| DURGY | • durgy adj. (UK, dialect) Small; undersized. • DURGY adj. dwarfish. |
| LURGY | • lurgy n. (Britain, slang) A fictitious, highly infectious disease; often used in the phrase "the dreaded lurgi"… • lurgy n. (Britain, slang) Any uncategorised disease with symptoms similar to a cold or flu that renders one unable to work. • LURGY n. (facetious) a fictitious disease, also LURGI. |
| SURGY | • surgy adj. Rising in surges or billows; full of surges; resembling surges in motion or appearance; swelling. • SURGY adj. surging. |
| LITURGY | • liturgy n. A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion. • liturgy n. An official worship service of the Christian church. • liturgy n. (Historical) In Ancient Greece, a form of personal service to the state. |
| SPLURGY | • splurgy adj. (Slang) extravagant; expensive. • SPLURGY adj. tending to splurge. |
| THEURGY | • theurgy n. A form of magic designed to allow for worship or conjuration of, or communication with spirits or deities. • theurgy n. A supernatural intervention in human affairs. • THEURGY n. magic or miracles by the agency of good spirits. |
| ZYMURGY | • zymurgy n. The chemistry of fermentation with yeasts, especially the science involved in beer and winemaking. • ZYMURGY n. (Greek) the branch of applied chemistry dealing with fermentation processes. |
| CHEMURGY | • chemurgy n. (Chemistry) a branch of applied chemistry that is concerned with preparing industrial products from… • CHEMURGY n. a branch of applied chemistry. |
| HIERURGY | • hierurgy n. A sacred performance. • HIERURGY n. a sacred performance. |
| MICRURGY | • micrurgy n. (Biology) The manipulation of individual cells, using very small instruments and a microscope. • MICRURGY n. the use of minute tools under high magnification. |
| DRAMATURGY | • dramaturgy n. (Theater) The art of dramatic composition for the stage. • DRAMATURGY n. the art of producing and staging dramatic works. |
| METALLURGY | • metallurgy n. The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working. • METALLURGY n. the study of alloying and treating metals. |
| THAUMATURGY | • thaumaturgy n. The working of miracles, wonderworking; magic, witchcraft, wizardry. • THAUMATURGY n. the performance of miracles. |
| PYROMETALLURGY | • pyrometallurgy n. Any process that uses high temperatures to transform either metals or their ores. • PYROMETALLURGY adj. chemical metallurgy depending on heat action (as roasting and smelting). |
| HYDROMETALLURGY | • hydrometallurgy n. The field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals… • HYDROMETALLURGY n. the treatment of ores by wet processes (as leaching). |