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Crithomancu
Crithomancu Crith"o*man`cu (kr?th"?-m?n`s?), n. [Gr. ????. pl., barley + -mancy: cf. F. crithomancie.] A kind of divination by means of the dough of the cakes offered in the ancient sacrifices, and the meal strewed over the victims.
Lithomancy
Lithomancy Lith"o*man`cy, n. [Litho- + -mancy: cf. F. lithomancie.] Divination by means of stones.
Nymphomania
Nymphomania Nym`pho*ma"ni*a, n. [Gr. ? a bride + ? madness.] (Med.) Morbid and uncontrollable sexual desire in women, constituting a true disease.
Nymphomany
Nymphomany Nym"pho*ma`ny, n. [Cf. F. nymphomanie.] (Med.) Same as Nymphomania.
Onychomancy
Onychomancy On"y*cho*man`cy, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a finger nail + -mancy: cf. F. onychomancie.] Divination by the nails.
Ornithomancy
Ornithomancy Or*nith"o*man`cy, n. [Gr. ?; ?, ?, a bird + ? divination: cf. F. ornithomancie.] Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc. Ornithomancy grew into an elaborate science. --De Quincey.
Potichomania
Potichomania Po`ti*cho*ma"ni*a, Potichomanie Po`ti*cho*ma"nie, n. [F. potichomanie; potiche a porcelain vase + manie mania.] The art or process of coating the inside of glass vessels with engravings or paintings, so as to give them the appearance of painted ware.
Potichomanie
Potichomania Po`ti*cho*ma"ni*a, Potichomanie Po`ti*cho*ma"nie, n. [F. potichomanie; potiche a porcelain vase + manie mania.] The art or process of coating the inside of glass vessels with engravings or paintings, so as to give them the appearance of painted ware.
Psychomancy
Psychomancy Psy"cho*man`cy, n. [Psycho- + -mancy: cf. F. psychomancie.] Necromancy.
Stichomancy
Stichomancy Stich"o*man`cy, n. [Gr. ? a line + -mancy.] Divination by lines, or passages of books, taken at hazard.
Trichomanes
Sporangiophore Spo*ran"gi*o*phore, n. [Sporangium + Gr. ? to bear.] (Bot.) The axis or receptacle in certain ferns (as Trichomanes), which bears the sporangia.
Trichomanes
Trichomanes Tri*chom"a*nes, n. [L., a kind of plant, from Gr. ?.] (Bot.) Any fern of the genus Trichomanes. The fronds are very delicate and often translucent, and the sporangia are borne on threadlike receptacles rising from the middle of cup-shaped marginal involucres. Several species are common in conservatories; two are native in the United States.
Typhomania
Typhomania Ty`pho*ma"ni*a, n. [NL. See Typhus, and Mania.] (Med.) A low delirium common in typhus fever.

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- Homan may refer to: Homan, Iran, a village in Yazd Province, Iran Homan Bay, Nunavut, Canada Homan (CTA Green Line station) Homan Square Police Warehouse...
- Thomas Douglas Homan is an American former police officer, immigration official, and political commentator who served during the Obama administration...
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- Homans is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Benjamin Homans (d. 1823), American merchant captain Bill Homans (b. 1949), American blues...
- Rachel Catherine Homan (born April 5, 1989) is a Canadian international curler and the reigning women's world champion in 2024. Homan is a former Canadian...
- The Chicago Police Department's Homan Square facility is a former Sears, Roebuck and Company warehouse on the city's West Side. The facility houses the...
- Howard Homan Buffett (August 13, 1903 – April 30, 1964) was an American businessman, investor, and politician. He was a four-term Republican United States...
- Jared William Homan (born March 6, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who last pla**** for Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Premier League...
- Homan was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line. The station was located at Homan Avenue and Lake Street in the East Garfield Park neighborhood...
- In medicine, Homans' sign (sometimes spelled as Homans sign or called dorsiflexion sign) is considered by some physicians to be a sign of deep vein thrombosis...