AGLYCONE | • aglycone n. (Organic chemistry) The non-sugar fragment of a glycoside. • AGLYCONE n. an organic compound, as a phenol or alcohol, combined with the sugar portion of a glycoside, also AGLYCON. |
AMYLOGEN | • amylogen n. The water-soluble part of granulose. • AMYLOGEN n. the relatively soluble component of starch, also AMYLOSE. |
AUTOGENY | • autogeny n. Spontaneous generation. • AUTOGENY n. spontaneous generation. |
BOGEYMAN | • bogeyman n. A menacing, ghost-like monster in children’s stories. • bogeyman n. (By extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract. • bogey␣man n. Alternative spelling of bogeyman. |
COAGENCY | • coagency n. Agency in common; joint agency. • COAGENCY n. a joint agency. |
CYANOGEN | • cyanogen n. (Organic chemistry) The pseudohalogen (CN)2; a colourless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant… • cyanogen n. (Chemistry) The radical -CN. • CYANOGEN n. a compound of carbon and nitrogen, forming a colourless poisonous gas with an almond-like odour. |
ENDOGAMY | • endogamy n. The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one’s own ethnic, religious, or social group. • endogamy n. (Biology) The fusion of two related gametes. • ENDOGAMY n. the practice of marriage within a specific social group. |
GEOMANCY | • geomancy n. A method of divination using earth or the ground, such as interpreting markings on the ground or how… • geomancy n. Feng shui; Chinese geomancy. • GEOMANCY n. telling the future from geographical features. |
GONDELAY | • gondelay n. Obsolete form of gondola. • GONDELAY n. (Spenser) a gondola. |
GYNOECIA | • gynoecia n. Plural of gynoecium. • GYNOECIUM n. the pistil of a flower, also GYNAECEUM, GYNAECIUM, GYNECIUM. |
HOGMENAY | • Hogmenay n. Obsolete form of Hogmanay. • HOGMENAY n. (Scots) a Scottish celebration, also HOGMANAY, HOGMANE. |
HYALOGEN | • hyalogen n. (Biochemistry) Any of several complex mucoid polysaccharides, found in animal tissue, that are composed of hyalins. • HYALOGEN n. a substance found in animal cells. |
HYPOGEAN | • hypogean adj. Existing or growing underground. • HYPOGEAN adj. germinating with cotyledons underground, also HYPOGAEAL, HYPOGAEAN, HYPOGAEOUS, HYPOGEAL, HYPOGEOUS. |
MONEYBAG | • moneybag n. Alternative spelling of money bag. • money␣bag n. A bag, normally with a drawstring, used for holding money. • money␣bag n. (In the plural) A wealthy person. |
NEGATORY | • negatory adj. Negative, negating. • negatory n. (Military, CB slang) No. • NEGATORY adj. expressing denial. |
NOSEGAYS | • nosegays n. Plural of nosegay. • NOSEGAY n. a bouquet of fragrant flowers. |
ORANGERY | • orangery n. A greenhouse in which orange trees are grown. • orangery n. A garden or plantation where orange trees are grown. • ORANGERY n. a building for growing orange trees in a cool climate, also ORANGERIE. |
XENOGAMY | • xenogamy n. (Botany) The transfer of pollen from the anthers of one plant to the stigma of another; cross-pollination. • xenogamy n. Cross-cultural marriage. • XENOGAMY n. cross-fertilization. |
YEARLONG | • yearlong adj. Lasting one year; of a timespan of one year. • yearlong adj. Which lasts throughout every year; which is not seasonal. • yearlong adv. (Chiefly farming) Per year. |