(geology) Not porphyritic; having few or no phenocrysts.
archspy
charpoy
charpoy
noun
(India) A traditional bedstead in India, consisting of a wooden frame bordering a set of knotted ropes.
cheaply
cheaply
adv
(cricket, by extension) For a low score.
In a cheap manner; without expending much money.
chipley
ciphony
ciphony
noun
The process of encrypting telecommunication signals, as to prevent information from being intercepted by an enemy or competitor.
corypha
cyphers
cyphers
noun
plural of cypher
diptych
diptych
noun
(Christianity) A catalogue of saints.
(Christianity) A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of a church.
(art) A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets, usually connected by hinges.
(historical, Ancient Rome) Artistically-wrought tablets distributed by consuls, etc. of the later Roman Empire to commemorate their tenure of office; hence (transferred sense) a list of magistrates.
(transferred sense) Any work made up of two parts treating complementary or contrasting aspects of one general topic.
A literary work consisting of two contrasting parts, such as a narrative telling the same story from two opposing points of view.
A novel published in two volumes forming one continuous story (as opposed to a duology or dilogy).
A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
ecphory
ecphory
noun
An automatic memory retrieval process engaged when a specific, proximal cue interacts with information stored in memory. The recovered product of that interaction can be the result of a strategic memory search, or it could act as fuel for subsequent strategic retrieval processes.
eparchy
eparchy
noun
A district of the Roman Empire at the third echelon.
An administrative sub-provincial unit in post-Ottoman independent Greece.
In Eastern Christendom, a diocese of a bishop.
In pre-schism Christian Church, a province under the supervision of the metropolitan.
glyphic
glyphic
adj
Carved, sculpted.
Pertaining to glyphs.
noun
A glyph.
hypoxic
hypoxic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.
Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains less than 21% oxygen.
nymphic
nymphic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs.
omphacy
pachyma
paunchy
paunchy
adj
Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied.
phorcys
phycite
phycite
noun
(organic chemistry, obsolete) Erythritol, C₄H₆(OH)₄, that has been obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris.
physcia
physics
physics
noun
Newtonian physics was extended by Einstein to explain the effects of travelling near the speed of light; quantum physics extends it to account for the behaviour of atoms.
The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
The physical aspects of a phenomenon or a system, especially those studied scientifically.
plural of physic
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of physic
poschay
preachy
preachy
adj
Tending toward excessive moralization.
psychal
psychal
adj
(obsolete) Having to do with the psyche.
psyched
psyched
adj
(slang) Frightened.
(slang) Thrilled; excited.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of psych
psyches
psyches
noun
plural of psyche
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of psyche
psychic
psychic
adj
Relating to or having the abilities of a psychic.
Relating to the psyche or mind, or to mental activity in general.
noun
(Gnosticism) In gnostic theologian Valentinus' triadic grouping of man the second type; a person focused on intellectual reality (the other two being hylic and pneumatic).
(parapsychology) A person who supposedly contacts the dead; a medium.
A person who possesses, or appears to possess, extra-sensory abilities such as precognition, clairvoyance and telepathy, or who appears to be susceptible to paranormal or supernatural influences.
psychid
psychid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Psychidae; a bagworm.
psychol
psychon
psychon
noun
A hypothetical particle of consciousness.
psychos
psychos
noun
plural of psycho
pyhrric
pynchon
pyrrhic
pyrrhic
adj
(prosody) Of or characterized by pyrrhics (metrical feet with two short syllables).
Alternative letter-case form of Pyrrhic (“achieved at too great a cost”)
Relating to Pyrrhus, a Macedonian king, or some of his costly victories he had while fighting Rome.
noun
(prosody) A metric foot with two short or unaccented syllables.
An Ancient Greek war dance.
rhyptic
scyphae
scyphoi
scyphoi
noun
plural of scyphos
scyphus
scyphus
noun
(botany) The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers.
(lichenology) A cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens.
A kind of large drinking cup used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, especially by poor people.