| ANTHROPOMETRY | • anthropometry n. The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human… • ANTHROPOMETRY n. the measurement of parts and functions of human body, esp. as part of study of evolution. |
| CATASTROPHISM | • catastrophism n. (Geology) The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features… • catastrophism n. (Biology) The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic… • catastrophism n. The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic. |
| CHEMAUTOTROPH | • CHEMAUTOTROPH n. an organism, such as a bacterium, that obtains its energy from inorganic reactions using simple compounds, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide. |
| DERMATOPHYTES | • dermatophytes n. Plural of dermatophyte. • DERMATOPHYTE n. a fungus parasitic on the skin or skin derivatives (as hair or nails). |
| DERMATOPHYTIC | • dermatophytic adj. Being or relating to a dermatophyte. • DERMATOPHYTIC adj. of or like a dermatophyte, a fungus parasitic on the skin. |
| HAPTOTROPISMS | • HAPTOTROPISM n. curving in response to touch, as a tendril. |
| METAMORPHISTS | • metamorphists n. Plural of metamorphist. • METAMORPHIST n. a person who believes that Christ's body merged into the Deity at the Ascension. |
| MISANTHROPIST | • misanthropist n. A misanthrope; a person who hates all humankind. • MISANTHROPIST n. one who dislikes human beings. |
| PHOTOTELEGRAM | • PHOTOTELEGRAM n. a telegram that is sent by means of phototelegraphy. |
| SOMATOTROPHIC | • somatotrophic adj. That stimulates body growth, especially by producing somatotrophin. • SOMATOTROPHIC adj. promoting bodily growth, also SOMATOTROPIC. |
| SOMATOTROPHIN | • somatotrophin n. Alternative spelling of somatotropin. • SOMATOTROPHIN n. a polypeptide growth hormone, also SOMATOTROPIN, SOMATOTROPINE. |
| SPERMATOPHYTE | • spermatophyte n. (Botany) Any plant that bears seeds rather than spores. • SPERMATOPHYTE n. a seed plant. |
| SPERMATOTHECA | • spermatotheca n. Synonym of spermatheca. • SPERMATOTHECA n. a receptacle for storing sperm. |
| THEANTHROPISM | • theanthropism n. A state of being God and man. • theanthropism n. The ascription of human attributes to a deity. • THEANTHROPISM n. the belief in the union of the divine and human. |
| THERMOPLASTIC | • thermoplastic adj. Softening when heated and hardening when cooled, and thus able to be moulded. • thermoplastic n. A plastic with this property. • THERMOPLASTIC adj. capable of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening again when cooled. |
| THERMOTHERAPY | • thermotherapy n. (Medicine) The use of heat to treat disease. • THERMOTHERAPY n. the treatment of a part of the body by heat. |