| ACIDIMETRY | • acidimetry n. (Chemistry) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the… • ACIDIMETRY n. the measurement of the strength of acids. |
| ADMIRINGLY | • admiringly adv. In an admiring manner. • ADMIRING adv. ADMIRE, to have a high opinion of. |
| ADRIAMYCIN | • adriamycin n. An anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy. • ADRIAMYCIN n. a trade name of the anticancer drug doxorubicin. |
| BIPYRAMIDS | • bipyramids n. Plural of bipyramid. • BIPYRAMID n. a crystal formed of two pyramids base to base. |
| DAIRYMAIDS | • dairymaids n. Plural of dairymaid. • DAIRYMAID n. a woman who works in a dairy. |
| DIFFORMITY | • difformity n. (Obsolete) irregularity or diversity of form; lack of uniformity. • DIFFORMITY n. irregularity of form. |
| DISMISSORY | • dismissory adj. Alternative form of dimissory. • DISMISSORY adj. relating to the act of dismissal. |
| HYBRIDISMS | • hybridisms n. Plural of hybridism. • HYBRIDISM n. the state of being hybrid, also HYBRIDITY. |
| IRIDECTOMY | • iridectomy n. (Surgery) Removal of part or all of the iris of the eye. • IRIDECTOMY n. the act of cutting out a portion of the iris in order to form an artificial pupil. |
| MEDIOCRITY | • mediocrity n. (Now rare) The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean. • mediocrity n. (Obsolete) A middle course of action; moderation, balance. • mediocrity n. (Uncountable) The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc… |
| MYDRIATICS | • mydriatics n. Plural of mydriatic. • MYDRIATIC n. a substance causing dilatation of the pupil of the eye. |
| OXIDIMETRY | • oxidimetry n. (Chemistry) Any form of volumetric analysis using an oxidizing agent such as potassium permanganate. • OXIDIMETRY n. a branch of volumetric analysis in which oxidizing agents are used in titrations. |
| PYRAMIDING | • pyramiding n. The practice of an athlete progressively increasing the dosage of an illicit drug to a maximum, and… • pyramiding n. A shell deformity in captive turtles, leading to a pyramid shape underlying each scute. • pyramiding n. A form of tax evasion in which an employer that withholds payroll taxes from employees intentionally… |
| PYRAMIDION | • pyramidion n. The small pyramid which crowns or completes an obelisk or pyramid. • PYRAMIDION n. the small pyramidal apex of an obelisk. |
| PYRAMIDIST | • pyramidist n. An expert in Egyptian pyramids. • PYRAMIDIST n. someone who studies the Egyptian pyramids. |
| PYRIMIDINE | • pyrimidine n. (Organic chemistry) A diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the meta- positions; it is the… • PYRIMIDINE n. a compound found in DNA. |
| SEMIDRYING | • semidrying adj. That dries to a sticky film on exposure to air, without drying completely. • SEMIDRYING adj. not drying completely. |
| TRIDYMITES | • tridymites n. Plural of tridymite. • TRIDYMITE n. an orthorhombic form of silica, in hexagonal scales, often combined in threes. |