| ESOPHAGOSCOPE | • esophagoscope n. (American spelling) A form of endoscope for inspecting the esophagus. • ESOPHAGOSCOPE n. an implement for examining the oesophagus. |
| GEOMORPHOGENY | • GEOMORPHOGENY n. the study of the origins of land forms. |
| GERONTOPHOBES | • gerontophobes n. Plural of gerontophobe. • GERONTOPHOBE n. one with a morbid fear of old age. |
| HETEROSPOROUS | • heterosporous adj. (Botany, of an organism) Producing both male and female gametophytes. • HETEROSPOROUS adj. producing two different sizes or kinds of spores. |
| HOMEOMORPHIES | • HOMEOMORPHY n. the state of being homeomorphic, also HOMOMORPHY. |
| HOMOEOPATHIES | • HOMOEOPATHY n. the use of minute quantities of medications that in large amounts, produce symptoms like those of the disease being treated, also HOMEOPATHY. |
| IONTOPHORESES | • iontophoreses n. Plural of iontophoresis. • IONTOPHORESIS n. the introduction of an ionized substance, such as a drug, through intact skin by the application of a direct electric current. |
| MONOTELEPHONE | • monotelephone n. (Historical) An early telephonic device that transmits only one specific tone. • MONOTELEPHONE n. a telephone that transmits sounds of one pitch only. |
| MORPHOPHONEME | • morphophoneme n. (Linguistics) One of the units of which the underlying representations of morphemes are composed. • MORPHOPHONEME n. either or any of two or more phonemes which form variant morphs representing one morpheme (as in wife, wives). |
| ORTHOPYROXENE | • orthopyroxene n. (Mineralogy) Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals. • ORTHOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene. |
| PHENOMENOLOGY | • phenomenology n. (Philosophy) The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view. • phenomenology n. (Philosophy) A movement based on this, originated about 1905 by Edmund Husserl. • phenomenology n. (Medicine, philosophy of medical sciences) An approach to clinical practice which places undue reliance… |
| PHONENDOSCOPE | • phonendoscope n. A form of stethoscope used in auscultation. • PHONENDOSCOPE n. a device which amplifies small sounds, especially within the human body. |
| PHOTODETECTOR | • photodetector n. Any device used to detect electromagnetic radiation. • PHOTODETECTOR n. any of various devices for detecting and measuring the intensity of radiant energy through photoelectric action. |
| PHOTOELECTRON | • photoelectron n. (Physics) An electron ejected from the surface of a material by the photoelectric effect. • PHOTOELECTRON n. an electron released from a surface by a photon. |
| PHOTOPHORESES | • PHOTOPHORESIS n. migration of suspended particles under the influence of light. |
| PHOTORECEPTOR | • photoreceptor n. (Biology) A specialized neuron or other structure able to detect and react to light. • PHOTORECEPTOR n. a receptor for light stimuli. |
| SHOWERPROOFED | • showerproofed v. Simple past tense and past participle of showerproof. • SHOWERPROOF v. to make clothes resistant to light rain. |
| ZOOGEOGRAPHER | • zoogeographer n. A person involved in zoogeography. • ZOOGEOGRAPHER n. a student of zoogeography. |