| ALLOSTERY | • allostery n. The quality of being allosteric. • ALLOSTERY n. of an enzyme, the property of being allosteric. |
| ALLOTTERY | • allottery n. (Obsolete) Allotment. portion, allocation. • ALLOTTERY n. (Shakespeare) a share allotted. |
| APTERYXES | • apteryxes n. Plural of apteryx. • APTERYX n. (Greek) one of a genus of New Zealand birds that includes the kiwi. |
| DICASTERY | • dicastery n. A ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical. • dicastery n. A judicial body of the ancient Athenian state, made up of dicasts. • DICASTERY n. a court of justice; a judgment hall. |
| DYSENTERY | • dysentery n. (Pathology) A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine)… • dysentery n. Diarrhea. • DYSENTERY n. inflammation of the mucous membranes of the large intestine. |
| HUCKSTERY | • huckstery n. The activities of a huckster. • HUCKSTERY n. the business of a huckster. |
| MAGISTERY | • magistery n. (Chiefly historical). • magistery n. (Obsolete). • MAGISTERY n. the quality, position, or function of a master. |
| MESENTERY | • mesentery n. (Anatomy) The membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen, maintaining their position… • MESENTERY n. a membrane enclosing the intestines. |
| MONASTERY | • monastery n. A building for housing monks or others who have taken religious vows. • MONASTERY n. the residence of a religious community, esp. of monks, living in seclusion from secular society and bound by religious vows. |
| PERIPTERY | • periptery n. The region surrounding a moving body, such as the wing of a bird or a gliding aeroplane, within which… • periptery n. (Architecture) A building surrounded by a wing or row of columns. • PERIPTERY n. a peripteral building; the turbulent air around a flying object. |
| PTERYGIAL | • pterygial adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pterygium. • PTERYGIAL adj. of or relating to a wing or fin. • PTERYGIAL n. a bone in a fin. |
| PTERYGIUM | • pterygium n. (Pathology) An abnormal mass of tissue in the corner of the eye that obstructs vision. • pterygium n. (Zoology) A generalized limb of a vertebrate. • PTERYGIUM n. a growth over the cornea. |
| PTERYGOID | • pterygoid adj. (Anatomy) Of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull. • pterygoid n. (Anatomy) A pterygoid part (such as a bone, muscle, or nerve). • PTERYGOID adj. winglike. |
| SLAISTERY | • slaistery adj. (Scotland) unctuous. • slaistery adj. (Scotland) defiling. • SLAISTERY n. slops, drudgery. |
| SPLINTERY | • splintery adj. Having many splinters. • splintery adj. Given to splintering. • SPLINTERY adj. given to splintering. |
| SPLUTTERY | • spluttery adj. Characterised by spluttering. • SPLUTTERY adj. given to spluttering. |
| TERYLENES | • terylenes n. Plural of terylene. • TERYLENE n. a kind of polyester fabric. |