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Parthenogeny

Definitions: Parthenogeny

Parthenogeny

Noun

1. Human conception without fertilization by a man.

2. Process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Parthenogeny

Synonyms: parthenogenesis (n), virgin birth (n). (additional references)

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Rhyming with "Parthenogeny"

Words rhyming with "parthenogeny" (pronounced 'Par`the*nog"e*ny'): Acrimony, Acrophony, AEgophony, Agony, Agrimony, Agrotechny, Alimony, Alleghany, Amphictyony, Amphigony, Ancony, Anemony, Angelophany, Antagony, Anthropogeny, Antimony, Antiphony, Archegony, Astrogeny, Astrogony, Atony, Autochthony, Autophony, Averpenny, Balcony, Barony, Baryphony, Betony, Binny, Blenny, Branny, Brimstony, Briony, Bronchophony, Bryony, Cacophony, Cacotechny, Calumny, Cassidony, Castellany, Catchpenny, Ceremony, Chalcedony, Chapellany, Chatellany, Christophany, Colophany, Colophony, Conny, Coparceny, Cormogeny, Cormophylogeny, Cosmogony, Counter-compony, Crony, Crystallogeny, Cytogeny, Destiny, Diplostemony, Discompany, Disharmony, Dissentany, Dittany, Dunny, Egophony, Electrogeny, Embryogeny, Embryogony, Endogeny, Epiphany, Eugeny, Euphony, Felony, Fenny, Finny, Geminy, Geogony, Get-penny, Goldfinny, granny, Gyronny, Haemony, Hap'penny, hegemony, Hemicrany, Heterogeny, Heterogony, Heterophony, Hexagony, Histogeny, Hominy, homogeny, Homogony, homophony, Hymenogeny, Ideogeny, Incony, Ingeny, Inharmony, Isostemony, Johnny, larceny, Laryngophony, Lickpenny, litany, luny, mahogany, Mateotechny, matrimony, misogyny, Mnemotechny, Monembryony, Monogeny, monogyny, monotony, Morphogeny, Mullagatawny, Mulligatawny, Nanny, Ninny, Nonny, Nymphomany, Obdiplostemony, Odontogeny, Onomatechny, Orangetawny, Organogeny, Organy, Oriskany, Orthophony, Outzany, Oxyphony, Parsimony, Pathogeny, Patrimony, Patrociny, Peony, Philogyny, Photogeny, Photophony, Physiogeny, Physiogony, Pickaninny, Pickpenny, Pinchpenny, Pneumony, Polony, Polychoerany, Polyembryony, Polygony, Polygyny, Polyphony, Predestiny, Prestimony, Progeny, Prytany, Puisny, Pyrotechny, Querimony, Quiddany, Radiophony, Ranny, Raphany, Romany, sanctimony, Sanny, Satanophany, Saxony, scammony, Scranny, Scrapepenny, scrawny, shanny, simony, sixpenny, skinny, Sny, Sporogony, Stramony, Strany, Subitany, Subterrany, Surdiny, Swanny, Sweeny, symphony, synchrony, Syntony, Tautophony, tawny, Telegony, telephony, Teratogeny, tetany, Theogony, theophany, Third-penny, threepenny, Thunny, Thymiatechny, Tiffany, tinny, tiny, Tony, True-penny, tunny, Twelvepenny, twopenny, Tympany, Tyny, tyranny, uncanny, Vadimony, Vilany, Vinny, Zebrinny. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Parthenogeny

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-e-g-h-n-n-o-p-r-t-y"

-4 letters: earphone, enthrone, ephorate, genotype, geophyte, heptagon, hypogean, hypogene, negatron, neophyte, nonparty, pantheon, pathogen, pentagon, pregnant, roentgen.

-5 letters: agentry, annoyer, another, atrophy, earthen, enteron, entropy, grantee, greaten, greenth, greyhen, gryphon, haptene, hearten, hennery, heptane, hyperon, hypogea, hyponea, negater, negaton, negator, neonate, neoteny, neotype, nephron, operant, operate, orangey, pangene, panther, pennate, pentane, peonage, phaeton, phenate, phonate, phorate, phytane, portage, potheen, preheat, progeny, pronate, protean, protege, prythee, pyrogen, reagent, regnant, rontgen, tannery, tenoner, thenage, therapy, thereon, tonnage, trepang.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-e-g-h-n-n-o-p-r-t-y"
 

+3 letters: roentgenography.

 

+5 letters: hyperpigmentation.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Parthenogeny


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 61 72 74 68 65 6E 6F 67 65 6E 79

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01100001 01110010 01110100 01101000 01100101 01101110 01101111 01100111 01100101 01101110 01111001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#97 &#114 &#116 &#104 &#101 &#110 &#111 &#103 &#101 &#110 &#121

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0061 0072 0074 0068 0065 006E 006F 0067 0065 006E 0079

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

506784867471808173718091

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Rhymes
4. Anagrams
5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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