| BUTYROPHENONE | • butyrophenone n. (Pharmacology) Any of a class of antipsychotic drugs (such as haloperidol) used especially in the treatment… • BUTYROPHENONE n. any of a class of antipsychotic drugs (as haloperidol) used esp. in the treatment of schizophrenia. |
| CLINOPYROXENE | • clinopyroxene n. (Mineralogy) Any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal structure. • CLINOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having a monoclinic crystal structure, such as augite, diopside, or jadeite. |
| ENANTIOMORPHY | • enantiomorphy n. The condition of being enantiomorphic. • ENANTIOMORPHY n. the state of being an enantiomorph, an object which is the mirror image of another. |
| HYMENOPTERONS | • hymenopterons n. Plural of hymenopteron. • HYMENOPTERON n. an order of insect having four membranous wings, e.g. ants, bees, wasps, also HYMENOPTERAN. |
| INOPPORTUNELY | • inopportunely adv. In an inopportune manner. • INOPPORTUNE adv. inconvenient, unseasonable. |
| NARCOHYPNOSES | • NARCOHYPNOSIS n. the use of narcotics to produce hypnosis. |
| NINCOMPOOPERY | • nincompoopery n. The beliefs and behaviours of a nincompoop; folly; idiocy. • NINCOMPOOPERY n. the state of being a nincompoop. |
| NONEMPLOYMENT | • nonemployment n. Unemployment. • nonemployment adj. Not of or pertaining to employment. • NONEMPLOYMENT n. something that is not employment. |
| OPINIONATEDLY | • opinionatedly adv. In an opinionated manner. • OPINIONATED adv. unduly adhering to one's own opinion or to preconceived notions. |
| OVERCANOPYING | • overcanopying v. Present participle of overcanopy. • OVERCANOPY v. to cover as with a canopy. |
| 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… |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | • phylloquinone n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) Synonym of phytomenadione. • PHYLLOQUINONE n. vitamin K1, one of the fat-soluble vitamin K group, essential for normal blood coagulation. |
| PHYTONADIONES | • PHYTONADIONE n. phylloquinone, vitamin K1. |
| PNEUMONECTOMY | • pneumonectomy n. The surgical removal of all or part of a lung. • PNEUMONECTOMY n. the surgical removal of a lung. |
| 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!'. |
| RONTGENOSCOPY | • RONTGENOSCOPY n. observation by means of X-rays. |
| SPONTANEOUSLY | • spontaneously adv. In a spontaneous manner; naturally; voluntarily. • SPONTANEOUS adv. acting by its own impulse or natural law. |