| AEOLOTROPY | • aeolotropy n. (Physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index)… • æolotropy n. Alternative spelling of aeolotropy. • AEOLOTROPY n. variation in physical properties on basis of position. |
| AXONOMETRY | • axonometry n. Axonometric projection. • AXONOMETRY n. the branch of crystallography concerned with measurement of the axes of crystals. |
| DEROGATORY | • derogatory adj. Disparaging. • derogatory adj. (Usually with to) Tending to derogate… • derogatory adj. (Law, of a clause in a testament) Being or pertaining to a derogatory clause. |
| DESOLATORY | • desolatory adj. Causing desolation. • DESOLATORY adj. causing desolation. |
| GERATOLOGY | • geratology n. The study of the elderly and diseases and other matters associated with senility; gerontology and geriatrics. • GERATOLOGY n. the branch of medicine concerned with the elderly and the phenomena associated with ageing, also GERONTOLOGY. |
| KERATOTOMY | • keratotomy n. (Medicine) A surgical incision in the cornea. • KERATOTOMY n. surgery of the cornea. |
| LEVOROTARY | • levorotary adj. Levorotatory. • LEVOROTARY adj. counterclockwise; rotating the plane of polarization of light to the left, also LAEVOROTATORY, LEVOROTATORY. |
| OCTOGENARY | • octogenary adj. (Obsolete) Of or related to the number 80, particularly. • octogenary n. (Obsolete) Synonym of eightysomething: a person 80 to 89 years old. • OCTOGENARY adj. of eighty years of age. |
| OPOTHERAPY | • opotherapy n. Organotherapy. • OPOTHERAPY n. treatment by administration of extracts of animal organs, esp. ductless glands. |
| ORTHOPAEDY | • orthopaedy n. Alternative form of orthopedy. • orthopædy n. Obsolete typography of orthopaedy. • ORTHOPAEDY n. the art or process of curing deformities arising from (originally childhood) disease or injury, also ORTHOPAEDICS, ORTHOPEDIA, ORTHOPEDICS, ORTHOPEDY. |
| OXYGENATOR | • oxygenator n. Any device that releases oxygen (or air) into water, especially one in an aquarium. • OXYGENATOR n. an oxidizer. |
| PAROXYTONE | • paroxytone adj. (Linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable. • paroxytone n. (Linguistics) A paroxytone word. • PAROXYTONE n. a word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable. |
| PROCARYOTE | • procaryote n. Alternative spelling of prokaryote. • PROCARYOTE n. a bacterium or blue-green algae whose nucleus lacks a limiting membrane, also PROKARYOT, PROKARYOTE. |
| PROKARYOTE | • prokaryote n. An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound… • prokaryote n. In the two-empire system of biological taxonomy, an organism of the kingdom Prokaryotae (now superseded). • PROKARYOTE n. a bacterium or blue-green algae whose nucleus lacks a limiting membrane, also PROCARYOTE, PROKARYOT. |
| REVOCATORY | • revocatory adj. Of or pertaining to revocation; revocative; tending to revoke or recall. • REVOCATORY adj. of or pertaining to revocation. |
| SOOTHSAYER | • soothsayer n. One who predicts the future, using magic, intuition or intelligence; a diviner. • soothsayer n. A mantis or rearhorse. • soothsayer n. (Obsolete) One who tells the truth; a truthful person. |
| TERATOLOGY | • teratology n. (Medicine) The study of congenital malformations, their development, and people with them. • teratology n. (Toxicology) The study of the mechanisms, teratogenic agents, or teratogens, in bringing about malformations. • teratology n. The study or cataloging of monsters. |
| ZOOTHERAPY | • zootherapy n. The use of living animals for medical treatment or as an adjunct to medical diagnosis. • ZOOTHERAPY n. veterinary therapeutics. |