EMPYREUMA | • empyreuma n. (Obsolete, chemistry) The peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal… • EMPYREUMA n. the peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in close vessels. |
EPIMYSIUM | • epimysium n. A layer of connective tissue which surrounds individual muscles. • EPIMYSIUM n. a fibrous sheet enclosing a muscle. |
EPONYMOUS | • eponymous adj. Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym. • eponymous adj. Of a thing: named after a person or entity. • EPONYMOUS adj. of, relating to, or being the person for whom something is believed to be named, also EPONYMIC. |
HYPERICUM | • hypericum n. (Botany) Any of many flowering plants of the genus Hypericum, the St John’s worts. • Hypericum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Hypericaceae – of nearly worldwide distribution, including Saint John’s wort. • HYPERICUM n. a herbaceous plant or shrub. |
HYPOGAEUM | • hypogaeum n. Alternative form of hypogeum. • HYPOGAEUM n. (Greek) an underground chamber, also HYPOGEUM. |
IMPUDENCY | • impudency n. (Now rare) Impudence. • IMPUDENCY n. shameless boldness, also IMPUDENCE. |
NYMPHAEUM | • nymphaeum n. An ancient Greek or Roman shrine consecrated to water nymphs, often with a fountain. • nymphæum n. Alternative spelling of nymphaeum. • NYMPHAEUM n. a temple for nymphs. |
PERFUMERY | • perfumery n. (Countable) A shop selling perfumes. • perfumery n. (Countable) A factory where perfume is made. • perfumery n. (Uncountable) The manufacture of perfume. |
PLUMOSELY | • PLUMOSE adv. having feathers or plumes, also PLUMATE, PLUMOUS. |
PRYTANEUM | • prytaneum n. (Historical) The town hall in an Ancient Greek city. • PRYTANEUM n. (Greek) an ancient Greek town hall. |
PSEUDONYM | • pseudonym n. A fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars. • PSEUDONYM n. a fictitious name assumed for the time, as by an author. |
PTERYGIUM | • pterygium n. (Pathology) An abnormal mass of tissue in the corner of the eye that obstructs vision. • pterygium n. (Zoology) A generalized limb of a vertebrate. • PTERYGIUM n. a growth over the cornea. |
PYRETHRUM | • pyrethrum n. Any of several daisy-like perennial African plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum cinerariifolium. • pyrethrum n. Anacyclus pyrethrum (pellitory of Spain). • pyrethrum n. (Organic chemistry) Any of several insecticides obtained from these plants; pyrethrin. |
SUPREMACY | • supremacy n. The quality of being supreme. • supremacy n. Power over all others. • supremacy n. (In combination) The ideology that a specified group is superior to others or should have supreme power over them. |
SUPREMELY | • supremely adv. To the greatest, highest, or utmost degree. • SUPREME adv. highest, greatest. |
SUPREMITY | • supremity n. (Archaic) Supremacy. • SUPREMITY n. supremacy. |
UNKEMPTLY | • unkemptly adv. In an unkempt manner. • UNKEMPT adv. untidy. |
YUPPIEDOM | • yuppiedom n. (Slang) The condition of being a yuppie. • YUPPIEDOM n. the state of being a yuppie, also YUPPYDOM. |