| AICHMOPHOBIA | • aichmophobia n. The fear of needles and other pointed or sharp objects. • AICHMOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of sharp or pointed objects. |
| APOCHROMATIC | • apochromatic adj. (Optics) Corrected for both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration. • APOCHROMATIC adj. free from chromatic and spherical aberration. |
| CHASMOGAMOUS | • chasmogamous adj. Exhibiting chasmogamy. • CHASMOGAMOUS adj. relating to chasmogamy, the opening of a flower in order to be fertilized, also CHASMOGAMIC. |
| CHAULMOOGRAS | • chaulmoogras n. Plural of chaulmoogra. • CHAULMOOGRA n. a kind of Asian tree, yielding an oil used in the treatment of leprosy, also CHAULMUGRA. |
| CHOREODRAMAS | • choreodramas n. Plural of choreodrama. • CHOREODRAMA n. dance drama performed by a group. |
| CHROMATOGRAM | • chromatogram n. (Analytical chemistry) The visual output from a chromatograph. Usually a graphical display or histogram. • CHROMATOGRAM n. a visible record of the result of a chromatographic separation. |
| CHROMATOPSIA | • chromatopsia n. A visual aberration in which objects appear abnormally coloured, such as xanthopsia or cyanopia. • CHROMATOPSIA n. coloured vision. |
| CHROMONEMATA | • chromonemata n. Plural of chromonema. • CHROMONEMA n. the coiled filamentous core of a chromatid. |
| COCHAIRWOMAN | • cochairwoman n. A joint chairwoman. • COCHAIRWOMAN n. a female cochairman. |
| HAEMATOLOGIC | • haematologic adj. Alternative form of hematologic. • hæmatologic adj. Archaic form of hematologic. • HAEMATOLOGIC adj. relating to haematology, also HAEMATOLOGICAL, HEMATOLOGIC, HEMATOLOGICAL. |
| MACHAIRODONT | • machairodont n. Any sabre-toothed animal of the subfamily Machairodontinae. • MACHAIRODONT n. a sabre-toothed animal. |
| MACROPHAGOUS | • macrophagous adj. (Zoology) That feeds on relatively large particles or prey. • MACROPHAGOUS adj. of an animal, feeding on relatively large particles of food. |
| MONOTHALAMIC | • monothalamic adj. (Botany) monothalamous. • MONOTHALAMIC adj. of fruit, formed from a single flower. |
| OMPHALOMANCY | • omphalomancy n. Divination by means of a child’s navel, to learn how many children the mother may have. • OMPHALOMANCY n. predicting the number of children a mother will bear by counting the knots in her firstborn's umbilical cord. |
| ORCHIDOMANIA | • orchidomania n. An obsession with orchids; enthusiasm for raising or collecting orchids. • ORCHIDOMANIA n. an obsession with orchids. |
| PHARMACOLOGY | • pharmacology n. (Medicine) The science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use… • pharmacology n. (Medicine) The properties and reactions of drugs especially with relation to their therapeutic value. • PHARMACOLOGY n. the study of drugs. |
| POTICHOMANIA | • potichomania n. A process in which the inside of a glass vessel is painted or etched. • POTICHOMANIA n. a craze for imitating Oriental porcelain. |
| TAPHONOMICAL | • taphonomical adj. Alternative form of taphonomic. • TAPHONOMICAL adj. relating to taphonomy, also TAPHONOMIC. |
| TRACHOMATOUS | • trachomatous adj. Relating to a trachoma. • TRACHOMATOUS adj. relating to trachoma. |