| CHROMODYNAMICS | • chromodynamics n. (Physics) The study of the relationship between those quarks that possess the quantum property of color… • CHROMODYNAMICS n. strong interaction, color, and exchange of gluons. |
| CRYPTORCHIDISM | • cryptorchidism n. (Andrology) The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum. • CRYPTORCHIDISM n. the condition in which one or both testes do not descend normally, also CRYPTORCHISM. |
| CYBERCHONDRIAS | • CYBERCHONDRIA n. unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites. |
| CYCLOHEXIMIDES | • cycloheximides n. Plural of cycloheximide. • CYCLOHEXIMIDE n. an agricultural fungicide that inhibits protein synthesis and is obtained from a soil bacterium, Streptomyces griseus. |
| HYDROACOUSTICS | • hydroacoustics n. Any of various sciences and technologies dealing with sound transmitted through water. • HYDROACOUSTICS n. the study of sound travelling through water. |
| HYDROCEPHALICS | • hydrocephalics n. Plural of hydrocephalic. • HYDROCEPHALIC n. one suffering from hydrocephaly. |
| HYDROCRACKINGS | • hydrocrackings n. Plural of hydrocracking. • HYDROCRACKING n. the process of cracking hydrocarbons in the presence of hydrogen. |
| HYDROMECHANICS | • hydromechanics n. (Physics) fluid mechanics, especially when dealing with water. • HYDROMECHANICS n. the study of movement in liquids, also HYDRODYNAMICS. |
| HYPOCHONDRIACS | • hypochondriacs n. Plural of hypochondriac. • HYPOCHONDRIAC n. one who suffers from hypochondria. |
| LECYTHIDACEOUS | • lecythidaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Lecythidaceae, that includes the Brazil nuts. • LECYTHIDACEOUS adj. belonging to the Lecythidaceae, a family of tropical trees including the Brazil nut. |
| PACHYDACTYLOUS | • pachydactylous adj. (Zoology) Having thick digits. • PACHYDACTYLOUS adj. having thick digits, also PACHYDACTYL. |
| PHENCYCLIDINES | • phencyclidines n. Plural of phencyclidine. • PHENCYCLIDINE n. a veterinary anesthetic, sometimes used illicitly as a psychedelic drug. |
| POLYSACCHARIDE | • polysaccharide n. (Biochemistry) A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds. • POLYSACCHARIDE n. a glycan, a carbohydrate whose molecules consist of a number of monosaccharide residues bonded together. |
| PREPSYCHEDELIC | • prepsychedelic adj. Related to or characteristic of the period preceding the Psychedelic era of the late 1960s. • PREPSYCHEDELIC adj. preceding a psychedelic experience. |
| PSYCHODRAMATIC | • psychodramatic adj. Pertaining to psychodrama. • PSYCHODRAMATIC adj. relating to psychodrama. |
| PSYCHODYNAMICS | • psychodynamics n. The dynamic interplay between forces that govern human behaviour. • PSYCHODYNAMICS n. the psychology of mental or emotional forces or processes developing especially in early childhood and their effects on behaviour and mental states. |