| ANTHROPOLATRY | • anthropolatry n. The worship of a human or humans. • ANTHROPOLATRY n. the worship of human beings. |
| CHLAMYDOSPORE | • chlamydospore n. A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria. • CHLAMYDOSPORE n. a thick-walled usually resting fungal spore. |
| HYDROSCOPICAL | • HYDROSCOPICAL adj. relating to a hydroscope, also HYDROSCOPIC. |
| HYGROSCOPICAL | • hygroscopical adj. Alternative form of hygroscopic. • HYGROSCOPICAL adj. readily absorbing moisture from the air, also HYGROSCOPIC. |
| HYPERBOLAEONS | • HYPERBOLAEON n. a term in in Greek prosody. |
| HYPERBOLOIDAL | • hyperboloidal adj. Having the shape or form of a hyperboloid. • HYPERBOLOIDAL adj. of or like a hyperboloid. |
| LYMPHOSARCOMA | • lymphosarcoma n. (Pathology) A diffuse malignant lymphoma. • LYMPHOSARCOMA n. a tumour of the lymph glands. |
| OROPHARYNGEAL | • oropharyngeal adj. (Anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to both the mouth and the pharynx. • oropharyngeal adj. (Anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the oropharynx. • oropharyngeal n. (Informal, medicine) Ellipsis of oropharyngeal airway.: an adjunct device used to open and secure a… |
| ORTHOEPICALLY | • orthoepically adv. In an orthoepical manner: pronounced correctly or in accordance with standard usage. • ORTHOEPICAL adv. relating to orthoepy, the study of correct pronunciation, also ORTHOEPIC. |
| OSCILLOGRAPHY | • oscillography n. Measurement by means of an oscillograph. • OSCILLOGRAPHY n. use of an oscillograph. |
| PHOSPHORYLASE | • phosphorylase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the production of glucose phosphate from glycogen and inorganic phosphate. • PHOSPHORYLASE n. any of the enzymes that catalyze phosphorolysis with the formation of organic phosphates. |
| PHOSPHORYLATE | • phosphorylate v. (Transitive) to cause phosphorylation. • phosphorylate v. (Intransitive) to undergo phosphorylation. • PHOSPHORYLATE v. to cause (an organic compound) to take up or combine with phosphoric acid or a phosphorus-containing group. |
| POLYCHROMATIC | • polychromatic adj. Showing a variety, or a change, of colours; having many colours; multicoloured. • polychromatic adj. (Physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Composed of more than one wavelength. • POLYCHROMATIC adj. showing a variety or a change of colors. |
| POLYHISTORIAN | • polyhistorian n. Synonym of polyhistor. • POLYHISTORIAN n. a person of great and varied learning, also POLYHISTOR. |
| PYROCATECHOLS | • pyrocatechols n. Plural of pyrocatechol. • PYROCATECHOL n. another name for catechol, also PYROCATECHIN. |
| SYMBOLOGRAPHY | • SYMBOLOGRAPHY n. symbolic writing or representation. |
| THORACOPLASTY | • thoracoplasty n. (Surgery) Surgery of the chest, usually involving removal of ribs. • THORACOPLASTY n. surgery to collapse a diseased lung by removing selected portions of the ribs. |