| COUNTERPLAYING | • counterplaying v. Present participle of counterplay. • COUNTERPLAY v. to make a threat or offensive position in e.g. chess intended to counter an opponent's advantage in another part of the board. |
| DACTYLOGRAPHER | • DACTYLOGRAPHER n. one who studies fingerprints. |
| DEPRECIATINGLY | • depreciatingly adv. So as to disparage or belittle. • DEPRECIATING adv. DEPRECIATE, to lower in estimation or esteem. |
| DERMATOGLYPHIC | • dermatoglyphic adj. Relating to the study and subject matter of dermatoglyphics. • DERMATOGLYPHIC n. a ridge pattern of skin on the inner surface of the hands and feet. |
| EPISTOLOGRAPHY | • epistolography n. The art or practice of writing epistles. • EPISTOLOGRAPHY n. letter-writing. |
| EXASPERATINGLY | • exasperatingly adv. In an exasperating manner; frustratingly. • EXASPERATING adv. exciting the anger of. |
| GLYPTOGRAPHERS | • glyptographers n. Plural of glyptographer. • GLYPTOGRAPHER n. one who practises glyptography, the art of engraving on gems. |
| GLYPTOGRAPHIES | • GLYPTOGRAPHY n. the art of engraving on gems. |
| HYETOGRAPHICAL | • hyetographical adj. Of or pertaining to hyetography. • HYETOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to the measurement of rainfall, also HYETOGRAPHIC. |
| IMPREGNABILITY | • impregnability n. The quality or state of being impregnable; invincibility. • IMPREGNABILITY n. the state of being impregnable. |
| NEUROPATHOLOGY | • neuropathology n. Neural pathology: The pathology of the nervous system, usually and especially in the sense of its cytopathology… • NEUROPATHOLOGY n. pathology of the nervous system. |
| PETROLOGICALLY | • petrologically adv. In a petrological way. • PETROLOGICAL adv. relating to petrology, also PETROLOGIC. |
| PLETHYSMOGRAMS | • plethysmograms n. Plural of plethysmogram. • PLETHYSMOGRAM n. a tracing made by a plethysmograph. |
| PLETHYSMOGRAPH | • plethysmograph n. (Medicine) An instrument for measuring changes in volume within an organ or whole body (usually via… • PLETHYSMOGRAPH n. an instrument for measuring change in body part size due to blood flow. |
| PTERYLOGRAPHIC | • pterylographic adj. Relating to pterylography. • PTERYLOGRAPHIC adj. relating to pterylography. |
| PYROMETALLURGY | • pyrometallurgy n. Any process that uses high temperatures to transform either metals or their ores. • PYROMETALLURGY adj. chemical metallurgy depending on heat action (as roasting and smelting). |
| REFLECTOGRAPHY | • reflectography n. An infrared technique used by art historians to detect layers beneath the top surface of a painting… • REFLECTOGRAPHY n. a technique used to detect underdrawing, etc. in a painting, in which infrared light is bounced off the lowest, gessoed layer and the resulting image viewed on a TV monitor. |
| UPGRADEABILITY | • upgradeability n. Alternative spelling of upgradability. • UPGRADEABILITY n. the state of being upgradeable, also UPGRADABILITY. |