AUTOCEPHALY | • autocephaly n. (Christianity) The condition where a church’s leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no… • AUTOCEPHALY n. self-government. |
COUNTERMYTH | • countermyth n. A myth that counters or contradicts another. • COUNTERMYTH n. an opposing myth. |
ENTOPHYTOUS | • entophytous adj. Entophytic. • ENTOPHYTOUS adj. of or pertaining to entophytes, also ENTOPHYTIC. |
ERYTHRONIUM | • erythronium n. A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet. • erythronium n. (Obsolete) An early proposed name for vanadium. • Erythronium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Liliaceae – the fawnlilies. |
HEPTAGYNOUS | • heptagynous adj. (Botany) Having seven pistils. • HEPTAGYNOUS adj. belonging to the Heptagynia, having seven styles. |
HYPOTENUSES | • hypotenuses n. Plural of hypotenuse. • HYPOTENUSE n. the longest side of a right-angled triangle, also HYPOTHENUSE. |
HYPOTHENUSE | • hypothenuse n. Dated form of hypotenuse. • HYPOTHENUSE n. the longest side of a right-angled triangle, also HYPOTENUSE. |
LYTHRACEOUS | • lythraceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Lythraceae, which includes loosestrifes, pomegranate, henna, water… • LYTHRACEOUS adj. relating to the purple loosestrife genus. |
NEUROTROPHY | • neurotrophy n. (Biology) The nutrition and metabolism of tissues regulated by nerves. • NEUROTROPHY n. nutrition of the nervous system; the influence of the nervous system on nutrition. |
POLYCHETOUS | • polychetous adj. Alternative form of polychaetous. • POLYCHETOUS adj. of, relating to, or belonging to the class Polychaeta, also POLYCHAETOUS. |
POLYURETHAN | • POLYURETHAN n. any of various polymers used esp. in flexible and rigid foams, elastomers, and resins, also POLYURETHANE. |
QUOTEWORTHY | • quoteworthy adj. Worthy of being quoted; quotable. • QUOTEWORTHY adj. worth being quoted. |
RIGHTEOUSLY | • righteously adv. In a righteous manner. • RIGHTEOUS adv. just, proper. |
THEFTUOUSLY | • theftuously adv. By theft; thievishly. • THEFTUOUS adv. thievish. |
THELYTOKOUS | • thelytokous adj. That produces female offspring (only). • THELYTOKOUS adj. producing only female offspring. |
THEOPNEUSTY | • theopneusty n. Divine inspiration. • THEOPNEUSTY n. divine inspiration, esp. one that enables someone to reveal divine truths. |
UNBROTHERLY | • unbrotherly adj. Not brotherly; not befitting a brother. • UNBROTHERLY adj. not brotherly. |
UNSEAWORTHY | • unseaworthy adj. Unfit for a sea voyage. • UNSEAWORTHY adj. not good enough to be used on the sea. |
YOUTHQUAKES | • youthquakes n. Plural of youthquake. • YOUTHQUAKE n. a shift in cultural norms influenced by the values, tastes, and mores of young people. |