AMBLYGONITE | • amblygonite n. (Mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important… • AMBLYGONITE n. lithium ore. |
CLEISTOGAMY | • cleistogamy n. (Botany) The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud. • CLEISTOGAMY n. the production of small flowers which do not open and in which self-pollination occurs, also CLISTOGAMY. |
CYTOMEGALIC | • cytomegalic adj. Relating to or exhibiting cytomegaly. • CYTOMEGALIC adj. having greatly enlarged cells. |
ETYMOLOGICA | • ETYMOLOGICON n. an etymological dictionary, also ETYMOLOGICUM. |
ETYMOLOGIES | • etymologies n. Plural of etymology. • ETYMOLOGY n. the study of the origins of words. |
ETYMOLOGISE | • etymologise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of etymologize. • ETYMOLOGISE v. to trace or suggest an etymology for, also ETYMOLOGIZE. |
ETYMOLOGIST | • etymologist n. A lexicographer or linguist who specializes in etymology (the origins of words). • ETYMOLOGIST n. a specialist in etymology. |
ETYMOLOGIZE | • etymologize v. (Linguistics, transitive, intransitive) To find or provide the etymology for a word. • ETYMOLOGIZE v. to discover, formulate, or state an etymology for, also ETYMOLOGISE. |
GEITONOGAMY | • geitonogamy n. (Botany) Transfer of pollen grains from the anther of a flower to the stigma of another flower of the same plant. • GEITONOGAMY n. pollination of a flower by another flower on the same plant. |
GYNOSTEMIUM | • gynostemium n. (Botany) A reproductive structure, in some plants, formed by fusion of the stamens and pistil. • GYNOSTEMIUM n. the central reproductive stalk of an orchid, which consists of a stamen and pistil fused together. |
HOMOGENEITY | • homogeneity n. The condition of being homogeneous. • HOMOGENEITY n. the state of being homogeneous. |
HYGROMETRIC | • hygrometric adj. Of or pertaining to hygrometry. • hygrometric adj. Measured using a hygrometer. • HYGROMETRIC adj. relating to measurement by hygrometer, also HYGROMETRICAL. |
LIGHTSOMELY | • lightsomely adv. (Archaic) In a lightsome manner. • LIGHTSOME adv. having light; not dark or gloomy. |
MYSTAGOGIES | • mystagogies n. Plural of mystagogy. • MYSTAGOGY n. the doctrines, principles, or practice of a mystagogue. |
MYTHOLOGIES | • mythologies n. Plural of mythology. • MYTHOLOGY n. a body of myths; the scientific study of myths. |
MYTHOLOGISE | • mythologise v. Alternative spelling of mythologize. • MYTHOLOGISE v. to make mythical, also MYTHOLOGIZE. |
MYTHOLOGIZE | • mythologize v. (Transitive, now rare) To interpret (A story etc.) as mythological; to explain the symbolic meaning of. • mythologize v. (Intransitive) To construct a myth or mythology. • mythologize v. (Transitive) To make (something or someone) into a myth; to create a legend about. |
TERMINOLOGY | • terminology n. A treatise on terms, especially those used in a specialised field. • terminology n. The set of terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms. • terminology n. The scientific study of such terms. |
TRAGICOMEDY | • tragicomedy n. (Uncountable) The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy. • tragicomedy n. (Countable) A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy. • TRAGICOMEDY n. a drama or a situation blending tragic and comic elements. |
VAGINECTOMY | • vaginectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the vagina. • VAGINECTOMY n. surgical excision of the vagina. |