| BASIDIOMYCETOUS | • basidiomycetous adj. Relating to the basidiomycetes. • BASIDIOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a basidiomycete. |
| CLITORIDECTOMY | • clitoridectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision. • CLITORIDECTOMY n. surgical removal of the clitoris. |
| DECOMPOSABILITY | • decomposability n. (Uncountable) The condition of being decomposable. • decomposability n. (Countable) The extent to which something is decomposable. • DECOMPOSABILITY n. the state of being decomposable. |
| DEMERITORIOUSLY | • DEMERITORIOUS adv. not meritorious. |
| DEMYTHOLOGISING | • demythologising v. Present participle of demythologise. • DEMYTHOLOGISE v. to remove mythology from in order to arrive at the basic meaning, also DEMYTHOLOGIZE. |
| DEMYTHOLOGIZING | • demythologizing v. Present participle of demythologize. • DEMYTHOLOGIZE v. to divest of mythological forms in order to uncover the meaning underlying them, also DEMYTHOLOGISE. |
| DERMATOMYOSITIS | • dermatomyositis n. A disease of connective tissue, related to polymyositis, characterized by inflammation of the muscles and skin. • DERMATOMYOSITIS n. a disease characterized by inflammation of the skin and muscles, and wasting of the muscles. |
| ENDOSYMBIOSIS | • endosymbiosis n. (Ecology) The condition of living within the body or cells of another organism; an instance of an organism so living. • ENDOSYMBIOSIS n. symbiosis in which one of the symbiotic organisms lives inside the other. |
| 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. |
| EPIDEMIOLOGY | • epidemiology n. (Sciences) The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts… • epidemiology n. (Sciences) The epidemiological body of knowledge about a particular thing. • EPIDEMIOLOGY n. the study of diseases. |
| GYNODIOECISM | • GYNODIOECISM n. the state of being gynodioecious. |
| GYNODIOECISMS | • GYNODIOECISM n. the state of being gynodioecious. |
| IODOMETRICALLY | • IODOMETRICAL adv. measured by iodine, also IODOMETRIC. |
| OSTEOMYELITIDES | • osteomyelitides n. Plural of osteomyelitis. |
| POLIOMYELITIDES | • poliomyelitides n. Plural of poliomyelitis. • POLIOMYELITIS n. a virus disease of the spinal cord, often causing paralysis; infantile paralysis. |
| PYRAMIDOLOGIES | • PYRAMIDOLOGY n. the study of the Egyptian pyramids. |
| RADIOGONIOMETRY | • radiogoniometry n. The measurement of the azimuth and elevation of received radio waves. • RADIOGONIOMETRY n. the science of detecting the direction of radio waves. |
| SIGMOIDECTOMY | • sigmoidectomy n. (Surgery) A colectomy in which the sigmoid colon is removed. • SIGMOIDECTOMY n. removal of the sigmoid colon. |
| THYROIDECTOMIES | • thyroidectomies n. Plural of thyroidectomy. • THYROIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the thyroid gland. |