(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
aptenodytes
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
chrysophane
chrysophane
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.
companyless
cyphonautes
cyphonautes
noun
(zoology) The larva of an ectoproct or bryozoan.
dynamoscope
dynamoscope
noun
(historical) A modified stethoscope for auscultation of the muscles.
genioplasty
genioplasty
noun
(surgery) mentoplasty
genyoplasty
granophyres
granophyres
noun
plural of granophyre
gymnopaedes
handyperson
handyperson
noun
(uncommon) A handyman or handywoman.
heptagynous
heptagynous
adj
(botany) Having seven pistils
hydrophanes
hydrophanes
noun
plural of hydrophane
hydroplanes
hydroplanes
noun
plural of hydroplane
hyperbatons
hyperbatons
noun
plural of hyperbaton
hypersomnia
hypersomnia
noun
(medicine, pathology) Excessive sleepiness.
hypertonias
hypertonias
noun
plural of hypertonia
hypokinesia
hypokinesia
noun
(pathology) Slowed or diminished movement of the body.
hyponasties
hyposternal
hyposthenia
hyposthenia
noun
(medicine, dated) weakness; subnormal strength
hyposynaphe
hypotenusal
hypotenusal
adj
Of or relating to the hypotenuse.
lecanoscopy
neuroplasty
neuroplasty
noun
Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
nonpayments
nonpayments
noun
plural of nonpayment
pathogenesy
pennyroyals
pennyroyals
noun
plural of pennyroyal
pensionably
pensionably
adv
So as to be eligible to receive a pension.
pentagynous
pentagynous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to plants of the order Pentagyna; having five styles.
pentastylos
personality
personality
noun
(law) That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons
(of inanimate or abstract things) A set of qualities that make something distinctive or interesting.
(of people) A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
A celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence.
An assumed role or manner of behavior.
Charisma, or qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd.
Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks.
personately
physonectae
platystemon
podsnappery
podsnappery
Noun
smug self-satisfaction and a lack of interest in the affairs of others
polyadenous
polyadenous
adj
(botany and zoology, rare) Having many glands.
polyandries
polyandries
noun
plural of polyandry
polygonales
polynesians
proseminary
proseminary
noun
A seminary that prepares pupils for a higher institution.
prosenchyma
prosenchyma
noun
(botany) The tissues formed of elongated cells, especially those with pointed or oblique extremities, such as the principal cells of ordinary wood.
protestancy
protestancy
Proper noun
Protestantism
psephomancy
psephomancy
noun
Divination by drawing pebbles from a pile.
pseudomancy
pseudonymal
pseudonymal
adj
pseudonymous
pyoxanthose
pyoxanthose
noun
(chemistry, archaic) A greenish-yellow crystalline colouring matter found with pyocyanin in pus.
pyranosides
pyranosides
noun
plural of pyranoside
pyroarsenic
pyroarsenic
adj
of, or relating to pyroarsenic acid or its derivatives
pyrogenesia
pyromancies
scenography
scenography
noun
A representation or description of a body, in all its dimensions, as it appears to the eye.
The art or act of representing a body on a perspective plane.
The design of theatrical sets.
sphyraenoid
sphyraenoid
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Sphyraenidae, a family of marine fishes including the barracudas.
splenodynia
splenodynia
noun
(medicine) Pain in the region of the spleen; splenalgia.
splenopathy
splenopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the spleen
spondylidae
spontaneity
spontaneity
noun
(biology) The tendency to activity of muscular tissue, including the voluntary muscles, when in a state of healthful vigour and refreshment.
(biology) The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or checked by the environment.
(countable) Spontaneous behaviour.
(uncountable) The quality of being spontaneous.
stenography
stenography
noun
The practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand
supercanopy
supercanopy
noun
(architecture) An upper arch or gable above a lesser or lower one.
The section of a forest above the canopy.
synaloephas
synaloephas
noun
plural of synaloepha
synapterous
synaptosome
synaptosome
noun
A structure containing vesicles and mitochondria of a synapse that is obtained when brain tissue is homogenized.
syncopative
syncopative
adj
Of or relating to syncopation.
synsepalous
synsepalous
adj
(botany) gamosepalous
tendoplasty
tendoplasty
noun
Synonym of tenontoplasty
thysanopter
thysanopter
noun
(zoology) One of the Thysanoptera.
trypanosome
trypanosome
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of protozoan parasites which are transmitted by biting insects and infect the blood of humans and other vertebrates.
