| ALUMINOTHERMIES | • ALUMINOTHERMY n. a process for reducing metallic oxides using finely divided aluminium powder. |
| ARCHEOMAGNETISM | • archeomagnetism n. Alternative form of archaeomagnetism. • ARCHEOMAGNETISM n. an archaeological technique for dating certain clay objects by measuring the extent to which they have been magnetized by the earth's magnetic field. |
| CHEMOTAXONOMIES | • chemotaxonomies n. Plural of chemotaxonomy. • CHEMOTAXONOMY n. the classification of plants and animals based on similarities and differences in biochemical composition. |
| DEXAMPHETAMINES | • DEXAMPHETAMINE n. the dextrorotatory isomer of amphetamine, used as a stimulant. |
| HYPOMAGNESAEMIA | • hypomagnesaemia n. Alternative spelling of hypomagnesemia. • HYPOMAGNESAEMIA n. a deficiency of magnesium in the blood, also HYPOMAGNESEMIA. |
| HYPOMAGNESEMIAS | • hypomagnesemias n. Plural of hypomagnesemia. • HYPOMAGNESEMIA n. a deficiency of magnesium in the blood, also HYPOMAGNESAEMIA. |
| IMMUNOTHERAPIES | • immunotherapies n. Plural of immunotherapy. • IMMUNOTHERAPY n. the treatment or prevention of disease by taking measures to increase immune system functioning. |
| MAGNETOCHEMICAL | • magnetochemical adj. Of or pertaining to magnetochemistry. • MAGNETOCHEMICAL adj. relating to the branch of chemistry concerned with the relationship between magnetic and chemical properties. |
| MECHANOCHEMICAL | • mechanochemical adj. Of or pertaining to mechanochemistry. • MECHANOCHEMICAL adj. of or relating to mechanochemistry, the branch of science that deals with the relation between mechanical and chemical phenomena and the interconversion of these forms of energy. |
| METHAEMOGLOBINS | • methæmoglobins n. Plural of methæmoglobin. • METHAEMOGLOBIN n. a brown compound of oxygen and haemoglobin formed in the blood by the action of certain drugs. |
| METHAMPHETAMINE | • methamphetamine n. A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug, similar to cocaine. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is… • METHAMPHETAMINE n. a methyl derivative of amphetamine with similar but longer lasting effects, now seldom used in medicine but widespread as a drug of abuse. |
| NEMATHELMINTHIC | • NEMATHELMINTHIC adj. of or like a nemathelminth, a member of the Nemathelminthes, a phylum of worms including nematodes. |
| SERVOMECHANISMS | • servomechanisms n. Plural of servomechanism. • servo-mechanisms n. Plural of servo-mechanism. • SERVOMECHANISM n. an automatic device for controlling large amounts of power by means of very small amounts of power and automatically correcting the performance of a mechanism. |
| SLEDGEHAMMERING | • sledgehammering v. Present participle of sledgehammer. • SLEDGEHAMMER v. to strike with a sledgehammer. |
| TRIBROMOMETHANE | • tribromomethane n. (Organic chemistry) bromoform. • TRIBROMOMETHANE n. another name for bromoform, a bromine compound analogous to chloroform. |
| TRIMETHYLAMINES | • trimethylamines n. Plural of trimethylamine. • TRIMETHYLAMINE n. a gas obtainable from herring-brine, corresponding to ammonia with methyl replacing all the hydrogen. |