| EPEIROGENICALLY | • epeirogenically adv. By means of epeirogenesis. • EPEIROGENIC adv. relating to epeirogeny, the geological formation of continents, oceans, etc. |
| HYPERCOAGULABLE | • hypercoagulable adj. (Of blood) Having an increased tendency to clot. • HYPERCOAGULABLE adj. excessively coagulable. |
| HYPOALLERGENIC | • hypoallergenic adj. Containing fewer allergens; minimally allergenic. • hypoallergenic adj. (Immunology) Relating to a hypoallergen. • HYPOALLERGENIC adj. having little likelihood of causing an allergic response. |
| LEPIDOPTEROLOGY | • lepidopterology n. (Biology, zoology, entomology) The scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera). • lepidopterology n. Lepidoptery, (the hobby of butterfly collecting). • LEPIDOPTEROLOGY n. the study of butterflies and moths. |
| MEGALOCEPHALY | • megalocephaly n. Synonym of macrencephaly. • MEGALOCEPHALY n. the condition of having an unusually large head or cranial capacity, also MEGACEPHALY. |
| PALAEETHNOLOGY | • PALAEETHNOLOGY n. the study of prehistoric man. |
| PALAEOECOLOGY | • palaeoecology n. The study of past ecologies by using the evidence of fossils. • PALAEOECOLOGY n. the study of early ecology. |
| PALAEOETHNOLOGY | • palaeoethnology n. Alternative form of paleoethnology. • PALAEOETHNOLOGY n. the science of early man. |
| PALAEOPEDOLOGY | • palaeopedology n. Alternative spelling of paleopedology. • palæopedology n. Obsolete spelling of paleopedology. • PALAEOPEDOLOGY n. the study of early soils. |
| PALEOECOLOGY | • paleoecology n. The ecology of the ancient past and of extinct organisms. • PALEOECOLOGY n. a branch of ecology that is concerned with the characteristics of ancient environments and with their relationships to ancient plants and animals. |
| PHYTOFLAGELLATE | • phytoflagellate n. Any dinoflagellate of the class Phytomastigophorea. • PHYTOFLAGELLATE n. any of various organisms (as dinoflagellates) that have many characteristics in common with typical algae. |
| POLYGENETICALLY | • polygenetically adv. In a polygenetic manner. • POLYGENETIC adv. of polygenesis; springing from several sources. |
| SPELAEOLOGY | • spelaeology n. Alternative form of speleology. • SPELAEOLOGY n. the study and exploration of caves, also SPELEOLOGY. |
| SPELEOLOGY | • speleology n. The scientific study of caves. • speleology n. The recreational activity of exploring caves. • SPELEOLOGY n. the study and exploration of caves, also SPELAEOLOGY. |
| SPLENOMEGALY | • splenomegaly n. (Pathology) An enlargement of the spleen. • SPLENOMEGALY n. abnormal enlargement of the spleen. |