| ABSORPTIVITY | • absorptivity n. The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness. • absorptivity n. (Thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface. • absorptivity n. (Analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer’s law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance… |
| ARTHROPLASTY | • arthroplasty n. (Surgery) The surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement. • ARTHROPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of a joint. |
| ATTORNEYSHIP | • attorneyship n. The office or profession of an attorney. • ATTORNEYSHIP n. the office of attorney. |
| CRYPTOGAMIST | • cryptogamist n. (Dated) One skilled in cryptogamic botany. • CRYPTOGAMIST n. one who studies cryptogams. |
| EPISTOLATORY | • epistolatory adj. Synonym of epistolary. • EPISTOLATORY adj. of the nature of an epistle. |
| GASTROPLASTY | • gastroplasty n. (Surgery) A surgical operation to correct any kind of defect in the stomach. |
| HETEROPLASTY | • heteroplasty n. The grafting of tissue between different individuals of the same or different species. • HETEROPLASTY n. grafting of foreign tissue. |
| HYDROPATHIST | • hydropathist n. An expert in hydropathy. • HYDROPATHIST n. one who treats with hydropathy. |
| KERATOPLASTY | • keratoplasty n. (Surgery) grafting or transplantation of the cornea. • KERATOPLASTY n. plastic surgery on the cornea. |
| PROTOMARTYRS | • protomartyrs n. Plural of protomartyr. • PROTOMARTYR n. the first martyr in any cause, esp. St Stephen. |
| PTERODACTYLS | • pterodactyls n. Plural of pterodactyl. • PTERODACTYL n. any of various pterosaurs of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition, also PTERODACTYLE. |
| SPERMATOCYTE | • spermatocyte n. (Cytology) A male gametocyte, from which a spermatozoon develops. • SPERMATOCYTE n. a cell producing spermatozoa. |
| SPORTABILITY | • sportability n. (Obsolete) sportiveness. • SPORTABILITY n. the quality of being sportable. |
| TRYPTOPHANES | • tryptophanes n. Plural of tryptophane. • TRYPTOPHANE n. an essential amino acid, also TRYPTOPHAN. |
| TYPOGRAPHIST | • typographist n. A typographer. • TYPOGRAPHIST n. one who does typography. |