| ANDROGYNOPHORE | • androgynophore n. (Botany) A stalk bearing both the androecium and the gynoecium of a flower above the level of insertion… • ANDROGYNOPHORE n. another name for the androphore, a support or column on which stamens are raised. |
| ANTHRACYCLINES | • anthracyclines n. Plural of anthracycline. • ANTHRACYCLINE n. any of a class of antineoplastic drugs (as doxorubicin) derived from an actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces. |
| DIMENHYDRINATE | • dimenhydrinate n. (Pharmacology) A crystalline antihistamine over-the-counter drug used to prevent nausea and motion sickness. • DIMENHYDRINATE n. a crystalline antihistamine used esp. to prevent nausea, as in motion sickness. |
| ENDOCRINOPATHY | • endocrinopathy n. (Pathology) Any disease of the endocrine system. • ENDOCRINOPATHY n. any disease due to disorder of the endocrine system. |
| ENHARMONICALLY | • enharmonically adv. (Music) In an enharmonic manner. • ENHARMONICAL adv. relating to music constructed on a scale containing intervals of less than a semitone, also ENHARMONIC. |
| HALFPENNYWORTH | • halfpennyworth n. (Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation). • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) A negligible amount. • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) One’s opinion or thoughts; one’s two cents. |
| HEARTRENDINGLY | • heartrendingly adv. In a heartrending manner. • heart-rendingly adv. In a heart-rending manner. • HEARTRENDING adv. causing great grief. |
| HYDROGENATIONS | • hydrogenations n. Plural of hydrogenation. • HYDROGENATION n. the act of hydrogenating. |
| HYPERINFLATION | • hyperinflation n. (Economics) A very high rate of inflation. • HYPERINFLATION n. inflation growing at a very high rate in a very short time. |
| LARYNGOPHONIES | • LARYNGOPHONY n. the sound of the voice as heard through the stethoscope applied over the larynx. |
| NARCOSYNTHESES | • narcosyntheses n. Plural of narcosynthesis. • NARCOSYNTHESIS n. narcoanalysis directed toward unearthing repressed memories. |
| NARCOSYNTHESIS | • narcosynthesis n. A form of narcoanalysis in which the patient is made to recall repressed memories under hypnosis. • NARCOSYNTHESIS n. narcoanalysis directed toward unearthing repressed memories. |
| NASOPHARYNGEAL | • nasopharyngeal adj. Of or pertaining to the nose and the pharynx. • nasopharyngeal adj. Of or pertaining to the nasopharynx. • NASOPHARYNGEAL adj. of, relating to, or affecting the nose and pharynx or the nasopharynx. |
| PYROTECHNICIAN | • pyrotechnician n. A person who designs or organises pyrotechnics. • PYROTECHNICIAN n. one who makes fireworks. |
| RONTGENOGRAPHY | • RONTGENOGRAPHY n. photography by X-rays. |
| TRIPHENYLAMINE | • triphenylamine n. (Chemistry) A tertiary amine whose derivatives have useful properties in electrical conductivity and… • TRIPHENYLAMINE n. a crystalline compound corresponding to ammonia with all the hydrogen replaced by phenyl. |