| BOUSTROPHEDON | • boustrophedon adv. (Historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left… • boustrophedon adj. (Historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines. • boustrophedon adj. (Figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth. |
| BUTYROPHENONE | • butyrophenone n. (Pharmacology) Any of a class of antipsychotic drugs (such as haloperidol) used especially in the treatment… • BUTYROPHENONE n. any of a class of antipsychotic drugs (as haloperidol) used esp. in the treatment of schizophrenia. |
| HETEROGENEOUS | • heterogeneous adj. Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts. • heterogeneous adj. (Mathematics) Incommensurable because of different kinds. • heterogeneous adj. (Physics, chemistry) Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process. |
| HETEROOUSIANS | • HETEROOUSIAN n. one who believes that the Son is of a different substance from the Father. |
| HYMENOPTEROUS | • hymenopterous adj. (Entomology) Of the order Hymenoptera; hymenopteran. • HYMENOPTEROUS adj. having four membranous wings, as do ants, bees and wasps. |
| INTERBOROUGHS | Sorry, definition not available. |
| LEUCITOHEDRON | • LEUCITOHEDRON n. the cubic icositetrahedron, simulated by typical leucite crystals. |
| LUTEOTROPHINS | • luteotrophins n. Plural of luteotrophin. • LUTEOTROPHIN n. another name for the hormone prolactin, also LUTEOTROPIN. |
| NEUROETHOLOGY | • neuroethology n. The study of animal behavior and its underlying control by the nervous system. • NEUROETHOLOGY n. the description of features of animal behaviour in terms of the mechanisms of the nervous system. |
| NEUROTROPHIES | • NEUROTROPHY n. nutrition of the nervous system; the influence of the nervous system on nutrition. |
| PHOTOCURRENTS | • photocurrents n. Plural of photocurrent. • PHOTOCURRENT n. a stream of electrons produced by photoelectric or photovoltaic effects. |
| PHOTONEUTRONS | • photoneutrons n. Plural of photoneutron. • PHOTONEUTRON n. a neutron emitted from a nucleus as a result of photodisintegration. |
| PHOTOREDUCING | • photoreducing v. Present participle of photoreduce. • PHOTOREDUCE v. to photocopy with reduction of the image. |
| PNEUMATOPHORE | • pneumatophore n. (Zoology) A gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war. • pneumatophore n. (Botany) An aerial root, in mangroves etc., specialized for gaseous exchange. • pneumatophore n. An apparatus consisting of a bag with a tube and mouthpiece, which may be attached to the body. The… |
| SOUTHERNWOODS | • southernwoods n. Plural of southernwood. • SOUTHERNWOOD n. an aromatic South European shrub of the wormwood genus. |
| UNDERSHOOTING | • undershooting v. Present participle of undershoot. • UNDERSHOOT v. to fail to reach by falling short. |
| UNORTHODOXIES | • unorthodoxies n. Plural of unorthodoxy. • UNORTHODOXY n. the state of being unorthodox. |