| ANTIARRHYTHMIC | • antiarrhythmic adj. (Pharmacology) Used to treat or prevent (heart) arrhythmia (irregular beat). • antiarrhythmic n. (Pharmacology) A drug that treats or prevents (heart) arrhythmia (irregular beat). • ANTIARRHYTHMIC adj. tending to prevent or relieve cardiac arrhythmia. |
| ARCHIMANDRITES | • archimandrites n. Plural of archimandrite. • ARCHIMANDRITE n. the head of a monastery or convent. |
| 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. |
| HERMAPHRODITIC | • hermaphroditic adj. Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite. • hermaphroditic adj. (Biology) Possessing the reproductive organs of both sexes. • HERMAPHRODITIC adj. of or like a hermaphrodite, bearing both sexes, e.g. of plants usually in the same flower. |
| HIEROGRAMMATIC | • hierogrammatic adj. Written in, or pertaining to, hierograms; expressive of sacred writing. • HIEROGRAMMATIC adj. relating to the writing of sacred records. |
| HYPERCRITICISM | • hypercriticism n. Excessive or unfairly harsh criticism. • HYPERCRITICISM n. an instance of being hypercritical. |
| IATROCHEMISTRY | • iatrochemistry n. (Chemistry, medicine) An early branch of chemistry, having roots in alchemy, that tried to provide chemical… • IATROCHEMISTRY n. the application of chemistry to medical theory and treatment. |
| MATRIARCHALISM | • matriarchalism n. The quality of being matriarchal. • MATRIARCHALISM n. the state of being matriarchal. |
| MICROCHEMISTRY | • microchemistry n. (Chemistry) Chemical techniques for preparing, handling, and analyzing small quantities of chemical… • microchemistry n. (Chemistry) Chemical processes that take place in very small regions, such as on the grain boundaries of a metal. • MICROCHEMISTRY adj. small-scale chemistry. |
| ORNITHOMORPHIC | • ornithomorphic adj. Shaped like a bird. • ORNITHOMORPHIC adj. shaped like bird. |
| PATRIARCHALISM | • patriarchalism n. The quality of being patriarchal. • patriarchalism n. (Historical, politics, philosophy, sometimes uppercase) A political theory which arose in England in… • PATRIARCHALISM n. a patriarchic system. |
| PYRHELIOMETRIC | • pyrheliometric adj. Relating to pyrheliometry. • PYRHELIOMETRIC adj. relating to measurement by pyrheliometer, an instrument for measuring the heating effect of the sun. |
| RADIOCHEMISTRY | • radiochemistry n. (Chemistry) the chemistry of radioactive substances. • radiochemistry n. (Chemistry) the use of radioisotopes to study the kinetics of chemical reactions. • RADIOCHEMISTRY n. a branch of chemistry dealing with radioactive substances and phenomena including tracer studies. |
| THERMOPERIODIC | • thermoperiodic adj. Relating to a thermoperiod. • THERMOPERIODIC adj. relating to thermoperiodism, the effect on an organism of rhythmic temperature variations. |
| TRICHROMATISMS | • trichromatisms n. Plural of trichromatism. • TRICHROMATISM n. use of the three primary colors for color reproduction; normal color vision. |