| ACTINOTHERAPY | • actinotherapy n. (Medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy. • ACTINOTHERAPY n. the use of ultraviolet and other actinic rays in medical treatment. |
| ANTHOPHYLLITE | • anthophyllite n. (Mineralogy) A dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium. • ANTHOPHYLLITE n. an orthorhombic ferromagnesian amphibole which occurs usually as fibrous or asbestiform masses. |
| ANTHROPOMETRY | • anthropometry n. The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human… • ANTHROPOMETRY n. the measurement of parts and functions of human body, esp. as part of study of evolution. |
| ANTHROPOPHYTE | • anthropophyte n. (Ecology) A plant introduced into a new habitat by humans. • ANTHROPOPHYTE n. a plant introduced incidentally in the course of cultivation. |
| ATTORNEYSHIPS | • attorneyships n. Plural of attorneyship. • ATTORNEYSHIP n. the office of attorney. |
| CYANOETHYLATE | • cyanoethylate v. (Chemistry, transitive) To subject to cyanoethylation. • CYANOETHYLATE v. to introduce a cyano-ethyl group into. |
| DEMETHYLATION | • demethylation n. (Chemistry) The removal of one or more methyl groups from a molecule. |
| ENHYPOSTATISE | • enhypostatise v. Alternative form of enhypostatize. • ENHYPOSTATISE v. to subject to enhypostasia, also ENHYPOSTATIZE. |
| ENHYPOSTATIZE | • enhypostatize v. To hypostatize. • ENHYPOSTATIZE v. to subject to enhypostasia, also ENHYPOSTATISE. |
| ETHOXYETHANES | • ethoxyethanes n. Plural of ethoxyethane. • ETHOXYETHANE n. a type of ether, aka diethyl ether, an isomer of butanol. |
| HYPOTHECATING | • hypothecating v. Present participle of hypothecate. • HYPOTHECATE v. to pledge as security without title or possession. |
| HYPOTHECATION | • hypothecation n. The use of property, or an existing mortgage, as security for a loan, etc. • hypothecation n. (Britain) A tax levied for a specific expenditure. • HYPOTHECATION n. the act of taking a mortgage. |
| HYSTERANTHOUS | • hysteranthous adj. (Botany) Having the leaves emerge after the flowers have opened. It typically refers to geophytes that… • HYSTERANTHOUS adj. having the leaves appearing after the flowers. |
| NORTHEASTERLY | • northeasterly adj. Situated in, or pointing towards, the northeast. • northeasterly adj. (Of a wind etc) Coming from the northeast. • northeasterly n. A persistent wind from the northeast. |
| OSTEICHTHYANS | • osteichthyans n. Plural of osteichthyan. • OSTEICHTHYAN n. a bony fish. |
| PARASYNTHETON | • parasyntheton n. (Grammar) A parasynthetic compound. • PARASYNTHETON n. a word derived from a compound, e.g. come-at-able. |
| PATHOGENICITY | • pathogenicity n. The quality or state of causing, originating or producing disease. • PATHOGENICITY n. the state of being pathogenic. |
| PHOTOSYNTHATE | • photosynthate n. (Biochemistry) Any compound that is a product of photosynthesis. • PHOTOSYNTHATE n. a product of photosynthesis. |
| PHYTOPATHOGEN | • phytopathogen n. (Biology) Any organism that is pathogenic to plants. • PHYTOPATHOGEN n. an organism parasitic on a plant host. |
| PHYTOPLANKTER | • phytoplankter n. A single phytoplankton organism. • PHYTOPLANKTER n. a planktonic plant. |