(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
amphitryon
amphrysian
amplifying
amplifying
verb
present participle of amplify
anemopathy
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
anolympiad
camphylene
capnomancy
capnomancy
noun
Divination by interpreting smoke rising from a fire. A form of pyromancy.
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
companying
companying
verb
present participle of company
competency
competency
noun
(law) Meeting specified qualifications to perform.
(linguistics) Implicit knowledge of a language’s structure.
(obsolete) A sufficient supply (of).
(obsolete) A sustainable income.
The ability to perform some task; competence.
compliancy
compliancy
noun
The condition of being compliant; compliance, complaisance
componency
componency
noun
The property of being a component or having components.
crampingly
crampingly
adv
So as to cramp or confine.
cryptonema
cymbopogon
cymophenol
cymophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of carvacrol
cynomorpha
deployment
deployment
noun
(parachuting) the start of something
An arrangement or classification of things.
An implementation, or putting into use, of something.
The distribution of military forces prior to battle.
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
employment
employment
noun
(economics) The number or percentage of people at work
A use, purpose
An activity to which one devotes time
The act of employing
The state of being employed
The work or occupation for which one is used, and often paid
endomorphy
endomorphy
noun
The property of having the endomorph body type.
ependymary
ependymoma
ependymoma
noun
(pathology, oncology) A tumour of the central nervous system.
eponychium
eponychium
noun
(anatomy) The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
(zoology, veterinary medicine) The protective capsule that surrounds the hoof of foetuses and neonates of hoofed animals, which disappears soon after birth, but remnants of which remain as part of the permanent hoof.
graphonomy
graphonomy
noun
Synonym of graphonomics
gymnoplast
gymnoplast
noun
(biology) A cell or mass of protoplasm devoid of an envelope, such as a white blood corpuscle.
gymnosophy
gymnosophy
noun
(historical) A philosophy and lifestyle based around the idea that nudity is a natural condition and should be widely acceptable in society.
gymnosperm
gymnosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant such as a conifer whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary.
gymnospore
gymnospore
noun
A type of spore that does not have a protective envelope, especially one not produced in a sporangium
hippomancy
hippomancy
noun
Divination by the interpretation of the appearance and behaviour of horses. Their neighing and stamping are particularly noted.
homeophony
hymenopter
hymenopter
noun
(archaic) hymenopteran
hypanthium
hypanthium
noun
(botany) The bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne
hypernomic
hypnosperm
hypnotisms
hypnotisms
noun
plural of hypnotism
hypogynium
hypolimnia
hypolimnia
noun
plural of hypolimnion
hypomnesia
hypomnesia
noun
deficiency of the memory
hypomnesis
hyponymous
hyponymous
adj
Synonym of hyponymic
hypophamin
impatiency
impatiency
noun
(obsolete) Impatience.
impeccancy
impeccancy
noun
The quality of being sinless.
impedingly
impedingly
adv
So as to impede or hinder.
impendency
impendency
noun
That which impends.
The state of impending.
importancy
importancy
noun
(obsolete) That which is important.
(obsolete) importance; significance
imposingly
imposingly
adv
In an imposing manner.
impotently
impotently
adv
In an impotent manner.
imprudency
imprudency
noun
(obsolete) The fact or quality of being imprudent; rashness.
(obsolete, countable) An imprudent act.
impudently
impudently
adv
In an impudent manner; with unbecoming assurance; shamelessly.
kemperyman
lampoonery
lampoonery
noun
The act of lampooning
laymanship
laymanship
noun
The condition or act of being a layman.
lymphation
manipulary
megaphyton
melampyrin
melampyrin
noun
melampyrite
melanotype
melanotype
noun
Alternative form of melainotype
menotyphla
mesophryon
mesophryon
noun
(anatomy) glabella (the space between the eyebrows and nose)
metaphyton
metaphyton
noun
Any metaphytic filamentous alga
minifloppy
minifloppy
noun
Alternative spelling of mini-floppy
miscopying
miscopying
verb
present participle of miscopy
misplaying
misplaying
verb
present participle of misplay
mistypings
mistypings
noun
plural of mistyping
monography
monography
noun
A monograph.
Representation by lines without colour; an outline drawing.
monopylaea
monopylean
monopylean
adj
Relating to radiolarians of the suborder Monopylea
monospermy
monospermy
noun
(biology) The fertilization of an oocyte by a single spermatozoon.
monotypous
morphogeny
morphogeny
noun
(biology) History of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms, distinguished from physiogeny.
morphonomy
morphonomy
noun
(biology, archaic) The laws of organic formation.
multipying
myoprotein
myoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein that occurs in muscle tissue.
myriapodan
neophytism
neophytism
noun
The property of being a neophyte.
nephrotomy
nephrotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney.
neurolymph
neurolymph
noun
(medicine, obsolete) cerebrospinal fluid
nomography
nomography
noun
A treatise on laws.
nomophylax
nomophylax
noun
(historical) A magistrate, in ancient Greece, who was the custodian of the texts of the law.
nonpayment
nonpayment
noun
The failure to make a payment
nymphaline
nymphaline
noun
Any butterfly of the subfamily Nymphalinae
nymphipara
nymphoides
nympholept
nympholept
noun
A person in a state of nympholepsy.
nymphotomy
nymphotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the labia minora
nyphomania
olympianly
olympieion
olympionic
omentopexy
omentopexy
noun
(surgery) The operation of suturing the omentum to the abdominal wall, securing anastomotic communication between the portal system and that of the vena cava.
omniparity
omniparity
noun
Equality in every part; general equality.
ophiomancy
ophiomancy
noun
Divination by serpents, as for example by their manner of eating or by their coils.
outpayment
outpayment
noun
An outgoing payment; expenditure.
pachymenia
pachymenic
paddymelon
paddymelon
noun
(Australia) Any of various cucurbitaceous plants, especially Cucumis myriocarpus, native to Africa but naturalized in inland Australia.
Alternative form of pademelon
paedonymic
pantometry
pantometry
noun
(dated) A proposed scheme for universal measurement.
A tendency to measure everything; fixation on measurement or quantitative aspects.
paracymene
paracymene
Noun
cymene
paramyelin
paramyosin
paramyosin
noun
(biochemistry) A muscle protein, similar to myosin, present in some invertebrates
parchmenty
parchmenty
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
parenchyma
parenchyma
noun
(anatomy) The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue.
(botany) The cellular tissue, typically soft and succulent, found chiefly in the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc.
(zoology) Cellular tissue lying between the body wall and the organs of invertebrate animals lacking a coelom, such as flatworms.
parenchyme
paronymize
paronymous
paronymous
adj
(semantics) Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning.
(semantics) Having the same root or derivation; conjugate.
pathognomy
pathognomy
noun
The expression of the passions or emotions; the science of the signs by which human passions are indicated.
patronymic
patronymic
adj
(by extension) Derived from one's ancestors.
Derived from one's father.
noun
(by extension) A name acquired from one's father's, grandfather's or earlier (male) ancestor's first name. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.
A name acquired from one's father.
paynimhood
perigynium
perigynium
noun
(botany) Any unusual appendage around the pistil, such as the bottle-shaped body in the sedges, or the bristles and scales in some other genera of the sedge family.
permanency
permanency
noun
(countable) A person or thing permanently in residence.
The state or quality of permanence.
pessomancy
pessomancy
noun
Divination using pebbles.
petromyzon
philhymnic
phonometry
phonometry
noun
The measurement of sound.
phrynosoma
phytognomy
phytognomy
noun
(historical) The pseudoscientific study of the medical benefits of plants as determined by their shape (e.g. heart-shaped leaves suggesting a remedy for heart conditions).
phytomonad
phytomonad
noun
Any trypanosomatid of the genus Phytomonas
phytomonas
pigmentary
pigmentary
adj
Of a colour, produced by pigments.
Of or pertaining to pigment.
planimetry
planimetry
noun
(mathematics) The measurement of distances, angles and areas on a plane, especially on a map or image
planometry
planometry
noun
The measurement or construction of a plane surface.
plasmogeny
playmaking
playmaking
noun
(sports) The initiation of offensive play with the intent of scoring a goal (or the equivalent)
playmonger
plynlymmon
pneumology
pneumology
noun
The study of the respiratory system and organs.
pneumopexy
pneumopexy
noun
(surgery) fixation of layers of the lung tissue
pneumotomy
pneumotomy
noun
(dated) Synonym of pneumonectomy
podogynium
podogynium
noun
A pedicel rising from the base of a flower with the ovary at the top.
poecilonym
poecilonym
noun
Almost a synonym: a word that means almost the same thing as another.
pogonotomy
pogonotomy
noun
The cutting of beards; shaving.
polyangium
polygamian
polygamian
adj
(botany) Polygamous.
polygenism
polygenism
noun
(ethnology) The belief that humans descended from more than one ancestral pair.
polyhymnia
polyhymnia
Proper noun
The Muse of sacred music.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
polymagnet
polymelian
polymelian
noun
An animal or person that has polymelia
polynemoid
polynemoid
Adjective
Characteristic of the family Polynemidae.
Noun
polyneme; threadfin
polynomial
polynomial
adj
(algebra) Able to be described or limited by a polynomial.
(taxonomy) of a polynomial name or entity
noun
(algebra, strict sense) An expression consisting of a sum of a finite number of terms, each term being the product of a constant coefficient and one or more variables raised to a non-negative integer power, such as a_nxⁿ+a_n-1xⁿ⁻¹+...+a_0x⁰.
(taxonomy) A taxonomic designation (such as of a subspecies) consisting of more than two terms.
polyonymal
polyonymic
polyonymic
adj
Relating to polyonym
polysemant
polysemant
noun
A word or phrase with more than one meaning.
pomeroyton
postliminy
postliminy
noun
Alternative form of postliminium
poultryman
poultryman
noun
A male poulterer.
poultrymen
poultrymen
noun
plural of poultryman
preharmony
prepayment
prepayment
noun
(accounting) An asset recognized in respect an expense incurred in a period for which the benefit will be received in a future period.