| ARCHIMANDRITE | • archimandrite n. (Ecclesiastical) The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church. • archimandrite n. (Ecclesiastical) An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest. • ARCHIMANDRITE n. the head of a monastery or convent. |
| PERICHONDRIUM | • perichondrium n. (Anatomy) a dense layer of fibrous connective tissue surrounding the cartilage of developing bone. • PERICHONDRIUM n. a fibrous membrane covering cartilage except at joints. |
| RADIOTHERMIES | • RADIOTHERMY n. the treatment of disease by means of heat generated by electromagnetic radiation. |
| ARCHIMANDRITES | • archimandrites n. Plural of archimandrite. • ARCHIMANDRITE n. the head of a monastery or convent. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| WORDSMITHERIES | • WORDSMITHERY n. the craft of the wordsmith. |
| HEADMISTRESSIER | • HEADMISTRESSY adj. like a headmistress, bossy. |
| HEREDITARIANISM | • hereditarianism n. The school of thought that heredity is more important than factors such as environment in determining… • HEREDITARIANISM n. the view that heredity is the major factor in determining human and animal behaviour. |
| HERMAPHRODITISM | • hermaphroditism n. The state of having sexual organs of both the male and female sexes. • HERMAPHRODITISM n. the state of being hermaphrodite, bearing both sexes, usually in the same flower. |
| HYPERTHYROIDISM | • hyperthyroidism n. (Medicine) The excessive production of hormones by the thyroid. • hyperthyroidism n. (Pathology) The pathological condition resulting from these excess hormones. • HYPERTHYROIDISM n. excessive functional activity of the thyroid gland. |
| SCRIMSHANDERING | • scrimshandering v. Present participle of scrimshander. • SCRIMSHANDER v. to ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines, also SCRIMSHANDY, SCRIMSHAW. |
| THERMOPERIODISM | • thermoperiodism n. The property of being thermoperiodic. • THERMOPERIODISM n. the effect on an organism of rhythmic temperature variations. |