| CHARACTEROLOGY | • characterology n. (Psychology) The study or attempted deduction of character in individuals. • CHARACTEROLOGY n. the study of the development of character. |
| CHOLECYSTOTOMY | • cholecystotomy n. (Surgery) The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder, as when removing a gallstone. • CHOLECYSTOTOMY n. the surgical formation of an opening in the wall of the gall bladder, also CHOLECYSTOSTOMY. |
| COSMOCHEMISTRY | • cosmochemistry n. The branch of chemistry that deals with the creation of the elements, and their isotopic distribution… • COSMOCHEMISTRY n. a branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical composition of and changes in the universe. |
| CYTOPATHOGENIC | • cytopathogenic adj. That is pathogenic to cells. • CYTOPATHOGENIC adj. pathologic for or destructive to cells. |
| CYTOTECHNOLOGY | • cytotechnology n. The microscopic interpretation of cells to detect cancer and other abnormalities. • CYTOTECHNOLOGY n. the identification of cells and cellular abnormalities in cancer. |
| ECTOMYCORRHIZA | • ectomycorrhiza n. (Ecology) A form of mycorrhiza consisting of a sheath of fungus around the root tips of the symbiotic plant. • ECTOMYCORRHIZA n. a type of mycorrhiza in which the fungus forms a layer on the outside of the roots of the plant. |
| HYDROACOUSTICS | • hydroacoustics n. Any of various sciences and technologies dealing with sound transmitted through water. • HYDROACOUSTICS n. the study of sound travelling through water. |
| HYGROSCOPICITY | • hygroscopicity n. (Uncountable) The state of being hygroscopic. • hygroscopicity n. (Countable) The degree to which a substance is hygroscopic. • HYGROSCOPICITY n. the state of being hygroscopic. |
| HYPOCORISTICAL | • hypocoristical adj. (Rare) Synonym of hypocoristic. • HYPOCORISTICAL adj. of or like hypocorism, also HYPOCORISTIC. |
| ICHTHYOLOGICAL | • ichthyological adj. Of or pertaining to ichthyology. • ICHTHYOLOGICAL adj. relating to ichthyology, also ICHTHYOLOGIC. |
| PHOTOCATALYTIC | • photocatalytic adj. Of, pertaining to, or obtained by photocatalysis. • PHOTOCATALYTIC adj. relating to photocatalysis. |
| PSYCHOACOUSTIC | • psychoacoustic adj. Of or pertaining to psychoacoustics. • PSYCHOACOUSTIC adj. relating to psychoacoustics. |
| PSYCHOLOGISTIC | • psychologistic adj. Of or pertaining to psychologism. • PSYCHOLOGISTIC adj. relating to psychologism, a theory that applies psychological conceptions to the interpretation of historical events or logical thought. |
| PSYCHONEUROTIC | • psychoneurotic adj. Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis. • psychoneurotic n. Someone suffering from a psychoneurosis. • PSYCHONEUROTIC adj. relating to psychoneurosis. |
| PSYCHOSOMATICS | • psychosomatics n. (Medicine) psychosomatic medicine (science). • PSYCHOSOMATICS n. the study of psychosomatic conditions. |
| SCHIZOMYCETOUS | • SCHIZOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a schizomycete, any microscopic organism of the class Schizomycetes, also SCHIZOMYCETIC. |
| STAPHYLOCOCCAL | • staphylococcal adj. Relating to staphylococcus. • STAPHYLOCOCCAL adj. relating to staphylococci. |
| STAPHYLOCOCCIC | • staphylococcic adj. Relating to staphylococcus. • STAPHYLOCOCCIC adj. relating to staphylococci. |
| STAPHYLOCOCCUS | • staphylococcus n. A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia… • Staphylococcus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Staphylococcaceae – the staphylococcus bacteria. • STAPHYLOCOCCUS n. a bacteria causing infection in wounds etc. |