |
| AUTOCHTHONY | • autochthony n. An aboriginal condition or state. • AUTOCHTHONY n. the state of being aboriginal. |
| DODECAPHONY | • dodecaphony n. (Music) 12-tone music, a form of composition using all 12 tones of the chromatic scale in such a way… • DODECAPHONY n. twelve-tone music, also DODECAPHONISM. |
| ETHNOBOTANY | • ethnobotany n. (Botany, sociology) The scientific study of the relationships between people and plants. • ethnobotany n. (Pharmacology) The scientific study of traditional medicinal plants used by various ethnic groups. • ETHNOBOTANY n. the plant lore of indigenous cultures. |
| HETEROPHONY | • heterophony n. (Music) The simultaneous performance by a number of singers or musicians of two or more versions of the same melody. • HETEROPHONY n. an independent variation on a single melody by two or more voices. |
| HYSTEROGENY | • HYSTEROGENY n. the generation of hysteria. |
| METALLOGENY | • metallogeny n. (Geology) The branch of geology concerned with the study of the formation of mineral deposits. • METALLOGENY n. the study of the origin and distribution of metal deposits. |
| PALEOBOTANY | • paleobotany n. The branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils. • PALEOBOTANY n. the study of fossil plants, also PALAEOBOTANY. |
| PEPPERCORNY | • peppercorny adj. Resembling or full of peppercorns. • PEPPERCORNY adj. containing or tasting like peppercorn. |
| PROTEROGYNY | • proterogyny n. The condition of being proterogynous. • PROTEROGYNY n. the development of female organs before male to avoid self-fertilization. |
| QUADRAPHONY | • quadraphony n. (Of a sound system) Sound originating from four speakers. • QUADRAPHONY n. a system of sound transmission using four speakers, also QUADRAPHONICS, QUADRIPHONICS, QUADROPHONICS, QUADROPHONY. |
| QUADROPHONY | • QUADROPHONY n. a system of sound transmission using four speakers, also QUADRAPHONICS, QUADRAPHONY, QUADRIPHONICS, QUADROPHONICS. |
| SATANOPHANY | • satanophany n. An incarnation of Satan; a being possessed by a demon, or the state of being thus possessed. • SATANOPHANY n. an appearance of the devil. |
| SCRAPEPENNY | • scrape-penny n. (Archaic) A miser. • SCRAPEPENNY n. (archaic) a miser, a skinflint. |
| STEREOPHONY | • stereophony n. The reproduction of stereophonic sound. • STEREOPHONY n. the reproduction of sound. |