| ATTEMPERMENTS | • ATTEMPERMENT n. the act of attempering. |
| COMPARTMENTAL | • compartmental adj. Of, pertaining to, or constructed from compartments. • COMPARTMENTAL adj. relating to compartments. |
| COMPARTMENTED | • compartmented adj. Divided into compartments. • compartmented adj. Having (a specified type of) compartments. • COMPARTMENT v. to put into compartments. |
| COMPLEMENTARY | • complementary adj. Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else. • complementary adj. (Genetics) Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA. • complementary adj. (Physics) Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each… |
| COMPLIMENTARY | • complimentary adj. In the nature of a compliment. • complimentary adj. Free; provided at no charge. • complimentary adj. With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional. |
| IMMUNOTHERAPY | • immunotherapy n. (Immunology) The treatment of disease (especially cancers and autoimmune diseases) by adjusting the… • IMMUNOTHERAPY n. the treatment or prevention of disease by taking measures to increase immune system functioning. |
| IMPEDIMENTARY | • IMPEDIMENTARY adj. hindering. |
| IMPERMANENTLY | • impermanently adv. In an impermanent manner. • IMPERMANENT adv. not permanent. |
| MICROPAYMENTS | • micropayments n. Plural of micropayment. • MICROPAYMENT n. payment of a small or prorated sum for each access to a service, esp. on the Internet (as opposed to payment by subscription, etc.). |
| PANSPERMATISM | • panspermatism n. (Historical) The obsolete theory that germs are omnipresent. • PANSPERMATISM n. the theory that life could be diffused through the universe by means of germs carried by meteorites, also PANSPERMIA, PANSPERMISM, PANSPERMY. |
| PARAMAGNETISM | • paramagnetism n. (Physics) The tendency of magnetic dipoles to align with an external magnetic field; materials that… • PARAMAGNETISM n. the state of being paramagnetic. |
| PARAMENSTRUUM | • paramenstruum n. The days immediately before and after menstruation. • PARAMENSTRUUM n. the four days before and the four days after the onset of menstruation. |
| PENTHEMIMERAL | • penthemimeral adj. (Prosody) Relating to a penthemimer. • PENTHEMIMERAL adj. of or like a penthemimer, a metrical group of two and a half feet. |
| PNEUMATOMETER | • pneumatometer n. A device used to measure the force of inspiration or expiration of a person’s lungs. • PNEUMATOMETER n. an instrument for measuring quantity of air breathed. |
| PNEUMATOMETRY | • pneumatometry n. Spirometry. • PNEUMATOMETRY n. the measurement of the pressure exerted by air being inhaled or exhaled during a single breath. |
| PYRIMETHAMINE | • pyrimethamine n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from pyrimidine, acting as a folic acid antagonist and used… • PYRIMETHAMINE n. a drug used in the treatment of malaria and toxoplasmosis. |
| SEMIPERMANENT | • semipermanent adj. Neither temporary nor entirely permanent; of indefinite duration. • semi-permanent adj. Alternative form of semipermanent. • SEMIPERMANENT adj. lasting or intended to last for a long time but not permanent. |
| TEMPERAMENTAL | • temperamental adj. (Not comparable) Of, related to, or caused by temperament. • temperamental adj. Subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states; moody, capricious. • temperamental adj. (Of a machine or of software, figuratively) User-unfriendly, unstable, that is complicated or has poorly… |