| ABSORPTIOMETER | • absorptiometer n. A instrument that computes the absorption rate by measuring the pressure of the gas; a colorimeter for liquids. • absorptiometer n. An instrument used to measure the amount of radiation or light absorbed. • ABSORPTIOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the solubility of gases in liquids. |
| ABSORPTIOMETRY | • absorptiometry n. (Chemistry) Analysis using an absorptiometer. |
| ANTITHROMBOTIC | • antithrombotic adj. (Pharmacology) That inhibits the formation of thrombi. • antithrombotic n. (Pharmacology) Any drug having this property. • ANTITHROMBOTIC n. a drug effective against thrombosis. |
| ARCHEOBOTANIST | • ARCHEOBOTANIST n. one who studies archeobotany. |
| ASTROBIOLOGIST | • astrobiologist n. A biologist whose speciality is astrobiology. • ASTROBIOLOGIST n. one who studies astrobiology. |
| BACTERIOLOGIST | • bacteriologist n. A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology. • BACTERIOLOGIST n. one who studies bacteriology. |
| BACTERIOTOXINS | • bacteriotoxins n. Plural of bacteriotoxin. • BACTERIOTOXIN n. a toxin of bacterial origin. |
| DINOTURBATIONS | • DINOTURBATION n. the effects of dinosaur trampling on the formation of sedimentary rock. |
| LABYRINTHODONT | • labyrinthodont adj. (Zoology) Having teeth with a labyrinthine (maze-like) internal structure. • labyrinthodont n. Any extinct amphibian of the subclass Labyrinthodontia. • LABYRINTHODONT n. an extinct amphibian, so called from a mazy pattern on a section of its teeth. |
| PENTOBARBITONE | • pentobarbitone n. Pentobarbital (sodium salt). • PENTOBARBITONE n. a barbiturate drug, with hypnotic, sedative, and anticonvulsant effects. |
| POSTLIBERATION | • postliberation adj. After liberation. • POSTLIBERATION adj. taking place after liberation. |
| PROTUBERATIONS | • protuberations n. Plural of protuberation. • PROTUBERATION n. a swelling out, a bulge. |
| RETINOBLASTOMA | • retinoblastoma n. (Oncology) A malignant tumour of the retina; a hereditary condition found mostly in children. • RETINOBLASTOMA n. a tumour of the retina. |
| SORBITISATIONS | • sorbitisations n. Plural of sorbitisation. • SORBITISATION n. the process of sorbitising, also SORBITIZATION. |
| SORBITIZATIONS | • sorbitizations n. Plural of sorbitization. • SORBITIZATION n. the process of sorbitizing, also SORBITISATION. |
| STROBILISATION | • STROBILISATION n. production or reproduction by strobilae, also STROBILIZATION. |
| STROBILIZATION | • strobilization n. Alternative form of strobilation. • STROBILIZATION n. production or reproduction by strobilae, also STROBILISATION. |
| THROMBOPLASTIC | • thromboplastic adj. Causing or accelerating the formation of blood clots. • THROMBOPLASTIC adj. initiating or accelerating the clotting of blood. |
| THROMBOPLASTIN | • thromboplastin n. (Biochemistry) A protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin during the clotting of blood. • THROMBOPLASTIN n. a complex enzyme found esp. in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood. |
| VIBROFLOTATION | • vibroflotation n. A form of vibrocompaction using horizontal vibrations and the injection of fluid. • VIBROFLOTATION n. a process for compacting sand. |