AMETHYSTINE | • amethystine adj. Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple. • AMETHYSTINE adj. of or like amethyst. |
ASSYTHMENTS | • assythments n. Plural of assythment. • ASSYTHMENT n. in Scots law, indemnification for injury; satisfaction. |
ATTORNEYISM | • attorneyism n. The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys. • ATTORNEYISM n. the state of being an attorney. |
ENCYSTMENTS | • encystments n. Plural of encystment. • ENCYSTMENT n. the act of encysting. |
ENTEROSTOMY | • enterostomy n. (Surgery) The construction of a permanent opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall. • ENTEROSTOMY n. a surgical formation of an opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall. |
INTERSYSTEM | • intersystem adj. Between systems. • INTERSYSTEM adj. between systems. |
MISTRYSTING | • mistrysting v. Present participle of mistryst. • MISTRYST v. (Scots) to fail to keep an appointment with. |
MONSTROSITY | • monstrosity n. An organism showing abnormal development or deformity. • monstrosity n. A monstrous person, thing, or act. • monstrosity n. The state of being monstrous. |
NEMATOCYSTS | • nematocysts n. Plural of nematocyst. • NEMATOCYST n. an older name for a cnidoblast, a stinging cell in e.g. jellyfish. |
SMARTYPANTS | • smartypants n. Alternative form of smarty pants. • smarty␣pants n. (Informal) A smart aleck or know-it-all. • SMARTYPANTS n. an overly clever person. |
STATESMANLY | • statesmanly adj. Befitting a statesman. • STATESMANLY adj. like a statesman. |
SYNTAGMATIC | • syntagmatic adj. Of or pertaining to a syntagma. • SYNTAGMATIC adj. of or like a syntagma. |
SYNTHETISMS | • SYNTHETISM n. the symbolism of Gauguin and the Nabis, who reacted against the impressionists and realists by seeking to produce brightly coloured abstractions of their inner experience. |
TAUTONYMIES | • tautonymies n. Plural of tautonymy. • TAUTONYMY n. the practice of using a specific name the same as the generic name. |
TAUTONYMOUS | • TAUTONYMOUS adj. of or like a tautonym, a taxonomic name in which genus and species are the same. |
TENSIOMETRY | • tensiometry n. The measurement of surface tension. • TENSIOMETRY n. the measurement of tension. |
THERMONASTY | • thermonasty n. A nastic response to a change in temperature, such as the opening and closing of tulips. • THERMONASTY n. nastic movement in response to heat or temperature change. |
TOPONYMISTS | • toponymists n. Plural of toponymist. • TOPONYMIST n. one who studies toponymy, the study of place-names. |
TRYPTAMINES | • tryptamines n. Plural of tryptamine. • TRYPTAMINE n. a crystalline amine derived from tryptophan. |
TUMESCENTLY | • tumescently adv. In a tumescent manner. • TUMESCENT adv. tending to swell. |