| COCOONERY | • cocoonery n. A building or apartment for silkworms, when feeding and forming cocoons. • COCOONERY n. a building or apartment for silkworms, when feeding and forming cocoons. |
| CONCHOLOGY | • conchology n. The study of molluscs and their shells. • conchology n. The hobby of shell collecting. • CONCHOLOGY n. the study of shells. |
| COLONOSCOPY | • colonoscopy n. (Medicine) The examination of the colon using a colonoscope. • COLONOSCOPY n. examination of the inside of the colon using a colonoscope, a flexible viewing instrument passed into the colon through the anus. |
| YOCTOSECOND | • yoctosecond n. (Metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10-24 seconds. Symbol: ys. • YOCTOSECOND n. a very small unit of time. |
| BRONCHOSCOPY | • bronchoscopy n. (Medicine) A technique for viewing the bronchi using a flexible instrument called a bronchoscope. • BRONCHOSCOPY n. examination of the bronchi. |
| COTTONOCRACY | • cottonocracy n. (US, historical) A government dominated by the cotton industry, as in the United States prior to the Civil War. • COTTONOCRACY n. rule by cotton producers. |
| YOCTOSECONDS | • yoctoseconds n. Plural of yoctosecond. • YOCTOSECOND n. a very small unit of time. |
| CACOPHONOUSLY | • cacophonously adv. In a cacophonous manner. • CACOPHONOUS adv. discordant, unpleasantly noisy, also CACOPHONIC, CACOPHONICAL, CACOPHONIOUS. |
| CYTOTAXONOMIC | • cytotaxonomic adj. (Taxonomy) Relating to cytotaxonomy. • CYTOTAXONOMIC adj. relating to cytotaxonomy. |
| 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. |
| MONOCARBOXYLIC | • monocarboxylic adj. (Organic chemistry) Having a single carboxyl or carboxylic acid group. • MONOCARBOXYLIC adj. containing one carboxyl group. |
| NONCONSCIOUSLY | • nonconsciously adv. In a manner that is not conscious. |
| NONHYGROSCOPIC | • nonhygroscopic adj. Not hygroscopic. • NONHYGROSCOPIC adj. not hygroscopic. |
| SYNCHRONOSCOPE | • SYNCHRONOSCOPE n. an instrument used to indicate whether two periodic quantities or motions are synchronous. |
| CHRONOLOGICALLY | • chronologically adv. (Manner) In a chronological manner; with reference to time. • chronologically adv. (Sequence) In sequence according to time. • CHRONOLOGICAL adv. arranged in order of time, also CHRONOLOGIC. |
| MICROTECHNOLOGY | • microtechnology n. Any of several technologies concerned with material or devices whose size is measured in micrometres. • MICROTECHNOLOGY n. technology that makes use of microelectronics. |
| ONYCHOCRYPTOSES | • ONYCHOCRYPTOSIS n. the condition of having an ingrowing toenail. |
| ONYCHOCRYPTOSIS | • onychocryptosis n. (Medicine) ingrowing toenail. • ONYCHOCRYPTOSIS n. the condition of having an ingrowing toenail. |
| SYNCHRONOSCOPES | • SYNCHRONOSCOPE n. an instrument used to indicate whether two periodic quantities or motions are synchronous. |