| DEOXYCORTONES | • DEOXYCORTONE n. a corticosteroid hormone important in maintaining sodium and water balance in the body. |
| ENDOCRINOLOGY | • endocrinology n. (Physiology) The study of the endocrine glands of the human body, the hormones produced by them, and… • ENDOCRINOLOGY n. the study of glands. |
| GEOCHRONOLOGY | • geochronology n. (Uncountable) The science of dating samples of rock or sediment. • geochronology n. (Countable) Any one of the methods by which the age of different samples of rock can be determined. • geochronology n. (Uncountable) The division of ancient time into named subdivisions / periods. |
| GEOMORPHOGENY | • GEOMORPHOGENY n. the study of the origins of land forms. |
| NEUROETHOLOGY | • neuroethology n. The study of animal behavior and its underlying control by the nervous system. • NEUROETHOLOGY n. the description of features of animal behaviour in terms of the mechanisms of the nervous system. |
| NINCOMPOOPERY | • nincompoopery n. The beliefs and behaviours of a nincompoop; folly; idiocy. • NINCOMPOOPERY n. the state of being a nincompoop. |
| ORTHOHYDROGEN | • orthohydrogen n. (Physics) form of the hydrogen molecule (H2) in which the two nuclei have parallel spin; about 75% of… • ORTHOHYDROGEN n. the form of molecular hydrogen, constituting about 75 per cent of the total at normal temperatures, in which the nuclei of the atoms spin in the same direction. |
| 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. |
| PHYTOHORMONES | • phytohormones n. Plural of phytohormone. • PHYTOHORMONE n. a plant hormone, regulating growth. |
| PROPAROXYTONE | • proparoxytone adj. (Linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the antepenultimate syllable. • proparoxytone n. (Linguistics) A proparoxytone word. • PROPAROXYTONE n. in ancient Greek, a word having the acute accent on the third last syllable. |
| PROTEROGYNOUS | • proterogynous adj. (Botany) Having the pistil come to maturity before the stamens; protogynous. • PROTEROGYNOUS adj. exhibiting proterogyny. |
| ROENTGENOLOGY | • roentgenology n. (Medicine, archaic) Radiography. • ROENTGENOLOGY n. radiology, also RONTGENOLOGY. |
| RONTGENOSCOPY | • RONTGENOSCOPY n. observation by means of X-rays. |
| SOMATOSENSORY | • somatosensory adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to the perception of sensory stimuli produced by the skin or internal organs. • SOMATOSENSORY adj. of, relating to, or being sensory activity having its origin elsewhere than in the special sense organs (as eyes and ears) and conveying information about the state of the body proper and its immediate environment. |
| UROGYNECOLOGY | • urogynecology n. A surgical subspecialty of urology and gynecology. |