| PREOCCUPY | • preoccupy v. (Transitive) To distract; to draw attention elsewhere. • preoccupy v. (Transitive) To worry or concern (someone) so as to distract them. • preoccupy v. (Transitive, obsolete) To occupy or take possession of beforehand. |
| EPISCOPACY | • episcopacy n. The office of bishop and the governance of a church (a religious denomination) by bishops. • episcopacy n. Bishops collectively: Synonym of episcopate. • EPISCOPACY n. government of the church by bishops. |
| CYCLOPROPANE | • cyclopropane n. (Organic chemistry, pharmacology) The simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6, an inflammable gas, sometimes… • CYCLOPROPANE n. a flammable gaseous saturated cyclic hydrocarbon sometimes used as a general anesthetic. |
| PREOCCUPANCY | • preoccupancy n. The act or right of taking possession before another. • PREOCCUPANCY n. an act or the right of taking possession before another. |
| PREOCCUPYING | • preoccupying v. Present participle of preoccupy. • PREOCCUPY v. to engross or fill the mind of. |
| SPECTROSCOPY | • spectroscopy n. (Uncountable) The scientific study of spectra. • spectroscopy n. (Analytical chemistry, countable) The use of spectrometers in chemical analysis. • SPECTROSCOPY n. the process or technique of using a spectroscope or spectrometer. |
| CYCLOPROPANES | • cyclopropanes n. Plural of cyclopropane. • CYCLOPROPANE n. a flammable gaseous saturated cyclic hydrocarbon sometimes used as a general anesthetic. |
| SCAPHOCEPHALY | • scaphocephaly n. (Pathology) A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened side-to-side. • SCAPHOCEPHALY n. having an abnormally long and narrow boat-shaped skull. |
| APOPLECTICALLY | • apoplectically adv. In an apoplectic manner. • APOPLECTICAL adv. (archaic) apoplectic, also APOPLECTIC. |
| APPENDICECTOMY | • appendicectomy n. (Surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix. • APPENDICECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDECTOMY. |
| PERISCOPICALLY | • periscopically adv. Using a periscope. • periscopically adv. With a similar movement to that of a periscope. • PERISCOPIC adv. viewing all around, or on all sides. |
| ARCHIEPISCOPACY | • archiepiscopacy n. (Ecclesiastical) The form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops. • archiepiscopacy n. (Ecclesiastical) The position or dignity of an archbishop. • ARCHIEPISCOPACY n. the rank or province of an archbishop. |
| CRYOPRECIPITATE | • cryoprecipitate n. A frozen blood product prepared from plasma. • cryoprecipitate v. To precipitate at low temperatures. • CRYOPRECIPITATE n. a precipitate, e.g. from blood plasma, produced by freezing and thawing under controlled conditions. |
| PERSPICACIOUSLY | • perspicaciously adv. With the power of seeing or understanding clearly; quick-sightedly; with sharp of sight. • perspicaciously adv. (Figurative) With acute discernment; keenly; with mental perception. • PERSPICACIOUS adv. clear-minded; astute; perceptive. |