| BRACHYGRAPHY | • brachygraphy n. (Obsolete) A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand. • BRACHYGRAPHY n. certain old systems of shorthand. |
| CRYPTOGRAPHY | • cryptography n. The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of… • CRYPTOGRAPHY n. secret writing. |
| CRYSTALLOGRAPHY | • crystallography n. The experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids. • crystallography n. The study of crystals. • CRYSTALLOGRAPHY n. a science that deals with the forms and structures of crystals. |
| DAGUERREOTYPY | • daguerreotypy n. The art or technique of producing daguerreotypes. • DAGUERREOTYPY n. the art of daguerreotyping. |
| GYNANDROMORPHY | • gynandromorphy n. Gynandromorphism. • GYNANDROMORPHY n. the state of being gynandromorph, an animal having both male and female characteristics. |
| HYDROGRAPHY | • hydrography n. (Nautical) The scientific measurement and description of the physical features and conditions of navigable… • HYDROGRAPHY n. the study of bodies of water. |
| HYPERPHRYGIAN | • HYPERPHRYGIAN adj. above the Phrygian; applied to a mode of ancient Greek music having as its lower tetrachord the upper tetrachord of the Phrygian. |
| HYPERTROPHYING | • hypertrophying v. Present participle of hypertrophy. • HYPERTROPHY v. to grow to abnormal size. |
| PROTEROGYNY | • proterogyny n. The condition of being proterogynous. • PROTEROGYNY n. the development of female organs before male to avoid self-fertilization. |
| PSYCHOSURGERY | • psychosurgery n. (Surgery) Surgery of the brain to treat or alleviate mental illness. • PSYCHOSURGERY n. cerebral surgery employed in treating psychic symptoms. |
| PTERYLOGRAPHY | • pterylography n. (Zoology) The study or description of the arrangement of feathers, or of the pterylae, of birds. • PTERYLOGRAPHY n. a description of pterylae. |
| PYRARGYRITE | • pyrargyrite n. (Mineralogy) A sulfosalt mineral used as a silver ore; it is dark red or black in color with a metallic… • PYRARGYRITE n. a deep-red to black silver ore. |
| PYRARGYRITES | • pyrargyrites n. Plural of pyrargyrite. • PYRARGYRITE n. a deep-red to black silver ore. |
| PYROGRAPHY | • pyrography n. The freehanded art of decorating wood, leather or other materials with burn marks (resulting in surface… • pyrography n. A decoration or design so produced. • PYROGRAPHY n. the tracing of designs by burning. |
| 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). |
| PYROPHOTOGRAPHY | • pyrophotography n. (Photography) Any photographic process involving the use of heat to fix the picture. • PYROPHOTOGRAPHY n. the production of pyrophotographs. |
| RHYPAROGRAPHY | • rhyparography n. (Art) The painting, or literary description, of mean or sordid things; especially still-life or genre painting. • RHYPAROGRAPHY n. genre or still-life pictures of sordid subjects. |
| XYLOPYROGRAPHY | • xylopyrography n. (Art) The art of burning pictures onto wood. • XYLOPYROGRAPHY n. engraving designs on wood with hot poker. |