| CEPHALOMETERS | • cephalometers n. Plural of cephalometer. • CEPHALOMETER n. an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry. |
| ELECTROCHEMIC | • electrochemic adj. (Archaic) electrochemical. • ELECTROCHEMIC adj. related to the study of the relation between electricity and chemical change, also ELECTROCHEMICAL. |
| ELECTROTHERMY | • electrothermy n. The electrical generation of heat. • electrothermy n. (Medicine) The therapeutic application of such heat. • ELECTROTHERMY n. the study of electricity and heat, or heat obtained electrically. |
| EPHEMERALNESS | • ephemeralness n. The quality of being ephemeral or transitory. • EPHEMERAL n. existing only for a day, or short period. |
| EXTREMOPHILES | • extremophiles n. Plural of extremophile. • EXTREMOPHILE n. an organism that lives under extreme environmental conditions. |
| HERMENEUTICAL | • hermeneutical adj. Of or pertaining to hermeneutics, the study or theory of the methodical interpretation of text, especially holy texts. • HERMENEUTICAL adj. interpretive or explanatory, also HERMENEUTIC. |
| HETEROTHERMAL | • heterothermal adj. Alternative form of heterothermic. • HETEROTHERMAL adj. taking the temperature of the surroundings. |
| NEPHELOMETERS | • nephelometers n. Plural of nephelometer. • NEPHELOMETER n. an instrument for measuring cloudiness. |
| NEPHELOMETRIC | • nephelometric adj. (Analytical chemistry) Of, or pertaining to nephelometry. • NEPHELOMETRIC adj. relating to measurement by nephelometer, an instrument for measuring cloudiness. |
| OVEREMBELLISH | • overembellish v. To embellish excessively. • OVEREMBELLISH v. to embellish to excess. |
| PAMPHLETEERED | • pamphleteered v. Simple past tense and past participle of pamphleteer. • PAMPHLETEER v. to write and/or distribute pamphlets. |
| PENTHEMIMERAL | • penthemimeral adj. (Prosody) Relating to a penthemimer. • PENTHEMIMERAL adj. of or like a penthemimer, a metrical group of two and a half feet. |
| PYRHELIOMETER | • pyrheliometer n. A device that measures the intensity of solar radiation received on the surface of the earth. • PYRHELIOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the heating effect of the sun. |
| REPLENISHMENT | • replenishment n. The act of replenishing. • replenishment n. A new supply of something. • REPLENISHMENT n. the act of replenishing. |
| SLEDGEHAMMERS | • sledgehammers n. Plural of sledgehammer. • SLEDGEHAMMER n. a large hammer used e.g. for breaking rocks. |
| THERMOELEMENT | • thermoelement n. (Physics) A thermoelectric couple used to convert heat into electricity; a thermocouple. • THERMOELEMENT n. a device for measuring small currents consisting of a wire heating element and a thermocouple in electrical contact with it. |
| THERMOTENSILE | • thermotensile adj. Pertaining to the variation of tensile strength with temperature. • THERMOTENSILE adj. of or relating to tensile strength in so far as it is affected by temperature. |
| TRIMETHYLENES | • TRIMETHYLENE n. another name for cyclopropane. |
| WELTSCHMERZES | • WELTSCHMERZ n. (German) mental depression or apathy caused by comparison of the actual state of the world with an ideal state. |
| WHIGMALEERIES | • WHIGMALEERIE n. (Scots) a trinket or knickknack; a fantastic ornamentation; a whim, also WHIGMALEERY. |