| ADENOPATHY | • adenopathy n. (Pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease. • ADENOPATHY n. enlargement of the lymph nodes. |
| AMENDATORY | • amendatory adj. For the purpose of amending or correction. • AMENDATORY adj. supplying amendment. |
| APOPHYSATE | • apophysate adj. (Anatomy) Possessing an apophysis. • APOPHYSATE adj. relating to an apophysis, an expanded or projecting part of an organism, esp. of bone, also APOPHYSEAL, APOPHYSIAL. |
| APOTHECARY | • apothecary n. (Archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical)… • apothecary n. (Archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary’s shop, a drugstore. • apothecary n. (Uncommon) A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine. |
| ARAEOMETRY | • aræometry n. Obsolete form of areometry. • ARAEOMETRY n. the measuring of specific gravity, also AREOMETRY. |
| ARAEOSTYLE | • araeostyle n. (Architecture) intercolumniation. • ARAEOSTYLE n. a building or colonnade with columns four diameters or more apart, also AREOSTYLE. |
| ARYTAENOID | • arytaenoid n. Alternative form of arytenoid. • arytaenoid adj. Alternative form of arytenoid. • arytænoid n. Obsolete form of arytenoid. |
| AUTOLYSATE | • autolysate n. (Chemistry) Any product of autolysis. • AUTOLYSATE n. a product of autolysis, also AUTOLYZATE. |
| AUTOLYZATE | • autolyzate n. Alternative form of autolysate. • AUTOLYZATE n. a product of autolysis, also AUTOLYSATE. |
| CHATOYANCE | • chatoyance n. Chatoyancy. • CHATOYANCE n. the quality of being chatoyant, having a changing lustre, also CHATOYANCY. |
| DEFAMATORY | • defamatory adj. Damaging to someone’s reputation, especially if untrue. • DEFAMATORY adj. serving to defame. |
| ESCALATORY | • escalatory adj. Involving or relating to escalation. • ESCALATORY adj. relating to escalation. |
| ISOCYANATE | • isocyanate n. (Chemistry) the univalent radical -N=C=O (tautomeric with cyanate), and any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives R-N=C=O. • ISOCYANATE n. an ester of isomeric cyanic acid used in plastics and adhesives. |
| MYCETOMATA | • mycetomata n. Plural of mycetoma. • MYCETOMA n. a chronic fungus infection leading to nodules that discharge oily pus. |
| NEONATALLY | • neonatally adv. During the neonatal period. • NEONATAL adv. pertaining to a newborn child. |
| PALAEOTYPE | • palaeotype n. An old book printed between 1500 and 1550. • palaeotype n. (Historical) A phonetic alphabet developed by Alexander John Ellis to represent all spoken sounds of… • PALAEOTYPE n. a nineteenth century phonetic adaptation of ordinary alphabetical type. |
| REPARATORY | • reparatory adj. Relating to repair or reparation. • REPARATORY adj. related to reparation. |
| SEPARATORY | • separatory adj. Used to separate. • separatory n. (Obsolete, chemistry) An apparatus used in separating, such as a separating funnel. • separatory n. (Obsolete, surgery) A surgical instrument for separating the pericranium from the cranium. |
| STEATOPYGA | • steatopyga n. (Archaic) A remarkable accretion of fat upon the buttocks of Africans of certain tribes, especially Khoekhoe women. • STEATOPYGA n. an excessive development of fat on the buttocks, esp. on females, also STEATOPYGIA. |
| TACHYPNOEA | • tachypnoea n. (Medicine) Hyperventilation. • tachypnœa n. Obsolete spelling of tachypnoea. • TACHYPNOEA n. abnormally rapid respiration, also TACHYPNEA. |