mycterismus is the word. It was too hard of a word for this game, I do believe, because it's too rarely used. I've learned a lesson: need to use less rare words.

Somebody play a definition of a word we've discussed here that ain't so rare. I would propose one I read y'all discussed on this board a while back in a dicussion that was a lot of fun to read about--I wasn't a member at the time--and I thoroughly enjoyed reading all the posts there. But it wasn't a dictionary word--it was an author's creation having to do with the arrangement of chimneys, but that would definitely be too rare since it's probably only been used in his book and discussed here on AWAD. [chimination or something like that was the word]

But how 'bout something discussed that was a more used word?

...you know, like a wind that is used to cure pork? Now that's a useful word!

Blowing regards,
Wordwind