| ADENOIDECTOMY | • adenoidectomy n. (Surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed… • ADENOIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the adenoids, also ADENECTOMY. |
| COOPERATIVELY | • cooperatively adv. In a cooperative manner; working with others on a task as part of a team. • coöperatively adv. Alternative form of cooperatively. • co-operatively adv. Alternative spelling of cooperatively. |
| CYCLOHEXANONE | • cyclohexanone n. (Organic chemistry) The alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene… • CYCLOHEXANONE n. a liquid ketone used esp. as a solvent and in organic synthesis. |
| DEOXYGENATION | • deoxygenation n. The removal of oxygen atoms or molecules from a material. • DEOXYGENATION n. the act of deoxygenating. |
| DYSMENORRHOEA | • dysmenorrhoea n. Alternative spelling of dysmenorrhea. • dysmenorrhœa n. Obsolete form of dysmenorrhea. • DYSMENORRHOEA n. painful menstruation, also DYSMENORRHEA. |
| ENCEPHALOTOMY | • encephalotomy n. The dissection of the brain. • ENCEPHALOTOMY n. dissection of the brain. |
| FERROCYANOGEN | • ferrocyanogen n. (Chemistry) The tetravalent radical Fe(CN)6. • FERROCYANOGEN n. the quadrivalent radical of the ferricyanides. |
| GYNAECOLOGIES | • gynaecologies n. Plural of gynaecology. • GYNAECOLOGY n. the study of women's physiology, also GYNECOLOGY. |
| HETEROKARYONS | • heterokaryons n. Plural of heterokaryon. • HETEROKARYON n. a cell, as in the mycelium of a fungus, that contains two or more genetically unlike nuclei. |
| HYPERBOLAEONS | • HYPERBOLAEON n. a term in in Greek prosody. |
| HYPOMENORRHEA | • hypomenorrhea n. The condition of menstrual blood flow that is extremely light. • HYPOMENORRHEA n. the condition in which the interval between two menstrual periods is increased to between 35 and 42 days, also HYPOMENORRHOEA. |
| MYXOEDEMATOUS | • myxoedematous adj. Alternative form of myxedematous. • MYXOEDEMATOUS adj. relating to myxoedema, a skin disease, also MYXEDEMATOUS. |
| NOVOCENTENARY | • NOVOCENTENARY n. a 900th anniversary. |
| OCTOCENTENARY | • octocentenary n. An eight-hundredth anniversary. • OCTOCENTENARY n. an eight-hundredth anniversary, also OCTINGENARY, OCTINGENTENARY. |
| OVERZEALOUSLY | • overzealously adv. In an overzealous way; with excessive zeal. • OVERZEALOUS adv. excessively zealous. |
| PALAEOECOLOGY | • palaeoecology n. The study of past ecologies by using the evidence of fossils. • PALAEOECOLOGY n. the study of early ecology. |
| PROLEGOMENARY | • prolegomenary adj. Of the nature of a prolegomenon; preliminary; introductory; prefatory. • PROLEGOMENARY adj. of the nature of a prolegomenon, introductory, also PROLEGOMENAL, PROLEGOMENOUS. |
| REOXYGENATION | • reoxygenation n. Oxygenation subsequent to deoxygenation. |