| ALCOHOLISM | • alcoholism n. A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading… • alcoholism n. (Pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning. • ALCOHOLISM n. continued excessive or compulsive use of alcoholic drinks. |
| ALLOGAMOUS | • allogamous adj. (Botany) Characterized by allogamy. • ALLOGAMOUS adj. relating to allogamy. |
| ALLOMEROUS | • allomerous adj. (Chemistry) Characterized by allomerism. • ALLOMEROUS adj. exhibiting allomerism, similarity of crystalline structure in substances of different chemical composition. |
| ALLOMORPHS | • allomorphs n. Plural of allomorph. • ALLOMORPH n. any one of two or more distinct crystalline forms of the same substance. |
| ALLONYMOUS | • allonymous adj. Misattributed: appearing or (especially) knowingly published under the name of a different person from… • ALLONYMOUS adj. relating to an allonym. |
| BROOMBALLS | • broomballs n. Plural of broomball. • BROOMBALL n. (Canadian) a team game played on ice with brooms and a plastic ball. |
| COLLIMATOR | • collimator n. (Physics) An optical device that generates a parallel beam of light. Often used to compensate for laser… • collimator n. (Physics) A similar device that produces a parallel beam of particles such as neutrons. • collimator n. (Astronomy) A small telescope attached to a larger one, used to point it in the correct general direction. |
| HOMALOIDAL | • homaloidal adj. (Geometry) flat; even; applied to surfaces and spaces in which the definitions, axioms, and postulates… • HOMALOIDAL adj. of the nature of a homaloid; flat; plane-shaped. |
| HOMOTHALLY | • homothally n. Homothallism. • HOMOTHALLY n. the state of having only one type of mycelium, also HOMOTHALLISM. |
| HORMONALLY | • hormonally adv. In a hormonal way. • HORMONAL adv. relating to hormones, also HORMONIC. |
| LAMBSWOOLS | • lambswools n. Plural of lambswool. • LAMBSWOOL n. the wool of a lamb. |
| LIMACOLOGY | • limacology n. The scientific study of slugs. • LIMACOLOGY n. the study of slugs. |
| MALACOLOGY | • malacology n. (Zoology) The study of molluscs. • MALACOLOGY n. the study of molluscs. |
| MONOCLINAL | • monoclinal adj. (Geology) Having one oblique inclination; applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation. • MONOCLINAL adj. relating to a monocline. • MONOCLINAL n. a monocline. |
| MONOCLONAL | • monoclonal adj. (Biochemistry) genetically engineered from a single clone; used especially of a protein or antibody. • monoclonal n. (Immunochemistry) something produced from a single clone, especially a monoclonal antibody. • MONOCLONAL adj. derived from a single cell clone that can reproduce itself in vast quantities. |
| MYOLOGICAL | • myological adj. Alternative form of myologic. • MYOLOGICAL adj. of or pertaining to myology, the study of muscles. |
| OSMOLALITY | • osmolality n. (Chemistry) The molality of an ideal solution that would exert the same osmotic pressure as the solution… • OSMOLALITY n. the quality of being osmotic. |
| POLYNOMIAL | • polynomial n. (Algebra, strict sense) An expression consisting of a sum of a finite number of terms, each term being… • polynomial n. (Taxonomy) A taxonomic designation (such as of a subspecies) consisting of more than two terms. • polynomial adj. (Algebra) Able to be described or limited by a polynomial. |
| TOMATILLOS | • tomatillos n. Plural of tomatillo. • TOMATILLO n. (Spanish) a plant of the nightshade family, native to Mexico. |