DEROGATORY | • derogatory adj. Disparaging. • derogatory adj. (Usually with to) Tending to derogate… • derogatory adj. (Law, of a clause in a testament) Being or pertaining to a derogatory clause. |
GERATOLOGY | • geratology n. The study of the elderly and diseases and other matters associated with senility; gerontology and geriatrics. • GERATOLOGY n. the branch of medicine concerned with the elderly and the phenomena associated with ageing, also GERONTOLOGY. |
GONIOMETRY | • goniometry n. Measurement of angles. • GONIOMETRY n. the art of measuring angles; trigonometry. |
GYROCOPTER | • gyrocopter n. (Aviation) An autogyro, similar to a helicopter. • GYROCOPTER n. an airplane balanced and supported by the aerodynamic forces acting on rapidly rotating horizontal or slightly inclined airfoils, also GYROPLANE. |
HEORTOLOGY | • heortology n. The study of religious festivals. • HEORTOLOGY n. the study of religious feasts. |
HETEROGONY | • heterogony n. (Botany) The condition of having two or more kinds of flower, different as to the length of their stamens and pistils. • HETEROGONY n. the condition of having two or more kinds of flowers, different as to the length of their stamens and pistils. |
HETEROLOGY | • heterology n. A lack of correspondence between parts that reflects a difference in origin. • HETEROLOGY n. the study of differences. |
MYTHOLOGER | • mythologer n. A mythologist. • MYTHOLOGER n. a mythologist. |
OCTOGENARY | • octogenary adj. (Obsolete) Of or related to the number 80, particularly. • octogenary n. (Obsolete) Synonym of eightysomething: a person 80 to 89 years old. • OCTOGENARY adj. of eighty years of age. |
OXYGENATOR | • oxygenator n. Any device that releases oxygen (or air) into water, especially one in an aquarium. • OXYGENATOR n. an oxidizer. |
PYRETOLOGY | • pyretology n. A discourse or treatise on fevers; the doctrine of fevers. • PYRETOLOGY n. medical study of fevers. |
STEREOLOGY | • stereology n. Any technique used to obtain three-dimensional information from two-dimensional images. • STEREOLOGY n. the study of three-dimensional properties of objects usually observed two-dimensionally. |
TERATOLOGY | • teratology n. (Medicine) The study of congenital malformations, their development, and people with them. • teratology n. (Toxicology) The study of the mechanisms, teratogenic agents, or teratogens, in bringing about malformations. • teratology n. The study or cataloging of monsters. |
THERMOLOGY | • thermology n. The scientific study of heat. • thermology n. Imaging of the body by means of infrared radiation. • THERMOLOGY n. the study of heat. |
TROGLODYTE | • troglodyte n. A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman. • troglodyte n. (By extension) Anything that lives underground. • troglodyte n. A reclusive, reactionary or out-of-date person, especially if brutish. |