| 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. |
| DEPHLEGMATION | • dephlegmation n. (Chemistry, obsolete) The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated… • DEPHLEGMATION n. the process of dephlegmating. |
| ENDOLYMPHATIC | • endolymphatic adj. (Anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph. • endolymphatic adj. (Anatomy) Within a lymphatic vessel. • ENDOLYMPHATIC adj. relating to endolymph, the watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. |
| ENTOMOPHILIES | • ENTOMOPHILY n. seed plants which are pollinated by insects are said to be entomophilous. |
| ENTOMOPHILOUS | • entomophilous adj. Of, pertaining to, or pollinated by means of entomophily. • ENTOMOPHILOUS adj. of flowers, pollinated by insects. |
| EPIPHENOMENAL | • epiphenomenal adj. Being of secondary consequence to a causal chain of processes, but playing no causal role in the process of interest. • epiphenomenal adj. (Philosophy, psychology) Of or pertaining to a mental process that occurs only as an incidental effect… • EPIPHENOMENAL adj. of or relating to an epiphenomenon. |
| MONODELPHIANS | • monodelphians n. Plural of monodelphian. • MONODELPHIAN n. any placental mammal that is a member of the group Monodelphi. |
| NECROPHILISMS | • NECROPHILISM n. the erotic love of corpses, also NECROMANIA, NECROPHILIA, NECROPHILY. |
| NEPHELOMETRIC | • nephelometric adj. (Analytical chemistry) Of, or pertaining to nephelometry. • NEPHELOMETRIC adj. relating to measurement by nephelometer, an instrument for measuring cloudiness. |
| NYMPHOLEPSIES | • nympholepsies n. Plural of nympholepsy. • NYMPHOLEPSY n. a trance incurred by erotic daydreams. |
| PHAEOMELANINS | • phaeomelanins n. Plural of phaeomelanin. • PHAEOMELANIN n. a reddish-brown pigment in animals, including birds. |
| PHENOMENALISE | • phenomenalise v. Alternative form of phenomenalize. • PHENOMENALISE v. to represent as a phenomenon, also PHENOMENALIZE. |
| PHENOMENALISM | • phenomenalism n. (Philosophy) The doctrine that physical objects exist only as perceptual phenomena or sensory stimuli. • PHENOMENALISM n. the doctrine that knowledge can only comprehend phenomena, also PHENOMENISM. |
| PHENOMENALIST | • phenomenalist n. One who subscribes to the philosophy of phenomenalism. • PHENOMENALIST n. an adherent of the philosophical doctrine of phenomenalism, that knowledge can only comprehend phenomena. |
| PHENOMENALITY | • phenomenality n. The state or property of being phenomenal. • PHENOMENALITY n. the state of being phenomenal. |
| PHENOMENALIZE | • phenomenalize v. (Transitive) To represent as a phenomenon. • PHENOMENALIZE v. to represent as a phenomenon, also PHENOMENALISE. |
| PHENTOLAMINES | • phentolamines n. Plural of phentolamine. • PHENTOLAMINE n. an adrenergic blocking agent used esp. in the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension due to pheochromocytoma. |
| PHONOMETRICAL | • PHONOMETRICAL adj. relating to use of the phonometer, an instrument for measuring sound levels, also PHONOMETRIC. |
| 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. |
| SULPHONAMIDES | • sulphonamides n. Plural of sulphonamide. • SULPHONAMIDE n. an organic amide of a sulphonic acid; specifically any of the drugs derived from sulphanilamide. |