AGRYPNIAS | • AGRYPNIA n. wakefulness; sleeplessness. |
ANAGLYPHS | • anaglyphs n. Plural of anaglyph. • ANAGLYPH n. (Greek) a type of carved ornament. |
ANAPLASTY | • anaplasty n. (Surgery) The restoration of lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue. • ANAPLASTY n. the art or operation of restoring lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue. |
ANAPTYXES | • anaptyxes n. Plural of anaptyxis. • ANAPTYXIS n. (Greek) the insertion of a vowel between two consonants for ease of pronunciation. |
ANAPTYXIS | • anaptyxis n. (Phonetics) The epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel. • ANAPTYXIS n. (Greek) the insertion of a vowel between two consonants for ease of pronunciation. |
ASYNAPSES | • asynapses n. Plural of asynapsis. • ASYNAPSIS n. a failure of the pairing of homologous chromosomes in meiosis. |
ASYNAPSIS | • asynapsis n. (Biochemistry) The failure of synapsis during meiosis. • ASYNAPSIS n. a failure of the pairing of homologous chromosomes in meiosis. |
CAPITAYNS | • capitayns n. Plural of capitayn. • CAPITAYN n. (Spenser) a captain. |
HANDPLAYS | • HANDPLAY n. a dealing of blows. |
NYMPHAEAS | • nymphaeas n. Plural of nymphaea. • NYMPHAEA n. any plant of the waterlily genus. |
PATTYPANS | • pattypans n. Plural of pattypan. • PATTYPAN n. a pan in which patties are baked. |
PEASANTRY | • peasantry n. (Historical) Impoverished rural farm workers, either as serfs, small freeholders or hired hands. • peasantry n. Ignorant people of the lowest social status; bumpkins, rustics. • PEASANTRY n. peasants as a class; the condition or quality of a peasant. |
PHRYGANAS | • PHRYGANA n. (Modern Greek) an uncultivated open scrubland of the Mediterranean region, aka garigue. |
PLAYLANDS | • playlands n. Plural of playland. • PLAYLAND n. a recreational area. |
SYNALEPHA | • synalepha n. The suppression of a vowel at the end of word when it is followed by another word beginning with a vowel. • synalepha n. The melding into a single syllable of two vowels from two different syllables. • SYNALEPHA n. the melting of a final vowel or diphthong into the initial vowel or diphthong of the next word, also SYNALOEPHA. |
SYNAPHEAS | • synapheas n. Plural of synaphea. • SYNAPHEA n. a metrical system of continuity between verses. |
SYNAPHEIA | • synapheia n. (Prosody) Alternative form of synaphea. • SYNAPHEIA n. metrical continuity between two verses in a system, also SYNAPHEA. |
SYNAPTASE | • synaptase n. (Chemistry) Emulsin. • SYNAPTASE n. emulsin, the white milky pulp or extract of bitter almonds. |