| ACTINOMORPHY | • actinomorphy n. The condition of being actinomorphic. • ACTINOMORPHY n. the quality of being actinomorphic. |
| ANTHROPOTOMY | • anthropotomy n. The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy. • ANTHROPOTOMY n. human anatomy. |
| ANTIMONOPOLY | • antimonopoly adj. (Law) Usually with respect to laws or policies: in opposition to the creation or continuance of a monopoly. • ANTIMONOPOLY adj. opposed to monopoly. |
| COMPENSATORY | • compensatory adj. (Of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury. • compensatory adj. Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something. • compensatory adj. (Genetics) That compensates for a deleterious mutation. |
| CONTEMPORARY | • contemporary adj. From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous. • contemporary adj. Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’). • contemporary n. Someone or something living at the same time, or of roughly the same age as another. |
| MONOSYNAPTIC | • monosynaptic adj. (Neuroanatomy) Having, or involving a single synapse. • monosynaptic adj. (Derogatory) Stupid, lacking in brainpower. • MONOSYNAPTIC adj. having or involving a single neural synapse. |
| MORPHOSYNTAX | • morphosyntax n. (Linguistics) Morphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit. • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics) The system of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the way in which words… • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics, formal) Grammar. |
| PHARYNGOTOMY | • pharyngotomy n. (Surgery) The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, to remove a tumour or anything that… • pharyngotomy n. Scarification or incision of the tonsils. • PHARYNGOTOMY n. the surgical removal of the pharynx. |
| PHOTODYNAMIC | • photodynamic adj. Of, relating to, or caused by the energy or momentum of light or other electromagnetic radiations. • photodynamic adj. Of, or relating to photodynamics. • PHOTODYNAMIC adj. of, relating to, or having the property of intensifying or inducing a toxic reaction to light (as in the destruction of cancer cells stained with a light-sensitive dye) in a living system. |
| PNEUMATOLOGY | • pneumatology n. The study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the interactions between humans and God. • pneumatology n. (Christianity, theology) The study of the Holy Spirit as revealed in Scripture. • pneumatology n. The science dealing with air or gases, their physical and chemical properties, therapeutic applications, etc. |
| POLYGONATUMS | • POLYGONATUM n. the Solomon's seal genus Polygonatum, of the lily family. |
| POLYTONALISM | • POLYTONALISM n. the state of being polytonal, having many keys. |
| SOMATOTYPING | • somatotyping v. Present participle of somatotype. • SOMATOTYPE v. to place with regard to somatotype. |
| SYNAPTOSOMAL | • synaptosomal adj. Of or pertaining to a synaptosome. • SYNAPTOSOMAL adj. of or like a synaptosome, a nerve ending that is isolated from homogenized nerve tissue. |
| SYNAPTOSOMES | • synaptosomes n. Plural of synaptosome. • SYNAPTOSOME n. a nerve ending that is isolated from homogenized nerve tissue. |
| TRYPANOSOMAL | • trypanosomal adj. Of or pertaining to a trypanosome. • TRYPANOSOMAL adj. of or like a trypanosome, also TRYPANOSOMIC. |
| TRYPANOSOMES | • trypanosomes n. Plural of trypanosome. • TRYPANOSOME n. a parasite causing sleeping sickness. |
| TRYPANOSOMIC | • trypanosomic adj. Of or pertaining to a trypanosome. • TRYPANOSOMIC adj. of or like a trypanosome, also TRYPANOSOMAL. |