AEROPHAGY | • aerophagy n. (Medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria. • AEROPHAGY n. spasmodic swallowing of air. |
APOPHYGES | • apophyges n. Plural of apophyge. • APOPHYGE n. (Greek) the curve where a column merges in its base or capital. |
ATHEOLOGY | • atheology n. Antagonism to theology; the study or profession of atheism. • ATHEOLOGY n. antagonism to theology. |
CREOPHAGY | • creophagy n. Alternative spelling of kreophagy. • CREOPHAGY n. the act of eating meat. |
ENDOPHAGY | • endophagy n. (Rare) Cannibalism, within a group. • ENDOPHAGY n. cannibalism within a tribe; eating away from within. |
GEOGRAPHY | • geography n. A description of the earth: a treatise or textbook on geography. • geography n. (Archaic) an atlas or gazetteer. • geography n. The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them. |
HERCOGAMY | • hercogamy n. (Botany) The condition where self-pollination is impossible (e.g. due to physical obstacles or mutations). • HERCOGAMY n. the prevention of self-pollination in plants, also HERKOGAMY. |
HERKOGAMY | • herkogamy n. (Botany) Different relative positionings of the stigma and the anthers. • HERKOGAMY n. the prevention of self-pollination in plants, also HERCOGAMY. |
HOGMENAYS | • Hogmenays n. Plural of Hogmenay. • HOGMENAY n. (Scots) a Scottish celebration, also HOGMANAY, HOGMANE. |
HYALOGENS | • hyalogens n. Plural of hyalogen. • HYALOGEN n. a substance found in animal cells. |
HYPOGAEAL | • hypogaeal adj. Alternative form of hypogeal. • HYPOGAEAL adj. germinating with cotyledons underground, also HYPOGAEAN, HYPOGAEOUS, HYPOGEAL, HYPOGEAN, HYPOGEOUS. |
HYPOGAEAN | • hypogaean adj. Alternative form of hypogean. • HYPOGAEAN adj. germinating with cotyledons underground, also HYPOGAEAL, HYPOGAEOUS, HYPOGEAL, HYPOGEAN, HYPOGEOUS. |
HYPOGAEUM | • hypogaeum n. Alternative form of hypogeum. • HYPOGAEUM n. (Greek) an underground chamber, also HYPOGEUM. |
MOYGASHEL | • moygashel n. A type of linen originally made in the town of Moygashel, Ireland. • MOYGASHEL n. an Irish linen; a garment made from this type of Irish linen. |
PATHOGENY | • pathogeny n. (Medicine) The generation and method of development of disease. • PATHOGENY n. the production and development of disease, also PATHOGENESIS. |
PHAGOCYTE | • phagocyte n. (Cytology) A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs… • phagocyte v. (Transitive) To phagocytize. • PHAGOCYTE n. a white blood corpuscle that engulfs bacteria and other harmful particles. |
SYPHONAGE | • syphonage n. Alternative form of siphonage. • SYPHONAGE n. the action of a syphon, also SIPHONAGE. |
THEOPHAGY | • theophagy n. (Rare) The eating or consumption of a god, in a sacramental context. • THEOPHAGY n. the sacramental consumption of a god. |
XEROPHAGY | • xerophagy n. A restrictive diet (of bread and water, for example) as a punishment or religious form of discipline. • XEROPHAGY n. the eating of dry food, esp. food cooked without oil. |
XYLOPHAGE | • xylophage n. (Biology) Any living organism that feeds on wood. • XYLOPHAGE n. an insect larva, mollusc etc. that eats or bores into wood. |