| CONTRAPROPELLER | • CONTRAPROPELLER n. one of a pair of propellers rotating in opposite directions. |
| DEPHOSPHORYLATE | • dephosphorylate v. To cause, or undergo dephosphorylation. • DEPHOSPHORYLATE v. to remove phosphate groups from an organic compounds. |
| ENCEPHALOGRAPHS | • encephalographs n. Plural of encephalograph. • ENCEPHALOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording brain images. |
| ENCEPHALOGRAPHY | • encephalography n. (Medicine) An X-ray examination of the brain in which air replaces some of the cerebrospinal fluid to… • ENCEPHALOGRAPHY n. radiography of the brain after the cerebrospinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (as air). |
| HYPERMETROPICAL | • hypermetropical adj. Synonym of hypermetropic. • HYPERMETROPICAL adj. longsighted, also HYPERMETROPIC. |
| PALAEOGEOGRAPHY | • palaeogeography n. The study of historical geography — of the (chiefly physical, but sometimes political/cultural) geography… • palæogeography n. Obsolete spelling of palaeogeography. • PALAEOGEOGRAPHY n. the study of the geography of geological periods. |
| PALEOGEOGRAPHIC | • paleogeographic adj. Pertaining to paleogeography. • PALEOGEOGRAPHIC adj. relating to paleogeography. |
| PARALLELOPIPEDA | • PARALLELOPIPEDA plural of parallelopipedon* (which has sixteen letters), a solid figure bounded by six parallelograms, opposite pairs being identical and parallel. |
| PARALLELOPIPEDS | • parallelopipeds n. Plural of parallelopiped. • PARALLELOPIPED n. a solid figure bounded by six parallelograms, opposite pairs being identical and parallel. |
| PHOTOTELEGRAPHS | • phototelegraphs n. Plural of phototelegraph. • PHOTOTELEGRAPH n. an instrument for transmitting drawings telegraphically. |
| PHOTOTELEGRAPHY | • phototelegraphy n. The fax system. • PHOTOTELEGRAPHY n. the transmission of drawings by phototelegraph. |
| PLENIPOTENTIARY | • plenipotentiary n. A person invested with full powers, especially as the diplomatic agent of a sovereign state, (originally)… • plenipotentiary adj. Invested with full power. • plenipotentiary adj. Of or relating to a plenipotentiary agent. |
| PLEUROPNEUMONIA | • pleuropneumonia n. (Pathology) inflammation of the pleura and lungs; a combination of pleurisy and pneumonia, especially… • PLEUROPNEUMONIA n. pneumonia aggravated by pleurisy. |
| POSTOPERATIVELY | • postoperatively adv. In a postoperative context; after surgery. • POSTOPERATIVE adv. following a surgical operation. |
| PREPROFESSIONAL | • preprofessional adj. Prior to starting a profession. • preprofessional n. One who is working towards becoming a professional. • PREPROFESSIONAL adj. of or relating to the period preceding specific study for or practice of a profession. |
| PTERYLOGRAPHIES | • pterylographies n. Plural of pterylography. • PTERYLOGRAPHY n. a description of pterylae. |
| SPELEOTHERAPIES | • SPELEOTHERAPY n. an alternative or complementary method of therapy for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases, involving periods spent underground in a salt mine. |
| SUPPORTABLENESS | • supportableness n. The state of being supportable. • SUPPORTABLENESS n. the state of being supportable. |
| TELEPHOTOGRAPHS | • telephotographs n. Plural of telephotograph. • TELEPHOTOGRAPH n. a photograph of a distant object taken by a suitable lens. |
| TELEPHOTOGRAPHY | • telephotography n. (Photography) Photography of distant subjects using a telephoto lens. • telephotography n. (Dated) The transmission of images over a distance, especially by facsimile. • TELEPHOTOGRAPHY n. the photography of distant objects (as by a camera provided with a telephoto lens). |