| ACIDIMETRY | • acidimetry n. (Chemistry) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the… • ACIDIMETRY n. the measurement of the strength of acids. |
| ACRYLAMIDE | • acrylamide n. (Organic chemistry) The amide of acrylic acid, CH2=CH.CONH2; used in the manufacture of polyacrylamides. • ACRYLAMIDE n. an amide used in the manufacture of synthetic textile fibers. |
| ADRIAMYCIN | • adriamycin n. An anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy. • ADRIAMYCIN n. a trade name of the anticancer drug doxorubicin. |
| BRACHYDOME | • brachydome n. (Crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. • BRACHYDOME n. a dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. |
| CANDYGRAMS | • candygrams n. Plural of candygram. • candy-grams n. Plural of candy-gram. • candy␣grams n. Plural of candy gram. |
| COMMANDERY | • commandery n. A territory under the control of a commander, particularly… • commandery n. A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with Freemasonry). • COMMANDERY n. the office or rank of a commander. |
| HYDROMANCY | • hydromancy n. Divination by water or other liquid. • HYDROMANCY n. divination by the appearance or motion of liquids (as water). |
| IMMODERACY | • immoderacy n. The quality of being immoderate. • IMMODERACY n. lack of moderation. |
| MEDIOCRACY | • mediocracy n. (Informal) A social hierarchy in which the mediocre prevails. • MEDIOCRACY n. government by the mediocre; a system within which mediocrity is rewarded. |
| MODACRYLIC | • modacrylic n. Any of several copolymer fibres (mostly polymers of acrylonitrile) that are soft yet strong, and are… |
| MYDRIATICS | • mydriatics n. Plural of mydriatic. • MYDRIATIC n. a substance causing dilatation of the pupil of the eye. |
| MYOCARDIAL | • myocardial adj. (Cardiology) Relating to the myocardium, the thick muscular wall of the heart. • MYOCARDIAL adj. relating to the myocardium, the main substance of the muscular wall of the heart inclosed between the epicardium and endocardium. |
| MYOCARDIUM | • myocardium n. (Anatomy, cardiology) The muscular substance of the heart; the middle of the three layers forming the… • MYOCARDIUM n. the main substance of the muscular wall of the heart inclosed between the epicardium and endocardium. |
| PACHYDERMS | • pachyderms n. Plural of pachyderm. • PACHYDERM n. a thick-skinned quadruped, esp. an elephant, a hippopotamus, or a rhinoceros. |