| DERMATOMYOSITIS | • dermatomyositis n. A disease of connective tissue, related to polymyositis, characterized by inflammation of the muscles and skin. • DERMATOMYOSITIS n. a disease characterized by inflammation of the skin and muscles, and wasting of the muscles. |
| GRAMMATOLOGISTS | • grammatologists n. Plural of grammatologist. • GRAMMATOLOGIST n. a specialist in grammatology. |
| HAEMOCYTOMETERS | • haemocytometers n. Plural of haemocytometer. • HAEMOCYTOMETER n. an apparatus for counting the number of cells in a quantity of blood, typically consisting of a graduated pipette for drawing and diluting, also HEMOCYTOMETER. |
| IMMORTALISATION | • immortalisation n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of immortalization. • IMMORTALISATION n. the process of immortalizing, also IMMORTALIZATION. |
| IMMORTALIZATION | • immortalization n. The act of immortalizing, or state of being immortalized. • IMMORTALIZATION n. the process of immortalizing, also IMMORTALISATION. |
| METROPOLITANISM | • metropolitanism n. The quality or state of being metropolitan. • METROPOLITANISM n. the state of being metropolitan. |
| MICROGAMETOCYTE | • microgametocyte n. A gametocyte that produces microgametes. • MICROGAMETOCYTE n. a gametocyte producing microgametes. |
| OPHTHALMOMETERS | • ophthalmometers n. Plural of ophthalmometer. • OPHTHALMOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the eye. |
| ORTHOCHROMATISM | • orthochromatism n. Quality of being orthochromatic. • ORTHOCHROMATISM n. the state of being orthochromatic, of photographic film, sensitive to all colours except red. |
| PHOTOGRAMMETRIC | • photogrammetric adj. Of or pertaining to photogrammetry. • PHOTOGRAMMETRIC adj. relating to measurement by photogrammetry. |
| THERMOBAROMETER | • thermobarometer n. (Obsolete, physics) An instrument that measured altitudes via the boiling point of water. • thermobarometer n. (Geology) A mineral used to estimate temperature and pressure in the rocks during its formation. • THERMOBAROMETER n. an apparatus that provides an accurate measurement of pressure by observation of the change in the boiling point of a fluid. |
| THREMMATOLOGIES | • THREMMATOLOGY n. the science of breeding domestic animals and plants. |
| TRIBROMOMETHANE | • tribromomethane n. (Organic chemistry) bromoform. • TRIBROMOMETHANE n. another name for bromoform, a bromine compound analogous to chloroform. |
| ULTRAMICROTOMES | • ultramicrotomes n. Plural of ultramicrotome. • ULTRAMICROTOME n. a microtome for cutting extremely thin sections for electron microscopy. |