| AMPHICTYONIES | • amphictyonies n. Plural of amphictyony. • AMPHICTYONY n. a group of states sharing common shrine (e.g. the Greek states sharing Delphi). |
| CHEMISORPTION | • chemisorption n. (Chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical… • CHEMISORPTION n. the act of chemisorbing. |
| ENTOMOPHILIES | • ENTOMOPHILY n. seed plants which are pollinated by insects are said to be entomophilous. |
| LYMPHADENITIS | • lymphadenitis n. (Biology, medicine) Inflammation or swelling of lymph nodes; it is often a nonspecific sign of infection… • LYMPHADENITIS n. inflammation of the lymph nodes. |
| METAPHYSICIAN | • metaphysician n. (Philosophy) A philosopher who specializes in the scholarly study of metaphysics. • METAPHYSICIAN n. a student of or specialist in metaphysics. |
| MINISTERSHIPS | • ministerships n. Plural of ministership. • MINISTERSHIP n. the office of minister. |
| MISANTHROPIES | • misanthropies n. Plural of misanthropy. • MISANTHROPY n. a hatred or distrust of humankind. |
| PHILLUMENISTS | • phillumenists n. Plural of phillumenist. • PHILLUMENIST n. a collector of matchbooks. |
| PHOTOEMISSION | • photoemission n. (Physics) the ejection of electrons from the surface of a solid by incident electromagnetic radiation. • PHOTOEMISSION n. the release of electrons from a usually solid material (as a metal) by means of energy supplied by incidence of radiation and esp. light. |
| PHYSOSTIGMINE | • physostigmine n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) A parasympathomimetic, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor alkaloid of… • PHYSOSTIGMINE n. an alkaloid found in the Calabar bean used esp. in eye drops to reduce pressure inside the eyeball, aka eserine, also PHYSOSTIGMIN. |
| PYRIMETHAMINE | • pyrimethamine n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from pyrimidine, acting as a folic acid antagonist and used… • PYRIMETHAMINE n. a drug used in the treatment of malaria and toxoplasmosis. |
| PYRITHIAMINES | • PYRITHIAMINE n. an antivitamin causing thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency. |
| RAMAPITHECINE | • ramapithecine n. Any extinct hominoid of the genus †Ramapithecus (now known as †Sivapithecus). • RAMAPITHECINE n. an early Pliocene genus of primates. |
| XIPHISTERNUMS | • xiphisternums n. Plural of xiphisternum. • XIPHISTERNUM n. the posterior and smallest of the three divisions of the sternum. |