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. |
ARRHENOTOKY | • arrhenotoky n. (Biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis. • ARRHENOTOKY n. giving birth only to boys. |
AUTOCHTHONY | • autochthony n. An aboriginal condition or state. • AUTOCHTHONY n. the state of being aboriginal. |
BRACHYODONT | • brachyodont adj. Having unusually short teeth. • BRACHYODONT adj. of mammals, such as humans, having teeth with short crowns. |
CHOANOCYTES | • choanocytes n. Plural of choanocyte. • CHOANOCYTE n. a cell in which the flagellum is surrounded by a sheath of protoplasm. |
ENTOMOPHAGY | • entomophagy n. The eating of insects. • ENTOMOPHAGY n. the eating of insects. |
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. |
HYOPLASTRON | • hyoplastron n. (Anatomy) The second lateral plate in the plastron of turtles. • HYOPLASTRON n. in a turtle's plastron, a plate between the hypoplastron and the entoplastron. |
MONOHYDRATE | • monohydrate n. (Chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains a single molecule of water of crystallization per molecule… • MONOHYDRATE n. a hydrate containing one molecule of water per molecule of the compound. |
MONOTHERAPY | • monotherapy n. (Medicine) A therapy which is administered by itself. • MONOTHERAPY n. a medical treatment using a single drug or therapy. |
MYTHOLOGIAN | • mythologian n. A mythologist. • MYTHOLOGIAN n. a mythologist. |
NYCTOPHOBIA | • nyctophobia n. A fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness. • NYCTOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of the night or darkness. |
ORTHOGNATHY | • orthognathy n. The condition of being orthognathous. • ORTHOGNATHY n. the state of having normally aligned jaws. |
PANTHEOLOGY | • pantheology n. A system of theology embracing all religions; a complete system of theology. • PANTHEOLOGY n. a synthesis of all religions and the knowledge of all gods. |
SOOTHSAYING | • soothsaying n. A method of foretelling the future. • SOOTHSAYING n. the act of divining. |
THANATOLOGY | • thanatology n. The scientific study of death and the practices associated with it, including the study of the needs… • THANATOLOGY n. the description or study of the phenomena of death and of psychological mechanisms for coping with them. |