Anacoenosis :: Anacoenosis (n.) A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate.

Biognosis :: Biognosis (n.) The investigation of life.

Caliginosity :: Caliginosity (n.) Darkness.

Carnosity :: Carnosity (n.) A fleshy excrescence; esp. a small excrescence or fungous growth.

Carnosity :: Carnosity (n.) Fleshy substance or quality; fleshy covering.

Crinosity :: Crinosity (n.) Hairiness.

Cyanosis :: Cyanosis (n.) A condition in which, from insufficient a/ration of the blood, the surface of the body becomes blue. See Cyanopathy..

Cyanosite :: Cyanosite (n.) Native sulphate of copper. Cf. Blue vitriol, under Blue..

Diagnosis :: Diagnosis (n.) The art or act of recognizing the presence of disease from its signs or symptoms, and deciding as to its character; also, the decision arrived at..

Diagnosis :: Diagnosis (n.) Scientific determination of any kind; the concise description of characterization of a species.

Diagnosis :: Diagnosis (n.) Critical perception or scrutiny; judgment based on such scrutiny; esp., perception of, or judgment concerning, motives and character..

Fuliginosity :: Fuliginosity (n.) The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness; matter deposited by smoke.

Geognosis :: Geognosis (n.) Knowledge of the earth.

Glutinosity :: Glutinosity (n.) The quality of being glutinous; viscousness.

Gnosis :: Gnosis (n.) The deeper wisdom; knowledge of spiritual truth, such as was claimed by the Gnostics..

Hyperinosis :: Hyperinosis (n.) A condition of the blood, characterized by an abnormally large amount of fibrin, as in many inflammatory diseases..

Hypinosis :: Hypinosis (n.) A diminution in the normal amount of fibrin present in the blood.

Hypnosis :: Hypnosis (n.) Supervention of sleep.

Inosinic :: Inosinic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, inosite; as, inosinic acid..

Inosite :: Inosite (n.) A white crystalline substance with a sweet taste, found in certain animal tissues and fluids, particularly in the muscles of the heart and lungs, also in some plants, as in unripe pease, beans, potato sprouts, etc. Called also phaseomannite..

Karyostenosis :: Karyostenosis (n.) Direct cell division (in which there is first a simple division of the nucleus, without any changes in its structure, followed by division of the protoplasm of the karyostenotic mode of nuclear division..

Libidinosity :: Libidinosity (n.) The state or quality of being libidinous; libidinousness.

Luminosity :: Luminosity (n.) The quality or state of being luminous; luminousness.

Melanosis :: Melanosis () The morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character, causing pigmented tumors..

Nosing :: Nosing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nos.

Nosing :: Nosing (n.) That part of the treadboard of a stair which projects over the riser; hence, any like projection, as the projecting edge of a molding..

Pharmacognosis :: Pharmacognosis (n.) That branch of pharmacology which treats of unprepared medicines or simples; -- called also pharmacography, and pharmacomathy..

Phrenosin :: Phrenosin (n.) A nitrogenous body, related to cerebrin, supposed to exist in the brain..

Prognosis :: Prognosis (n.) The act or art of foretelling the course and termination of a disease; also, the outlook afforded by this act of judgment; as, the prognosis of hydrophobia is bad..

Spinosity :: Spinose (a.) Full of spines; armed with thorns; thorny.

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