| AICHMOPHOBIA | • aichmophobia n. The fear of needles and other pointed or sharp objects. • AICHMOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of sharp or pointed objects. |
| ANAMORPHOSES | • anamorphoses n. Plural of anamorphosis. • anamorphoses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anamorphose. • ANAMORPHOSIS n. a distorted projection or drawing of anything, which appears normal when viewed from a particular point or by means of a suitable mirror. |
| ANAMORPHOSIS | • anamorphosis n. A distorted image of an object that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror. • anamorphosis n. The use of this kind of image distortion. • anamorphosis n. (Biology) A form of limited metamorphosis in some arthropods. |
| ANEMOPHOBIAS | • ANEMOPHOBIA n. the fear of wind or draughts. |
| APOCHROMATIC | • apochromatic adj. (Optics) Corrected for both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration. • APOCHROMATIC adj. free from chromatic and spherical aberration. |
| CHROMATOPSIA | • chromatopsia n. A visual aberration in which objects appear abnormally coloured, such as xanthopsia or cyanopia. • CHROMATOPSIA n. coloured vision. |
| HAEMOPHOBIAS | • HAEMOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of blood. |
| HARMONOGRAPH | • harmonograph n. A mechanical device that uses a combination of pendulums to generate an image based on Lissajous curves. • HARMONOGRAPH n. an instrument for drawing curves representing vibrations. |
| MACROPHAGOUS | • macrophagous adj. (Zoology) That feeds on relatively large particles or prey. • MACROPHAGOUS adj. of an animal, feeding on relatively large particles of food. |
| MALLOPHAGOUS | • mallophagous adj. Feeding on feathers. • MALLOPHAGOUS adj. relating to the Mallophaga, an order of wingless parasitic insects, bird-lice or biting-lice. |
| 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. |
| PARAMORPHOUS | • paramorphous adj. (Mineralogy) Relating to, or exhibiting, paramorphism. • PARAMORPHOUS adj. of or like a paramorph. |
| PARATHORMONE | • parathormone n. Parathyroid hormone. • PARATHORMONE n. a parathyroid hormone. |
| PHAENOGAMOUS | • phaenogamous adj. (Botany) Having true flowers with distinct floral organs; flowering. • PHAENOGAMOUS adj. of or like a phaenogam, a flowering plant, also PHAENOGAMIC. |
| 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. |
| PROTHALAMION | • prothalamion n. (Literary) A song or poem in honour of a bride and bridegroom about to be married. • PROTHALAMION n. (Spenser) a song in honour of a marriage, also PROTHALAMIUM. |
| TAPHONOMICAL | • taphonomical adj. Alternative form of taphonomic. • TAPHONOMICAL adj. relating to taphonomy, also TAPHONOMIC. |