| ADENOIDECTOMY | • adenoidectomy n. (Surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed… • ADENOIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the adenoids, also ADENECTOMY. |
| ADIATHERMANCY | • adiathermancy n. (Obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat. • ADIATHERMANCY n. impermeability to radiant energy. |
| ADRENALECTOMY | • adrenalectomy n. (Surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands. • ADRENALECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the adrenal glands. |
| AERODYNAMICAL | • aerodynamical adj. Synonym of aerodynamic. • AERODYNAMICAL adj. relating to aerodynamics, also AERODYNAMIC. |
| CHIMNEYBOARDS | • CHIMNEYBOARD n. a board blocking up a fireplace. |
| CYANOGENAMIDE | • CYANOGENAMIDE n. the amide of cyanogen, a white crystalline substance, also CYANAMID, CYANAMIDE. |
| DOCUMENTARILY | • documentarily adv. By means of documents. • DOCUMENTARY adv. serving to document. |
| ENDOLYMPHATIC | • endolymphatic adj. (Anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph. • endolymphatic adj. (Anatomy) Within a lymphatic vessel. • ENDOLYMPHATIC adj. relating to endolymph, the watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. |
| GEODYNAMICIST | • geodynamicist n. One who studies geodynamics. • GEODYNAMICIST n. a student of geodynamics, the study of the dynamic processes and forces within the earth. |
| HAEMODYNAMICS | • haemodynamics n. Alternative spelling of hemodynamics. • HAEMODYNAMICS n. a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood, also HEMODYNAMICS. |
| HYDROMAGNETIC | • hydromagnetic adj. Of or pertaining to hydromagnetics. • HYDROMAGNETIC adj. relating to hydromagnetics, a branch of mathematical physics dealing with interactions between an electricity-conducting fluid (such as an ionized gas) and a magnetic field. |
| INDETERMINACY | • indeterminacy n. The condition of being indeterminate. • INDETERMINACY n. the state of being indeterminate. |
| MEDICAMENTARY | • medicamentary adj. Of or relating to medicament; medicinal. • MEDICAMENTARY adj. relating to medicaments, also MEDICAMENTAL. |
| OLEANDOMYCINS | • oleandomycins n. Plural of oleandomycin. • OLEANDOMYCIN n. an antibiotic produced by a streptomyces. |
| RECOMMENDABLY | • recommendably adv. So as to deserve recommendation. • RECOMMENDABLE adv. worthy of recommendation. |
| THERMODYNAMIC | • thermodynamic adj. Of, or relating to the conversion of heat into other forms of energy. • thermodynamic adj. (Physics) Of, or relating to thermodynamics. • THERMODYNAMIC adj. of or relating to thermodynamics, also THERMODYNAMICAL. |
| UNCOMMENDABLY | • uncommendably adv. In an uncommendable manner. • UNCOMMENDABLE adv. that cannot be commended. |