| BODYBOARDING | • bodyboarding n. A water sport, similar to surfing, in which one kneels or lies on a bodyboard and is carried by breaking waves. • bodyboarding v. Present participle of bodyboard. • BODYBOARDING n. the sport of riding a surfboard that is shorter and blunter than a standard board. |
| DACTYLIOLOGY | • dactyliology n. The branch of archaeology dealing with gem engraving. • dactyliology n. The branch of archaeology dealing with finger rings. • DACTYLIOLOGY n. the study of finger-rings. |
| DEROGATORILY | • derogatorily adv. In a derogatory manner. • DEROGATORY adv. detracting, injurious. |
| DIALECTOLOGY | • dialectology n. The study of dialects. • DIALECTOLOGY n. the study of dialects. |
| DODECAGYNOUS | • dodecagynous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the Dodecagynia; having twelve styles. • DODECAGYNOUS adj. having twelve styles, also DODECAGYNIAN. |
| GLOSSODYNIAS | • GLOSSODYNIA n. pain in the tongue. |
| HYDROGENATOR | • hydrogenator n. (Chemistry) A device that hydrogenates. • HYDROGENATOR n. an agent that hydrogenates. |
| HYDROLOGICAL | • hydrological adj. Of or pertaining to hydrology. • HYDROLOGICAL adj. relating to hydrology, also HYDROLOGIC. |
| ODONTOGRAPHY | • odontography n. A scientific description of the teeth. • ODONTOGRAPHY n. a description or history of teeth. |
| PARADOXOLOGY | • paradoxology n. (Obsolete) The use of paradoxes. • PARADOXOLOGY n. the holding or maintaining of paradoxes. |
| PHAGOCYTOSED | • phagocytosed adj. Engulfed and ingested as a result of phagocytosis. • PHAGOCYTOSE v. to subject to phagocytic action. |
| PYRAMIDOLOGY | • pyramidology n. The study of pyramids (especially the Egyptian pyramids) from a supernatural or new-age perspective… • PYRAMIDOLOGY n. the study of the Egyptian pyramids. |
| RADIOBIOLOGY | • radiobiology n. (Biology) The study of the effects of ionizing radiation on living organisms. • radiobiology n. (Biochemistry) The use of radioactive labels to study biological processes. • RADIOBIOLOGY n. a branch of biology dealing with the effects of radiation or radioactive materials on biological systems. |
| RADIOECOLOGY | • radioecology n. The study of the fate and effects of radioactive materials in the environment. • RADIOECOLOGY n. the study of the effects of radiation and radioactive substances on ecological communities. |