| ABIOTROPHY | • abiotrophy n. (Medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function… • ABIOTROPHY n. bodily or mental loss of function or degeneration for reasons unknown. |
| ADMONITORY | • admonitory adj. Of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise. • ADMONITORY adj. warning, also ADMONITIVE. |
| ANISOTROPY | • anisotropy n. The property of being directionally dependent. • anisotropy n. The degree to which this property is exhibited. • ANISOTROPY n. the characteristics of exhibiting different values of a property in different directions. |
| ARISTOLOGY | • aristology n. The art or science of dining. • ARISTOLOGY n. the science of dining. |
| BOTRYOIDAL | • botryoidal adj. (Chiefly mineralogy) Having the form of a bunch of grapes. • BOTRYOIDAL adj. of minerals, occurring in grape-shaped masses, also BOTRYOID, BOTRYOSE. |
| CRANIOTOMY | • craniotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment… • CRANIOTOMY n. the operation of opening the fetal head, in order to effect delivery. |
| ICONOLATRY | • iconolatry n. The worship of images as symbols. • ICONOLATRY n. image-worship. |
| INNOVATORY | • innovatory adj. Producing new ideas or products. • INNOVATORY adj. relating to innovation. |
| INVOCATORY | • invocatory adj. Making or containing invocation; invoking. • INVOCATORY adj. making or containing invocation. |
| OBLIGATORY | • obligatory adj. Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory. • obligatory adj. Requiring a matter or obligation. • OBLIGATORY adj. binding in law or conscience. |
| OPHIOLATRY | • ophiolatry n. Snake worship. • OPHIOLATRY n. worship of snakes. |
| OSMOLARITY | • osmolarity n. (Chemistry) The osmotic concentration of a solution, normally expressed as osmoles of solute per litre of solution. • OSMOLARITY n. the quality of being osmotic. |
| OVARIOTOMY | • ovariotomy n. (Surgery) A surgical removal of an ovary. • OVARIOTOMY n. the operation of removing one or both of the ovaries, aka oophorectomy. |
| RACHIOTOMY | • rachiotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a vertebra. • RACHIOTOMY n. another name for laminectomy. |
| SOMNIATORY | • somniatory adj. (Obsolete, rare) Pertaining to sleep or dreams; somnial. • SOMNIATORY adj. pertaining to sleep or dreams, also SOMNIATIVE. |
| SPOLIATORY | • spoliatory adj. Tending to spoil; destructive. • SPOLIATORY adj. tending to spoil, also SPOLIATIVE. |
| TOROIDALLY | • toroidally adv. In a toroidal manner. • toroidally adv. So as to form a toroid. • TOROIDAL adv. like a toroid, shaped like a doughnut or anchor-ring. |
| VAPOROSITY | • vaporosity n. The quality of being vaporous. • vaporosity n. (Countable) Anything lacking substance. • VAPOROSITY n. the state of being vaporous. |
| VARICOTOMY | • varicotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of removing varicose veins. • VARICOTOMY n. an incision into a varicose vein. |