| AMPHIBOLOGICAL | • amphibological adj. (Rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling. • amphibological adj. (Linguistics) Grammatically ambiguous. • AMPHIBOLOGICAL adj. related to amphibology. |
| ARITHMOPHOBIAS | • ARITHMOPHOBIA n. a fear of numbers. |
| COMPUTERPHOBES | • computerphobes n. Plural of computerphobe. • COMPUTERPHOBE n. one with a fear of computers. |
| COMPUTERPHOBIA | • computerphobia n. Fear or irrational dislike of computers; cyberphobia. • COMPUTERPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of computers. |
| COMPUTERPHOBIC | • computerphobic adj. Pertaining to, or afflicted by, computerphobia. • computerphobic n. A computerphobe. • COMPUTERPHOBIC n. someone having an irrational fear of computers. |
| MICROBAROGRAPH | • microbarograph n. An instrument for recording minor fluctuations of atmospheric pressure, as opposed to general barometric surges. • MICROBAROGRAPH n. an instrument for recording minute changes in atmospheric pressure. |
| NEPHROBLASTOMA | • nephroblastoma n. (Oncology) A tumour affecting a kidney. • NEPHROBLASTOMA n. a tumour on the kidneys. |
| PHLEBOTOMISING | • phlebotomising v. Present participle of phlebotomise. • PHLEBOTOMISE v. to perform phlebotomy on, also PHLEBOTOMIZE. |
| PHLEBOTOMIZING | • phlebotomizing v. Present participle of phlebotomize. • PHLEBOTOMIZE v. to perform phlebotomy on, also PHLEBOTOMISE. |
| PROHIBITIONISM | • prohibitionism n. (Law) The doctrine that people will refrain from certain actions if they are deemed unlawful (prohibited). • PROHIBITIONISM n. support for prohibition. |
| RHOMBENPORPHYR | • RHOMBENPORPHYR n. an intermediate, moderately fine-grained igneous rock with feldspar phenocrysts rhombic in section, also RHOMBENPORPHYRY, RHOMBPORPHYRY. |
| SYMMETROPHOBIA | • symmetrophobia n. Aversion to symmetry. • SYMMETROPHOBIA n. fear of symmetry. |
| THROMBOPHILIAS | • thrombophilias n. Plural of thrombophilia. • THROMBOPHILIA n. combined inflammation and thrombosis of a vein. |
| THROMBOPLASTIC | • thromboplastic adj. Causing or accelerating the formation of blood clots. • THROMBOPLASTIC adj. initiating or accelerating the clotting of blood. |
| THROMBOPLASTIN | • thromboplastin n. (Biochemistry) A protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin during the clotting of blood. • THROMBOPLASTIN n. a complex enzyme found esp. in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood. |