(by extension) An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
camphanyl
camphoryl
camphoryl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from camphor
cytolymph
cytolymph
noun
Synonym of hyaloplasm
dampishly
dampishly
adv
In a moderately damp or moist manner.
dumpishly
dumpishly
adv
In a dumpish manner; dejectedly; gloomily.
emphlysis
emphlysis
noun
(pathology) A vesicular tumour.
endolymph
endolymph
noun
(anatomy) The watery fluid inside the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear.
hemiglyph
hemiglyph
noun
(architecture) The half channel or groove in the edge of the triglyph in the Doric order.
hemiplegy
hemiplegy
noun
Dated form of hemiplegia.
hemolymph
hemolymph
noun
(zoology) A circulating fluid in the bodies of some invertebrates that is the equivalent of blood
homophyly
homophyly
noun
(biology, archaic) That form of homology due to common ancestry (phylogenetic homology), in opposition to homomorphy, to which genealogic basis is wanting.
homoplasy
homoplasy
noun
(evolutionary theory) A correspondence between the parts or organs of different species acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence.
homotypal
homotypal
adj
(biology) Of the same type of structure; pertaining to a homotype.
hypomeral
lipothymy
lipothymy
noun
(archaic) A fainting; a swoon.
lophiomys
lumpishly
lumpishly
adv
In a lumpish manner.
lymphatic
lymphatic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system.
(obsolete) Madly enthusiastic; frantic.
Lacking energy or enthusiasm; having characteristics once associated with an excess of lymph: lack of muscle tone, paleness, sluggishness, etc.
noun
(anatomy) A vessel that transports lymph.
lymphemia
lymphomas
lymphuria
melaphyre
melaphyre
noun
(obsolete) Various dark-coloured volcanic igneous rocks rich in augite, similar to and in some definitions including basalt, principally of Paleozoic age
mesophyll
mesophyll
noun
(botany) The soft internal parenchyma of a leaf
mesophyls
mesophyls
noun
plural of mesophyl
mumpishly
mumpishly
adv
sulkily; sullenly
nemophily
nymphalid
nymphalid
noun
Any butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
nymphical
nymphical
Adjective
of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs
nymphlike
nymphlike
adj
Resembling a nymph.
ophthalmy
ophthalmy
noun
Archaic form of ophthalmia.
pamphylia
pamphylia
Proper noun
A historical region in the south coast of Asia Minor, between Lycia and Cilicia.
perilymph
perilymph
noun
An extracellular fluid found in the scala tympani and scala vestibuli of the cochlea.
phyletism
phyllomes
phyllomes
noun
plural of phyllome
phyllomic
phyllomic
adj
Relating to a phyllome.
phylonome
plymouths
polyhemia
polyhemic
polymaths
polymaths
noun
plural of polymath
polymathy
polymathy
noun
The knowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning.
polymorph
polymorph
noun
(biology) Any organism that shows polymorphism.
(chemistry, geology) Any substance or mineral that forms different types of crystal.
(transitive, fiction) The transformation of an item or creature into something different by magic.
verb
(fiction, transitive, intransitive) To transform into something different by magic.
(intransitive) To transform; to change into another form.
polymythy
polymythy
noun
(rare) A combination of multiple plots in a single narrative.
polypheme
polypheme
Proper noun
Polyphemus.
pompholyx
pompholyx
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) impure zinc oxide
(medicine) dyshidrosis
purolymph
rompishly
rompishly
adv
In a rompish manner.
subphylum
subphylum
noun
(taxonomy) A taxonomic category below phylum and above class