| HAPPENCHANCE | • happenchance n. (Informal, originally regional) Coincidence. • happenchance adj. Characterized by happenstance; chance; fortunate or unfortunate. • HAPPENCHANCE n. a circumstance esp. that is due to chance, also HAPPENSTANCE. |
| PHANEROPHYTE | • phanerophyte n. (Biology) Any woody plant that carries its dormant buds openly on branches above the ground. • PHANEROPHYTE n. a perennial plant that bears its perennating buds well above the surface of the ground. |
| HAPPENCHANCES | • happenchances n. Plural of happenchance. • HAPPENCHANCE n. a circumstance esp. that is due to chance, also HAPPENSTANCE. |
| NEPHROPATHIES | • nephropathies n. Plural of nephropathy. • NEPHROPATHY n. kidney disease. |
| PHANEROPHYTES | • phanerophytes n. Plural of phanerophyte. • PHANEROPHYTE n. a perennial plant that bears its perennating buds well above the surface of the ground. |
| ENCEPHALOGRAPH | • encephalograph n. A machine used to carry out encephalography. • ENCEPHALOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording brain images. |
| ENCEPHALOPATHY | • encephalopathy n. (Pathology, neurology) Any of various conditions affecting the brain. • ENCEPHALOPATHY n. any of various brain diseases. |
| HYPNOTHERAPIES | • hypnotherapies n. Plural of hypnotherapy. • HYPNOTHERAPY n. therapy involving the use of hypnotism. |
| ADENOHYPOPHYSES | • adenohypophyses n. Plural of adenohypophysis. • ADENOHYPOPHYSIS n. the anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland. |
| 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some of the cerebrospinal fluid to… • ENCEPHALOGRAPHY n. radiography of the brain after the cerebrospinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (as air). |
| ENCEPHALOPATHIC | • encephalopathic adj. Relating to encephalopathy. • ENCEPHALOPATHIC adj. relating to encephalopathy. |
| PHENOLPHTHALEIN | • phenolphthalein n. (Chemistry, pharmacology) A white or yellowish-white crystalline compound C20H14O4 used in medicine… • phenol␣phthalein n. (Chemistry) A white or yellowish-white crystalline substance made from phthalic acid and phenol. Its… • PHENOLPHTHALEIN n. a crystalline compound used as an indicator. |
| PHOSPHOCREATINE | • phosphocreatine n. (Biochemistry) A phosphorylated derivative of creatine that is used in muscles to store chemical energy. • PHOSPHOCREATINE n. a compound of creatine and phosphoric acid found esp. in vertebrate muscle where it is an energy source for muscle contraction, also PHOSPHOCREATIN. |