| ACHONDROPLASIA | • achondroplasia n. (Teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism. • ACHONDROPLASIA n. a condition where cartilage does not develop normally, resulting in dwarfism. |
| ANDROCEPHALOUS | • androcephalous adj. Having a human head (upon an animal’s body), like the Egyptian sphinx. • ANDROCEPHALOUS adj. with a human head. |
| CHLAMYDOSPORES | • chlamydospores n. Plural of chlamydospore. • CHLAMYDOSPORE n. a thick-walled usually resting fungal spore. |
| DEPOLARISATION | • depolarisation n. Alternative spelling of depolarization. • DEPOLARISATION n. the act of depolarising, also DEPOLARIZATION. |
| DINITROPHENOLS | • dinitrophenols n. Plural of dinitrophenol. • DINITROPHENOL n. any of six isomeric crystalline compounds some of whose derivatives are pesticides. |
| ELECTRODEPOSIT | • electrodeposit v. To deposit by means of electrodeposition. • ELECTRODEPOSIT n. a deposit (as of metal or rubber) made by electrolysis. |
| HETEROPLOIDIES | • heteroploidies n. Plural of heteroploidy. • HETEROPLOIDY n. the state of being heteroploid. |
| HYDROCEPHALOUS | • hydrocephalous adj. Having a swollen head. • hydrocephalous adj. (Medicine) Afflicted with hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALOUS adj. suffering from hydrocephaly, also HYDROCEPHALIC. |
| LEUKODYSTROPHY | • leukodystrophy n. (Medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter… • LEUKODYSTROPHY n. any of several genetically determined diseases characterized by progressive degeneration of myelin in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. |
| PARADOXOLOGIES | • paradoxologies n. Plural of paradoxology. • PARADOXOLOGY n. the holding or maintaining of paradoxes. |
| PHOSPHORYLATED | • phosphorylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of phosphorylate. • phosphorylated adj. (Chemistry) reacted or combined with phosphoric acid. • PHOSPHORYLATE v. to cause (an organic compound) to take up or combine with phosphoric acid or a phosphorus-containing group. |
| POLYPROTODONTS | • polyprotodonts n. Plural of polyprotodont. • POLYPROTODONT n. any member of the Polyprotodontia, the suborder of marsupials, including opossums, dasyures, etc., with many small incisors. |
| PRONOMINALISED | • PRONOMINALISE v. to make into or treat as a pronoun, also PRONOMINALIZE. |
| PTERIDOLOGISTS | • pteridologists n. Plural of pteridologist. • PTERIDOLOGIST n. one who studies pteridology. |
| PYRAMIDOLOGIES | • PYRAMIDOLOGY n. the study of the Egyptian pyramids. |
| PYRAMIDOLOGIST | • pyramidologist n. One who studies pyramidology, who studies pyramids from a supernatural viewpoint. • PYRAMIDOLOGIST n. a specialist in pyramidology. |
| SCOLOPENDRIUMS | • SCOLOPENDRIUM n. any fern with undivided leaves of the genus Scolopendrium, including hart's tongue. |
| SUPRACHOROIDAL | • suprachoroidal adj. (Anatomy) suprachoroid. • SUPRACHOROIDAL adj. relating to, or being the layer of loose connective tissue situated between the choroid and sclerotic coats of the eyeball. |