| ACCOUCHEMENTS | • accouchements n. Plural of accouchement. • ACCOUCHEMENT n. (French) childbirth; a confinement. |
| DECAMETHONIUM | • decamethonium n. (Pharmacology) Synonym of decamethonium bromide. • DECAMETHONIUM n. a type of muscle relaxant. |
| EMPHYSEMATOUS | • emphysematous adj. (Medicine) Related, similar to or involving emphysema; swollen, bloated. • EMPHYSEMATOUS adj. relating to emphysema. |
| EXANTHEMATOUS | • exanthematous adj. Of or pertaining to exanthem. • EXANTHEMATOUS adj. of or like an exanthem, a skin eruption, esp. accompanied by fever, also EXANTHEMATIC. |
| HAEMATOGENOUS | • haematogenous adj. Producing blood. • haematogenous adj. Spread by blood. • HAEMATOGENOUS adj. relating to haematogenesis, the production of blood, also HEMATOGENOUS. |
| HEXAMETHONIUM | • hexamethonium n. (Pharmacology) Synonym of hexamethonium bromide. • HEXAMETHONIUM n. either of two compounds used as ganglionic blocking agents in the treatment of hypertension. |
| MEGACEPHALOUS | • megacephalous adj. Alternative form of megacephalic. • MEGACEPHALOUS adj. having a large head. |
| MESOCEPHALOUS | • mesocephalous adj. Alternative form of mesocephalic. • MESOCEPHALOUS adj. having a medium skull. |
| METHAQUALONES | • methaqualones n. Plural of methaqualone. • METHAQUALONE n. a type of sedative, aka quaalude. |
| MOUTHBREATHER | • mouthbreather n. Alternative spelling of mouth breather. • mouth-breather n. Alternative spelling of mouth breather. • mouth␣breather n. A person who routinely inhales and exhales through the mouth, instead of through the nose. |
| NEUROCHEMICAL | • neurochemical adj. Of or pertaining to neurochemistry, the study of the chemical basis of nerve and brain activity. • neurochemical n. A chemical substance that is involved in neural activity, such as a neurotransmitter. • NEUROCHEMICAL n. an organic molecule, such as serotonin, dopamine, or nerve growth factor, that participates in neural activity. |
| NYMPHAEACEOUS | • nymphaeaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Nymphaeaceae of water lilies. • NYMPHAEACEOUS adj. belonging to the Nymphaea family, waterlilies. |
| PHLEGMAGOGUES | • phlegmagogues n. Plural of phlegmagogue. • PHLEGMAGOGUE n. a phlegm-expelling drug. |
| PNEUMATOPHORE | • pneumatophore n. (Zoology) A gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war. • pneumatophore n. (Botany) An aerial root, in mangroves etc., specialized for gaseous exchange. • pneumatophore n. An apparatus consisting of a bag with a tube and mouthpiece, which may be attached to the body. The… |
| SULFONMETHANE | • sulfonmethane n. (Organic chemistry) A sedative drug with chemical formula C7H16O4S2; acetone diethyl sulfone. • SULFONMETHANE n. (US) a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic, also SULPHONMETHANE. |
| THEOLOGOUMENA | • theologoumena n. Plural of theologoumenon. • THEOLOGOUMENON n. theological statement as opposed to divine one. |
| THERMONUCLEAR | • thermonuclear adj. Of, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures. • thermonuclear adj. Of, or relating to the use of atomic weapons based on such fusion, especially as distinguished from… • thermonuclear n. (Military) A thermonuclear weapon. |
| UNSMOTHERABLE | • unsmotherable adj. (Figurative) unquenchable. • UNSMOTHERABLE adj. that cannot be smothered. |
| VOUCHSAFEMENT | • vouchsafement n. The act of vouchsafing. • vouchsafement n. That which is vouchsafed; a gift or grant in condescension. • VOUCHSAFEMENT n. the act of vouchsafing. |