| ACCOMPLISHER | • accomplisher n. One who accomplishes. • ACCOMPLISHER n. one who accomplishes. |
| ALLELOMORPHS | • allelomorphs n. Plural of allelomorph. • ALLELOMORPH n. any one of the two or more possible forms of a gene, also ALLEL, ALLELE. |
| AMPELOGRAPHY | • ampelography n. (Botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis. • AMPELOGRAPHY n. the study of grapevines. |
| CEPHALOMETER | • cephalometer n. An instrument for measuring the head. • cephalometer n. A device for positioning the head, and holding it steady, for an X-ray or surgery; a cephalostat. • CEPHALOMETER n. an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry. |
| 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. |
| DEPHLEGMATOR | • dephlegmator n. (Chemistry, archaic) An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation;… • DEPHLEGMATOR n. an agent that dephlegmates. |
| HEMERALOPIAS | • hemeralopias n. Plural of hemeralopia. • HEMERALOPIA n. the condition of seeing well at night or in partial darkness, while the day sight is poor. |
| LAMPROPHYRES | • lamprophyres n. Plural of lamprophyre. • LAMPROPHYRE n. a compact intrusive rock with phenocrysts of black mica, hornblende, etc. |
| MACROCEPHALY | • macrocephaly n. (Medicine) A condition in which the head is abnormally large. • macrocephaly n. (Geography) The excessive concentration of population and development in a single centre, to the detriment… • MACROCEPHALY n. largeness, or abnormal largeness, of the head. |
| MELANOPHORES | • melanophores n. Plural of melanophore. • MELANOPHORE n. a chromatophore containing melanin. |
| METAPHORICAL | • metaphorical adj. Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic. • METAPHORICAL adj. related to metaphor, also METAPHORIC. |
| MICROCEPHALS | • MICROCEPHAL n. someone having a very small head. |
| MICROCEPHALY | • microcephaly n. A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth. • MICROCEPHALY n. the state of having a small head. |
| MORPHALLAXES | • morphallaxes n. Plural of morphallaxis. • MORPHALLAXIS n. regeneration in a changed form. |
| PHELLODERMAL | • phellodermal adj. Of or pertaining to phelloderm. • PHELLODERMAL adj. relating to the phelloderm. |
| PHOTOREALISM | • photorealism n. Alternative spelling of photo-realism. • photo-realism n. A very realistic style in art in which a painting or drawing is virtually indistinguishable from a photograph. • PHOTOREALISM n. an esp. detailed, precise painting style, giving an effect of (often exaggerated) realism. |
| PHOTOTHERMAL | • photothermal adj. (Physics) Involving the production of heat by photoexcitation. • PHOTOTHERMAL adj. of or concerned with light and heat, esp. the production of heat by light, also PHOTOTHERMIC. |
| PYROCHEMICAL | • pyrochemical adj. (Chemistry) Of, related to, or produced by chemical reactions at elevated temperatures. • PYROCHEMICAL adj. relating to chemical changes at high temperatures. |
| SEMAPHORICAL | • semaphorical adj. Alternative form of semaphoric. • SEMAPHORICAL adj. related to semaphore, also SEMAPHORIC. |