| CHEMICOPHYSICAL | • chemicophysical adj. Synonym of physicochemical. • CHEMICOPHYSICAL adj. involving the processes of both chemistry and physics. |
| CHRESTOMATHICAL | • chrestomathical adj. Synonym of chrestomathic. • CHRESTOMATHICAL adj. of or like a chrestomathy, a selection of passages compiled as an aid to learning a language, also CHRESTOMATHIC. |
| EDRIOPHTHALMOUS | • edriophthalmous adj. (Zoology) Pertaining to the Edriophthalma, a former classification of peracarids. • EDRIOPHTHALMOUS adj. of crustaceans, with stalkless eyes, also EDRIOPHTHALMIAN, EDRIOPHTHALMIC. |
| HETEROTHALLISMS | • heterothallisms n. Plural of heterothallism. • HETEROTHALLISM n. the state of being heterothallic, also HETEROTHALLY. |
| HISTOCHEMICALLY | • histochemically adv. By the use of histochemistry. • HISTOCHEMICAL adv. relating to histochemistry, the chemistry of living tissues. |
| HOMOCHLAMYDEOUS | • homochlamydeous adj. (Botany) Having the perianth not divided into calyx and corolla. • HOMOCHLAMYDEOUS adj. with calyx and corolla similar. |
| OPHTHALMOLOGIES | • ophthalmologies n. Plural of ophthalmology. • OPHTHALMOLOGY n. the study of eye and its diseases. |
| OPHTHALMOMETERS | • ophthalmometers n. Plural of ophthalmometer. • OPHTHALMOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the eye. |
| OPHTHALMOSCOPES | • ophthalmoscopes n. Plural of ophthalmoscope. • OPHTHALMOSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing the interior of the eye. |
| PHYSICOCHEMICAL | • physicochemical adj. Dependent on the joint action of both physical and chemical processes. • physicochemical adj. Of or pertaining to physical chemistry. • PHYSICOCHEMICAL adj. being physical and chemical. |
| PLETHYSMOGRAPHS | • plethysmographs n. Plural of plethysmograph. • PLETHYSMOGRAPH n. an instrument for measuring change in body part size due to blood flow. |
| PLETHYSMOGRAPHY | • plethysmography n. (Medicine) The diagnostic use of a plethysmograph. • PLETHYSMOGRAPHY n. measurement by use of a plethysmograph, an instrument for measuring change in body part size due to blood flow. |
| PSYCHOCHEMICALS | • psychochemicals n. Plural of psychochemical. • PSYCHOCHEMICAL n. a psychoactive chemical. |
| SCAPHOCEPHALISM | • SCAPHOCEPHALISM n. the state of being scaphocephalic, having an abnormally long and narrow boat-shaped skull. |
| SCHOOLMASTERISH | • schoolmasterish adj. Resembling or characteristic of a schoolmaster. • SCHOOLMASTERISH adj. like a schoolmaster. |
| SULPHONMETHANES | • SULPHONMETHANE n. a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic, also SULFONMETHANE. |
| TRIHALOMETHANES | • trihalomethanes n. Plural of trihalomethane. • TRIHALOMETHANE n. any of various derivatives of methane such as chloroform, that have three halogen atoms per molecule and are formed esp. during the chlorination of drinking water. |