| AGRANULOCYTES | • agranulocytes n. Plural of agranulocyte. • AGRANULOCYTE n. a blood disorder in which there is a marked decrease in granulocytes. |
| BREATHALYSING | • breathalysing v. Present participle of breathalyse, an alternative spelling of breathalyze. • BREATHALYSE v. to use a device which measures the amount of alcohol on a person's breath, also BREATHALYZE. |
| DISPARAGINGLY | • disparagingly adv. Insultingly. • DISPARAGING adv. DISPARAGE, to belittle; to match in marriage with an inferior. |
| EVANGELISTARY | • evangelistary n. (Christianity) A book containing selections from the Gospels, read during worship services. • EVANGELISTARY n. a book of the Gospels or of passages from them to be read at divine service, also EVANGELISTARION. |
| GEOSTATIONARY | • geostationary adj. At a fixed distance in three dimensions relative to a particular point on the Earth’s surface; generally… • GEOSTATIONARY adj. of or pertaining to a satellite that travels about the earth's equator at an altitude of at least 35,000 kilometers at a speed matching that of the earth's rotation, thus maintaining a constant relation to points on the earth. |
| KARYOMAPPINGS | • KARYOMAPPING n. a technique for determining whether an embryo has inherited a genetic defect by analysing DNA taken from it and its close relatives. |
| LARYNGOSPASMS | • laryngospasms n. Plural of laryngospasm. • LARYNGOSPASM n. spasmodic closure of the larynx. |
| NASOPHARYNGES | • nasopharynges n. Plural of nasopharynx. • NASOPHARYNX n. the upper part of the pharynx continuous with the nasal passages. |
| OVERANALYSING | • overanalysing v. Present participle of overanalyse. • OVERANALYSE v. to analyse excessively, also OVERANALYZE. |
| PARACYANOGENS | • PARACYANOGEN n. a polymer of cyanogen. |
| PARAHYDROGENS | • PARAHYDROGEN n. a spin isomer of hydrogen. |
| PHANTASMAGORY | • phantasmagory n. Phantasmagoria. • PHANTASMAGORY n. a fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever, also PHANTASMAGORIA. |
| PHARMACOGNOSY | • pharmacognosy n. A branch of pharmacology that studies medical substances that are derived from natural sources, and their recognition. • PHARMACOGNOSY n. the study of drugs of animal and plant origin. |
| SACCHARIFYING | • saccharifying v. Present participle of saccharify. • SACCHARIFY v. to convert into, or to impregnate with, sugar. |
| STEGANOGRAPHY | • steganography n. The practice of hiding messages, so that the presence of the message itself is hidden, often by writing… • steganography n. Specifically: the use of small computer files to communicate secret information. • STEGANOGRAPHY n. the practice of concealing digital data within some of the pixels of an image. |
| SUBMARGINALLY | • submarginally adv. In a submarginal manner; below a margin. • SUBMARGINAL adv. adjacent to a margin or a marginal part or structure. |