| CRYOMETRY | • cryometry n. The measurement of very low temperatures. • CRYOMETRY n. measurement by use of a cryometer, an instrument for measuring low temperatures. |
| PYROMETRY | • pyrometry n. The measurement of high temperatures. • PYROMETRY n. the art of measuring degrees of heat, or the expansion of bodies by heat. |
| HYDROMETRY | • hydrometry n. (Physics) The branch of hydrostatics dealing with the measurement of specific gravity using hydrometers. • HYDROMETRY n. the art of determining the specific gravity of liquids, and thence the strength of spirituous liquors, saline solutions, etc. |
| HYGROMETRY | • hygrometry n. The measurement of the moisture content of gases, but especially of the humidity of the atmosphere. • HYGROMETRY n. the science of humidity. |
| HYPERTHERMY | • HYPERTHERMY n. an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41 degrees Centigrade or above, also HYPERPYREXIA. |
| CRYMOTHERAPY | • CRYMOTHERAPY n. medical treatment using extreme cold, also CRYOTHERAPY. |
| ERYTHROMYCIN | • erythromycin n. (Pharmacology) A broad-spectrum macrolide antibiotic C37H67NO13 produced by an actinomycete Saccharopolyspora… • ERYTHROMYCIN n. a broad-spectrum antibiotic produced by an actinomycete and administered orally or topically. |
| HYPERMETROPY | • hypermetropy n. Dated form of hypermetropia. • HYPERMETROPY n. an inability to see near objects clearly because the images received by the eye are focused behind the retina, also HYPERMETROPIA. |
| PSYCHROMETRY | • psychrometry n. The measurement or study of the thermodynamic properties of moist air. • PSYCHROMETRY n. measurement by psychrometer. |
| ERYTHROMYCINS | • erythromycins n. Plural of erythromycin. • ERYTHROMYCIN n. a broad-spectrum antibiotic produced by an actinomycete and administered orally or topically. |
| METHYLMERCURY | • methylmercury n. (Chemical compound) The organometallic cation CH3Hg+; it is a toxicant that accumulates in the environment… • methyl␣mercury n. Alternative spelling of methylmercury. • METHYLMERCURY n. any of several extremely toxic organometallic compounds formed from metallic mercury by the action of microorganisms. |
| SUPERSYMMETRY | • supersymmetry n. (Physics) A theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces and which proposes a physical… • SUPERSYMMETRY n. the correspondence between fermions and bosons of identical mass that is postulated to have existed during the opening moments of the big bang and that relates gravity to the other forces of nature. |
| HYDROTHERMALLY | • hydrothermally adv. By hydrothermal means. • HYDROTHERMAL adv. designating naturally hot underground water that has geological effects. |
| PYROMETALLURGY | • pyrometallurgy n. Any process that uses high temperatures to transform either metals or their ores. • PYROMETALLURGY adj. chemical metallurgy depending on heat action (as roasting and smelting). |
| PYROMETRICALLY | • pyrometrically adv. By means of pyrometry. • PYROMETRICAL adv. relating to pyrometry, the art of measuring degrees of heat, or the expansion of bodies by heat, also PYROMETRIC. |
| PYROPHOTOMETRY | • PYROPHOTOMETRY n. the measurement of the temperature of an incandescent body by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| HYDROMETALLURGY | • hydrometallurgy n. The field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals… • HYDROMETALLURGY n. the treatment of ores by wet processes (as leaching). |
| HYDROMETRICALLY | • hydrometrically adv. By means of hydrometry. • HYDROMETRICAL adv. relating to measurement by hydrometer, also HYDROMETRIC. |
| HYGROMETRICALLY | • hygrometrically adv. By means of, or in terms of, hygrometry. • HYGROMETRICAL adv. relating to hygrometry, also HYGROMETRIC. |
| HYPERTHYROIDISM | • hyperthyroidism n. (Medicine) The excessive production of hormones by the thyroid. • hyperthyroidism n. (Pathology) The pathological condition resulting from these excess hormones. • HYPERTHYROIDISM n. excessive functional activity of the thyroid gland. |