| CONTEMPERATURE | • contemperature n. (Obsolete) The condition of being tempered; proportionate mixture. • CONTEMPERATURE n. the state of being contempered, blended together. |
| EXTEMPORANEITY | • extemporaneity n. The degree or property of being extemporaneous. • EXTEMPORANEITY n. the state of being extemporaneous. |
| HEPATECTOMISED | • hepatectomised adj. Alternative form of hepatectomized. • HEPATECTOMISED adj. having undergone a hepatectomy, the surgical removal of the liver, also HEPATECTOMIZED. |
| HEPATECTOMIZED | • hepatectomized adj. That has undergone hepatectomy. • HEPATECTOMIZED adj. having undergone a hepatectomy, the surgical removal of the liver, also HEPATECTOMISED. |
| IMPOTENTNESSES | • IMPOTENTNESS n. the state of being impotent. |
| PATELLECTOMIES | • patellectomies n. Plural of patellectomy. • PATELLECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the kneecap. |
| PNEUMATOMETERS | • pneumatometers n. Plural of pneumatometer. • PNEUMATOMETER n. an instrument for measuring quantity of air breathed. |
| POSTRETIREMENT | • postretirement adj. Occurring after a period of retirement. • POSTRETIREMENT adj. following retirement. |
| POTENTIOMETERS | • potentiometers n. Plural of potentiometer. • POTENTIOMETER n. an instrument for measuring electromotive forces. |
| PRECOMPETITIVE | • precompetitive adj. Describing the early stages of the development of a commercial product, during which competitors collaborate. • PRECOMPETITIVE adj. denoting a period of industrial or commercial development during which competitors work together. |
| SPECTROMETRIES | • spectrometries n. Plural of spectrometry. • SPECTROMETRY n. measurement by use of the spectrometer. |
| SPERMATOTHECAE | • spermatothecae n. Plural of spermatotheca. • SPERMATOTHECA n. a receptacle for storing sperm. |
| STAPEDECTOMIES | • stapedectomies n. Plural of stapedectomy. • STAPEDECTOMY n. the removal of the stapes and insertion of an artificial replacement to relieve deafness. |
| STEPMOTHERLIER | • STEPMOTHERLY adj. like a stepmother. |
| STREPTOMYCETES | • streptomycetes n. Plural of streptomycete. • STREPTOMYCETE n. any of a family of actinomycetes. |
| SUPERCOMPETENT | • supercompetent adj. (Biology, of a cell wall) Very permeable to foreign DNA. |
| THERMORECEPTOR | • thermoreceptor n. (Biology) A nerve cell that is sensitive to changes in temperature. • THERMORECEPTOR n. a sensory end organ that is stimulated by heat or cold. |
| TREPONEMATOSES | • treponematoses n. Plural of treponematosis. • TREPONEMATOSIS n. infection with or disease caused by treponemata. |