| BRACHYCEPHALOUS | • brachycephalous adj. Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic. • BRACHYCEPHALOUS adj. short-headed, esp. having a skull whose breadth is 80 per cent or more of its length. |
| DEPHOSPHORYLATE | • dephosphorylate v. To cause, or undergo dephosphorylation. • DEPHOSPHORYLATE v. to remove phosphate groups from an organic compounds. |
| 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some of the cerebrospinal fluid to… • ENCEPHALOGRAPHY n. radiography of the brain after the cerebrospinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (as air). |
| HALFPENNYWORTHS | • halfpennyworths n. Plural of halfpennyworth. • HALFPENNYWORTH n. as much as is sold for a halfpenny or is worth a halfpenny. |
| HYDROCEPHALUSES | • hydrocephaluses n. Plural of hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALUS n. an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranial cavity, also HYDROCEPHALY. |
| HYDROMECHANICAL | • hydromechanical adj. Of or pertaining to hydromechanics. • HYDROMECHANICAL adj. relating to a branch of mechanics that deals with the equilibrium and motion of fluids and of solid bodies immersed in them. |
| PHENYLTHIOUREAS | • phenylthioureas n. Plural of phenylthiourea. • PHENYLTHIOUREA n. a crystalline compound used to test for the presence of a certain dominant gene (the compound tasting bitter to those who possess the gene). |
| PHOSPHORYLATIVE | • phosphorylative adj. Relating to phosphorylation. • PHOSPHORYLATIVE adj. of or like phosphorylate. |
| PHOTOTELEGRAPHY | • phototelegraphy n. The fax system. • PHOTOTELEGRAPHY n. the transmission of drawings by phototelegraph. |
| 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. |
| 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). |
| THALASSOTHERAPY | • thalassotherapy n. (Medicine) The therapeutic use of seawater. • THALASSOTHERAPY n. medical treatment using baths in sea water. |