| CEPHALOMETRY | • cephalometry n. The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease. • CEPHALOMETRY n. the science of measuring the head in living individuals. |
| EPHEMERALITY | • ephemerality n. (Uncountable) The state or condition of being ephemeral; transience. • ephemerality n. (Countable) Something that is ephemeral. • EPHEMERALITY n. the state of being ephemeral. |
| EXOTHERMALLY | • exothermally adv. In an exothermal manner. • EXOTHERMAL adv. of a chemical reaction, giving out heat, also EXOTHERMIC. |
| FORMALDEHYDE | • formaldehyde n. (Organic chemistry) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications;… • FORMALDEHYDE n. a formic aldehyde, formalin. |
| GEOTHERMALLY | • geothermally adv. By geothermal means, especially by means of geothermal energy. • GEOTHERMAL adv. relating to the internal heat of the earth, also GEOTHERMIC. |
| HEADMASTERLY | • headmasterly adj. In a manner befitting a headmaster. • HEADMASTERLY adj. like a headmaster. |
| HEMODIALYZER | • hemodialyzer n. Something that performs hemodialysis. • HEMODIALYZER n. an artificial kidney. |
| HERMETICALLY | • hermetically adv. With a hermetic seal; so as to be airtight. • hermetically adv. In a hermetic manner; isolatedly. • HERMETICAL adv. of or relating to sorcery or alchemy, also HERMETIC. |
| HYPERLIPEMIA | • hyperlipemia n. Alternative form of hyperlipidemia. • hyperlipemia n. Hyperlipemia is a clinical condition characterized by the fatty infiltration of organs and subsequent… • HYPERLIPEMIA n. an abnormally high level of fat in the blood, also HYPERLIPIDAEMIA, HYPERLIPIDEMIA. |
| HYPERMUTABLE | • hypermutable adj. (Genetics) That mutates rapidly. • HYPERMUTABLE adj. excessively mutable. |
| HYPERREALISM | • hyperrealism n. A style in art that attempts to reproduce highly realistic graphic representations. • hyperrealism n. (Music) A compositional style defined by Noah Creshevsky as "an electroacoustic musical language constructed… • HYPERREALISM n. realism in art characterized by depiction of real life in an unusual or striking manner. |
| HYPERTHERMAL | • hyperthermal adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing hyperthermia. • hyperthermal n. (Geology) Any of several brief geological periods of global warming. • HYPERTHERMAL adj. suffering from hyperthermia. |
| METHACRYLATE | • methacrylate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of methacrylic acid, especially an ester used in the manufacture… • methacrylate n. A resin manufactured from methacrylic acid or a methacrylate. • METHACRYLATE n. a salt or ester of methacrylic acid. |
| NYCHTHEMERAL | • nychthemeral adj. Lasting a nychthemeron (24 hours). • NYCHTHEMERAL adj. (Greek) of or relating to a nychthemeron or 24-hour period. |
| SCLERENCHYMA | • sclerenchyma n. (Botany) A mechanical ground tissue, impermeable to water, which consists of cells having narrow lumen… • sclerenchyma n. (Zoology) The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of the stony corals (Anthozoa). • SCLERENCHYMA n. plant tissue consisting of cells with thick lignified walls. |
| YELLOWHAMMER | • yellowhammer n. A passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella, of western Eurasia, which is mainly yellow in colour. • yellowhammer n. (US) The northern flicker, Colaptes auratus. • yellowhammer n. A native or resident of the American state of Alabama. |