| ASYNDETICALLY | • asyndetically adv. (Grammar) In a manner characterized by the use of asyndeton; in a manner in which the words are not… • ASYNDETIC adv. not connected by conjunctions, as in 'I came, I saw, I conquered'. |
| CRYPTANALYSES | • cryptanalyses n. Plural of cryptanalysis. • CRYPTANALYSIS n. the decipherment of code. |
| HYPERSALINITY | • hypersalinity n. Abnormally high salinity. • HYPERSALINITY n. excessive salinity. |
| HYPNOANALYSES | • hypnoanalyses n. Plural of hypnoanalysis. • HYPNOANALYSIS n. psychoanalysis conducted on a hypnotized person. |
| OXYACETYLENES | • OXYACETYLENE n. a mixture of oxygen and acetylene, esp. for cutting or welding. |
| PHENYLMETHYLS | • PHENYLMETHYL n. an ester of benzene, aka benzyl. |
| POLYETHYLENES | • polyethylenes n. Plural of polyethylene. • POLYETHYLENE n. a generic name for certain thermoplastics, polymers of ethylene, also POLYTHENE. |
| POLYSYNDETONS | • polysyndetons n. Plural of polysyndeton. • POLYSYNDETON n. the rhetorical device of repeating a conjunction for emphasis, as in 'it was red and yellow and pink and orange and blue!'. |
| POLYSYNTHESES | • polysyntheses n. Plural of polysynthesis. • POLYSYNTHESIS n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
| POLYSYNTHESIS | • polysynthesis n. The act or process of combining many separate elements into a whole. • polysynthesis n. (Linguistics) The formation of a word by the combination of several simple words; agglutination. • POLYSYNTHESIS n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
| POLYSYNTHETIC | • polysynthetic adj. (Grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number… • polysynthetic adj. (Mineralogy) Having layers of twin crystals. • POLYSYNTHETIC adj. made up of many separate elements, also POLYSYNTHETICAL. |
| PSYCHOANALYSE | • psychoanalyse v. Alternative spelling of psychoanalyze. • PSYCHOANALYSE v. to subject to psychoanalysis, also PSYCHOANALYZE. |
| PSYCHOANALYZE | • psychoanalyze v. (Transitive, intransitive) To practice psychoanalysis (on). • PSYCHOANALYZE v. to subject to psychoanalysis, also PSYCHOANALYSE. |
| SPONDYLOLYSES | • SPONDYLOLYSIS n. disintegration of one or more vertebrae, also SPONDYLOSIS. |
| SYNTHETICALLY | • synthetically adv. Using synthetic methods. • SYNTHETICAL adv. artificially produced but of similar nature to, not a mere substitute for, the natural product, also SYNTHETIC. |
| SYRINGOMYELIA | • syringomyelia n. (Medicine) A disorder in which a cyst or cavity forms within the spinal cord, possibly leading to stiffness… • SYRINGOMYELIA n. a chronic progressive disease of the spinal cord associated with sensory disturbances, muscle atrophy, and spasticity. |
| SYRINGOMYELIC | • syringomyelic adj. Relating to syringomyelia. • SYRINGOMYELIC adj. relating to syringomyelia. |
| VINYLCYANIDES | • VINYLCYANIDE n. another name for acrylonitrile, a compound used in making synthetic fibres. |