| DORMITORY | • dormitory n. A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often… • dormitory n. A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use… • dormitory n. A dormitory town. |
| ODORIMETRY | • odorimetry n. The measurement of odor. • ODORIMETRY n. the measurement of the strength and persistence of odours. |
| DOLORIMETRY | • dolorimetry n. The measurement of pain. • DOLORIMETRY n. the measurement of pain. |
| HYDROBROMIC | • hydrobromic adj. (Chemistry) Composed of hydrogen and bromine. • HYDROBROMIC adj. applied to an acid composed of hydrogen and bromine, hydrogen bromide. |
| HYDROFORMING | • hydroforming n. (Engineering) A cost-effective way of shaping malleable metals into lightweight, stiff pieces by means… • hydroforming n. (Organic chemistry) The reaction of petroleum with hydrogen. • HYDROFORMING n. the catalytic reforming of petroleum to increase the proportion of aromatic and branched-chain hydrocarbons. |
| HYDROMORPHIC | • hydromorphic adj. Synonym of hydric (“requiring moisture”). • hydromorphic adj. (Soil science) Formed in the presence of an excess of water. • HYDROMORPHIC adj. developed in the presence of an excess of moisture which tends to suppress aerobic factors in soil-building. |
| HYDROTROPISM | • hydrotropism n. (Biology) The movement of a plant (or other organism) in response to water, either towards or away from water. • HYDROTROPISM n. growth in the direction of water. |
| HYDROFORMINGS | • HYDROFORMING n. the catalytic reforming of petroleum to increase the proportion of aromatic and branched-chain hydrocarbons. |
| HYDROTROPISMS | • hydrotropisms n. Plural of hydrotropism. • HYDROTROPISM n. growth in the direction of water. |
| DYSMENORRHOEIC | • dysmenorrhoeic adj. Alternative spelling of dysmenorrheic. • dysmenorrhœic adj. Obsolete form of dysmenorrheic. • DYSMENORRHOEIC adj. suffering from dysmenorrhoea, painful menstruation, also DYSMENORRHEIC. |
| ENDOMYCORRHIZA | • endomycorrhiza n. (Ecology) A form of mycorrhiza in which the hyphae of the fungus penetrate the root cells. • ENDOMYCORRHIZA n. a type of fungus with hyphae that penetrate the cell wall and invaginate the cell membrane. |
| MYOCARDIOGRAPH | • MYOCARDIOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording the movements of heart muscle. |
| CARDIOPULMONARY | • cardiopulmonary adj. (Medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs. • CARDIOPULMONARY adj. of or relating to the heart and lungs. |
| CRYPTOSPORIDIUM | • cryptosporidium n. Any protozoan of the genus Cryptosporidium, intestinal parasites of humans and other vertebrates that… • Cryptosporidium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cryptosporidiidae – coccidian protozoan parasites causing the disease… • CRYPTOSPORIDIUM n. any of a genus of protozoans parasitic in the gut of vertebrates including humans and sometimes causing diarrhea. |
| DEMERITORIOUSLY | • DEMERITORIOUS adv. not meritorious. |
| GYNANDROMORPHIC | • gynandromorphic adj. (Of an organism) Having male and female characteristics. • GYNANDROMORPHIC adj. of or like a gynandromorph, an animal having both male and female characteristics. |
| MYOCARDIOGRAPHS | • MYOCARDIOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording the movements of heart muscle. |
| 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. |