| ADENOIDECTOMY | • adenoidectomy n. (Surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed… • ADENOIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the adenoids, also ADENECTOMY. |
| COUNTERMELODY | • countermelody n. (Music) a secondary or supplemental melody played simultaneously with the primary melody. • counter-melody n. Alternative form of countermelody. • counter␣melody n. Alternative form of countermelody. |
| DEMONSTRATORY | • demonstratory adj. Serving to demonstrate something. • DEMONSTRATORY adj. serving to demonstrate. |
| DEMYTHOLOGISE | • demythologise v. Alternative spelling of demythologize. • DEMYTHOLOGISE v. to remove mythology from in order to arrive at the basic meaning, also DEMYTHOLOGIZE. |
| DEMYTHOLOGIZE | • demythologize v. (Transitive) To remove the mythological elements of. • DEMYTHOLOGIZE v. to divest of mythological forms in order to uncover the meaning underlying them, also DEMYTHOLOGISE. |
| DISCOMYCETOUS | • DISCOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a discomycete. |
| ENDOSYMBIONTS | • endosymbionts n. Plural of endosymbiont. • ENDOSYMBIONT n. an endosymbiotic organism. |
| ENDOSYMBIOTIC | • endosymbiotic adj. Of or pertaining to endosymbiosis. • endosymbiotic adj. That lives within a body or cells of another organism. Forming an endosymbiosis. • ENDOSYMBIOTIC adj. of or pertaining to endosymbiosis; (of an organism) living in such a relationship. |
| MASTOIDECTOMY | • mastoidectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure to remove part or all of the mastoid process. • MASTOIDECTOMY n. an operation to remove mastoid bone. |
| MONOCOTYLEDON | • monocotyledon n. (Botany) Any plant whose seedlings typically have one cotyledon (seed leaf) (in contrast to the two… • MONOCOTYLEDON n. a plant having a single cotyledon, also MONOCOT, MONOCOTYL. |
| MYXOEDEMATOUS | • myxoedematous adj. Alternative form of myxedematous. • MYXOEDEMATOUS adj. relating to myxoedema, a skin disease, also MYXEDEMATOUS. |
| OPENMOUTHEDLY | • openmouthedly adv. With the mouth open, especially in astonishment. • OPENMOUTHED adv. vociferous. |
| POSTMODERNITY | • postmodernity n. The state or condition of being postmodern. • postmodernity n. Something postmodern. |
| SEDIMENTOLOGY | • sedimentology n. (Geology) The study of natural sediments and of the processes by which they are formed. • SEDIMENTOLOGY n. the study of sediment. |
| SIGMOIDECTOMY | • sigmoidectomy n. (Surgery) A colectomy in which the sigmoid colon is removed. • SIGMOIDECTOMY n. removal of the sigmoid colon. |
| THYROIDECTOMY | • thyroidectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland. • THYROIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the thyroid gland. |