| HYPERGAMY | • hypergamy n. Act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself. • HYPERGAMY n. the marriage of a man to a woman of lower status. |
| HYETOGRAPHY | • hyetography n. The science that deals with the geographical distribution of rain. • HYETOGRAPHY n. the study of rainfall distribution. |
| MYELOGRAPHY | • myelography n. (Medicine) A type of radiographic examination that uses a contrast medium to detect pathology of the… • MYELOGRAPHY n. the taking of myelograms. |
| PYELOGRAPHY | • pyelography n. (Medicine) radiography of the kidney, ureter and bladder following injection of a radiopaque substance. • PYELOGRAPHY n. the use of pyelograms, X-ray pictures of the renal pelvis. |
| ECTYPOGRAPHY | • ectypography n. A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief. • ECTYPOGRAPHY n. etching in relief. |
| HYPERGLYCEMIA | • hyperglycemia n. (Pathology) An unusually high concentration of sugar in the blood. • HYPERGLYCEMIA n. an excess of sugar in the blood, also HYPERGLYCAEMIA. |
| HYPERPHRYGIAN | • HYPERPHRYGIAN adj. above the Phrygian; applied to a mode of ancient Greek music having as its lower tetrachord the upper tetrachord of the Phrygian. |
| HYPOPHARYNGES | • hypopharynges n. Plural of hypopharynx. • HYPOPHARYNX n. an appendage or thickened fold on the floor of the mouth of many insects that resembles a tongue. |
| PTERYLOGRAPHY | • pterylography n. (Zoology) The study or description of the arrangement of feathers, or of the pterylae, of birds. • PTERYLOGRAPHY n. a description of pterylae. |
| GLYCERALDEHYDE | • glyceraldehyde n. (Biochemistry) The aldotriose 2,3-dihydroxypropanal formed by oxidation of glycerol. • GLYCERALDEHYDE n. a sweet crystalline compound that is formed as an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism. |
| HYPERGLYCAEMIA | • hyperglycaemia n. Alternative spelling of hyperglycemia. • hyperglycæmia n. Obsolete form of hyperglycemia. • HYPERGLYCAEMIA n. an excess of sugar in the blood, also HYPERGLYCEMIA. |
| HYPERGLYCAEMIC | • hyperglycaemic adj. Alternative spelling of hyperglycemic. • hyperglycæmic adj. Obsolete form of hyperglycemic. • HYPERGLYCAEMIC adj. suffering from hyperglycaemia, an excess of sugar in the blood. |
| HYPERGLYCEMIAS | • hyperglycemias n. Plural of hyperglycemia. • HYPERGLYCEMIA n. an excess of sugar in the blood, also HYPERGLYCAEMIA. |
| HYPERGOLICALLY | • hypergolically adv. In a hypergolic way. • HYPERGOLIC adv. igniting on contact, applied e.g. to rocket fuel which ignites spontaneously on contact with an oxidizing agent. |
| PHYTOGEOGRAPHY | • phytogeography n. (Biology) The science that studies the geographical distribution of plants; geobotany. • PHYTOGEOGRAPHY n. the geography of plant distribution. |
| GLYCERALDEHYDES | • glyceraldehydes n. Plural of glyceraldehyde. • GLYCERALDEHYDE n. a sweet crystalline compound that is formed as an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism. |
| HYDROMETALLURGY | • hydrometallurgy n. The field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals… • HYDROMETALLURGY n. the treatment of ores by wet processes (as leaching). |
| HYGROMETRICALLY | • hygrometrically adv. By means of, or in terms of, hygrometry. • HYGROMETRICAL adv. relating to hygrometry, also HYGROMETRIC. |
| HYPERGLYCAEMIAS | • hyperglycaemias n. Plural of hyperglycaemia. • HYPERGLYCAEMIA n. an excess of sugar in the blood, also HYPERGLYCEMIA. |
| PLETHYSMOGRAPHY | • plethysmography n. (Medicine) The diagnostic use of a plethysmograph. • PLETHYSMOGRAPHY n. measurement by use of a plethysmograph, an instrument for measuring change in body part size due to blood flow. |