| AMINOPHYLLINE | • aminophylline n. (Pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio. • AMINOPHYLLINE n. a drug used to stimulate the heart and to dilate the air passages. |
| AMPHIBOLOGIES | • amphibologies n. Plural of amphibology. • AMPHIBOLOGY n. a grammatically ambiguous phrase or sentence, also AMPHIBOLY. |
| AMPHIPLOIDIES | • AMPHIPLOIDY n. the state of being amphiploid, having at least one set of diploid chromosomes derived from each parent species. |
| ENTOMOPHILIES | • ENTOMOPHILY n. seed plants which are pollinated by insects are said to be entomophilous. |
| EPITHELIOMATA | • epitheliomata n. Plural of epithelioma. • EPITHELIOMA n. a tumour of the epithelium. |
| FILMOGRAPHIES | • filmographies n. Plural of filmography. • FILMOGRAPHY n. a list of the films of a particular actor or director. |
| HAEMOPHILIACS | • haemophiliacs n. Plural of haemophiliac. • hæmophiliacs n. Plural of hæmophiliac. • HAEMOPHILIAC n. one suffering from haemophilia. |
| HAEMOPHILIOID | • HAEMOPHILIOID adj. relating to haemophilia, also HEMOPHILIOID. |
| HELIOTROPISMS | • heliotropisms n. Plural of heliotropism. • HELIOTROPISM n. the movement of plants towards sunlight. |
| HYPERMOBILITY | • hypermobility n. An excess amount of elasticity in a bodily joint. • HYPERMOBILITY n. extreme mobility. |
| LYMPHOPOIESIS | • lymphopoiesis n. (Medicine) The development of lymphocytes and associated tissue. • LYMPHOPOIESIS n. the formation of lymphatic tissue or lymphocytes. |
| LYMPHOPOIETIC | • lymphopoietic adj. Of or pertaining to lymphopoiesis. • LYMPHOPOIETIC adj. relating to lymphopoiesis, the formation of lymphatic tissue or lymphocytes. |
| MALACOPHILIES | • MALACOPHILY n. pollination by snails. |
| MICROCEPHALIC | • microcephalic adj. Having an abnormally small head. • microcephalic n. A person with an abnormally small head. • MICROCEPHALIC adj. having a very small head, also MICROCEPHALOUS. |
| NECROPHILISMS | • NECROPHILISM n. the erotic love of corpses, also NECROMANIA, NECROPHILIA, NECROPHILY. |
| POIKILOTHERMS | • poikilotherms n. Plural of poikilotherm. • POIKILOTHERM n. an organism that takes on the temperature of its surroundings. |
| POIKILOTHERMY | • poikilothermy n. (Biology) The quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature… • POIKILOTHERMY n. the state of being cold-blooded, also POIKILOTHERMISM. |
| SPHINGOMYELIN | • sphingomyelin n. (Biochemistry) a phospholipid, derived from sphingosine and choline, found in nerve tissue. • SPHINGOMYELIN n. a phospholipid derived from sphingosine, occurring in cell membranes. |
| TIMBROPHILIES | • TIMBROPHILY n. the love of stamps. |