| ALGOMETRY | • algometry n. (Medicine) The scientific measurement of responses to pain stimuli. • ALGOMETRY n. the measurement of sensitivity to pressure or pain. |
| ALLOMETRY | • allometry n. (Biology) Disproportionate growth of a part of a living organism in relation to the whole. • allometry n. (Biology) The science studying the differential growth rates of the parts of a living organism. • ALLOMETRY n. the study of growth of a part of an organism in relation to the whole. |
| CLAYMORES | • claymores n. Plural of claymore. • CLAYMORE n. (Gaelic) a kind of large sword. |
| COMRADELY | • comradely adj. Having the characteristics of a comrade or of comradeship; companionable. • comradely adj. Of or relating to comradeship; between or among comrades. • comradely adv. (Rare) In the manner of a comrade. |
| EMBRYONAL | • embryonal adj. Embryonic. • EMBRYONAL adj. of or like an embryo, also EMBRYONIC, EMBRYOTIC. |
| MAYFLOWER | • mayflower n. Any of several plants that flower in May - especially the hawthorn (in Britain) and the trailing arbutus (in the US). • Mayflower prop.n. A historical ship that transported the Pilgrims to America in the year 1620. • MAYFLOWER n. in England, the hawthorn; in New England, the trailing arbutus; also, the blossom of these plants. |
| MEMORABLY | • memorably adv. In a memorable manner. • MEMORABLE adv. worth remembering. |
| MONOLAYER | • monolayer n. (Chemistry) A layer of material that is one molecule thick. • monolayer n. (Biology) A layer of tissue that is one cell thick. • MONOLAYER n. a single continuous layer or film that is one molecule in thickness. |
| MYELOGRAM | • myelogram n. A radiographic image produced by myelography. • MYELOGRAM n. an X-ray of the spinal cord, after injection with a radio-opaque medium. |
| MYONEURAL | • myoneural adj. Neuromuscular; relating to the muscles and nerves. • MYONEURAL adj. relating to or connecting muscles and nerves. |
| PERMALLOY | • permalloy n. Any of a class of nickel/iron alloys that have a high magnetic permeability. • PERMALLOY n. an alloy of nickel and iron, the most easily magnetized of all materials. |
| PYELOGRAM | • pyelogram n. An image produced by means of pyelography. • PYELOGRAM n. an X-ray picture of the renal pelvis. |
| REMOVABLY | • removably adv. Such that it can be removed. • REMOVABLE adv. capable of being removed, also REMOVEABLE. |