| AMYOTROPHIES | • amyotrophies n. Plural of amyotrophy. • AMYOTROPHY n. atrophy of the muscles. |
| AUTOHYPNOSES | • autohypnoses n. Plural of autohypnosis. • AUTOHYPNOSIS n. self-induced and usually automatic hypnosis. |
| COMPENSATORY | • compensatory adj. (Of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury. • compensatory adj. Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something. • compensatory adj. (Genetics) That compensates for a deleterious mutation. |
| DESPOTOCRACY | • despotocracy n. Government by a despot. • DESPOTOCRACY n. rulership by despots or tyrants. |
| EPISTOLATORY | • epistolatory adj. Synonym of epistolary. • EPISTOLATORY adj. of the nature of an epistle. |
| PHAGOCYTOSED | • phagocytosed adj. Engulfed and ingested as a result of phagocytosis. • PHAGOCYTOSE v. to subject to phagocytic action. |
| PHAGOCYTOSES | • phagocytoses n. Plural of phagocytosis. • PHAGOCYTOSIS n. the destruction of harmful elements by phagocytes. |
| PHOTOLYSABLE | • photolysable adj. Capable of photolysis. • PHOTOLYSABLE adj. capable of being photolysed, also PHOTOLYZABLE. |
| POLYCHAETOUS | • polychaetous adj. Relating to polychaetes. • POLYCHAETOUS adj. of or like a polychaete, a type of aquatic worm, also POLYCHETOUS. |
| POLYPETALOUS | • polypetalous adj. (Botany) having a corolla composed of distinct, separable petals. • POLYPETALOUS adj. separate petals. |
| POLYSORBATES | • polysorbates n. Plural of polysorbate. • POLYSORBATE n. an emulsifier. |
| STEATOPYGOUS | • steatopygous adj. (Physiology) Pertaining to steatopygia; having fat or prominent buttocks. • STEATOPYGOUS adj. having fat buttocks, also STEATOPYGIC. |
| SYNAPTOSOMES | • synaptosomes n. Plural of synaptosome. • SYNAPTOSOME n. a nerve ending that is isolated from homogenized nerve tissue. |
| TRACHEOSCOPY | • tracheoscopy n. (Medicine) examination of the interior of the trachea using a tracheoscope. • TRACHEOSCOPY n. inspection of the trachea. |
| TRYPANOSOMES | • trypanosomes n. Plural of trypanosome. • TRYPANOSOME n. a parasite causing sleeping sickness. |