| CHIMNEYBOARDS | • CHIMNEYBOARD n. a board blocking up a fireplace. |
| CYCLOHEXIMIDE | • cycloheximide n. (Organic chemistry) An agricultural fungicide produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus, widely… • CYCLOHEXIMIDE n. an agricultural fungicide that inhibits protein synthesis and is obtained from a soil bacterium, Streptomyces griseus. |
| DERMATOPHYTIC | • dermatophytic adj. Being or relating to a dermatophyte. • DERMATOPHYTIC adj. of or like a dermatophyte, a fungus parasitic on the skin. |
| DICHLAMYDEOUS | • dichlamydeous adj. (Botany) Having two coverings, a calyx and a corolla. • DICHLAMYDEOUS adj. having both a calyx and a corolla. |
| DICHOTOMOUSLY | • dichotomously adv. In a dichotomous manner. • DICHOTOMOUS adv. forking into two equal branches. |
| DYSMENORRHEIC | • dysmenorrheic adj. Of, pertaining to, or experiencing dysmenorrhea. • DYSMENORRHEIC adj. relating to dysmenorrhea, also DYSMENORRHOEIC. |
| ENDOLYMPHATIC | • endolymphatic adj. (Anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph. • endolymphatic adj. (Anatomy) Within a lymphatic vessel. • ENDOLYMPHATIC adj. relating to endolymph, the watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. |
| HAEMODYNAMICS | • haemodynamics n. Alternative spelling of hemodynamics. • HAEMODYNAMICS n. a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood, also HEMODYNAMICS. |
| HYDRODYNAMICS | • hydrodynamics n. (Physics) The scientific study of fluids in motion. • HYDRODYNAMICS n. the study of movement in liquids, also HYDROMECHANICS. |
| HYDROMAGNETIC | • hydromagnetic adj. Of or pertaining to hydromagnetics. • HYDROMAGNETIC adj. relating to hydromagnetics, a branch of mathematical physics dealing with interactions between an electricity-conducting fluid (such as an ionized gas) and a magnetic field. |
| HYDROMETRICAL | • hydrometrical adj. Concerning or applying hydrometry. • HYDROMETRICAL adj. relating to measurement by hydrometer, also HYDROMETRIC. |
| HYPOCHONDRIUM | • hypochondrium n. (Anatomy) The upper region of the abdomen, below the lower ribs, each side of the epigastrium. • HYPOCHONDRIUM n. either of two regions of the upper part of the abdomen. |
| IDIORRHYTHMIC | • idiorrhythmic adj. (Christianity) self-regulating; usually referring to a form of monastic life where monks live alone… • IDIORRHYTHMIC adj. self-regulating; allowing each member to regulate his or her own life, also IDIORHYTHMIC. |
| PHOTODYNAMICS | • photodynamics n. The study of the activating effects of light on living organisms. • PHOTODYNAMICS n. the branch of biology concerned with the effects of light on the actions of plants and animals. |
| PSYCHODYNAMIC | • psychodynamic adj. Of or pertaining to psychodynamics, the dynamic interplay between forces that govern human behavior… • PSYCHODYNAMIC adj. concerning psychological motives and causation. |
| SYNECDOCHISMS | • SYNECDOCHISM n. the use of synecdoche; the use of a part for the whole in sympathetic magic. |
| THERMODYNAMIC | • thermodynamic adj. Of, or relating to the conversion of heat into other forms of energy. • thermodynamic adj. (Physics) Of, or relating to thermodynamics. • THERMODYNAMIC adj. of or relating to thermodynamics, also THERMODYNAMICAL. |
| THYMECTOMISED | • thymectomised adj. Alternative form of thymectomized. • THYMECTOMISE v. to perform a thymectomy, also THYMECTOMIZE. |
| THYMECTOMIZED | • thymectomized adj. Having undergone thymectomy. • THYMECTOMIZE v. to perform a thymectomy, also THYMECTOMISE. |
| THYROIDECTOMY | • thyroidectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland. • THYROIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the thyroid gland. |