| ANTHROPOMETRY | • anthropometry n. The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human… • ANTHROPOMETRY n. the measurement of parts and functions of human body, esp. as part of study of evolution. |
| ANTHROPOPHYTE | • anthropophyte n. (Ecology) A plant introduced into a new habitat by humans. • ANTHROPOPHYTE n. a plant introduced incidentally in the course of cultivation. |
| ARCHAEOBOTANY | • archaeobotany n. (Archaeology) Paleoethnobotany. • archæobotany n. Alternative form of archaeobotany. • ARCHAEOBOTANY n. the analysis and interpretation of plant remains found at archaeological sites, also ARCHEOBOTANY. |
| 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. |
| CHRONOTHERAPY | • chronotherapy n. Any therapy based on the circadian rhythm or other cyclical schedule. • CHRONOTHERAPY n. a treatment that work in harmony with the body's natural time rhythms. |
| ENANTIOMORPHY | • enantiomorphy n. The condition of being enantiomorphic. • ENANTIOMORPHY n. the state of being an enantiomorph, an object which is the mirror image of another. |
| HETEROKARYONS | • heterokaryons n. Plural of heterokaryon. • HETEROKARYON n. a cell, as in the mycelium of a fungus, that contains two or more genetically unlike nuclei. |
| HYDROGENATION | • hydrogenation n. (Chemistry) The chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance, especially with an unsaturated… • HYDROGENATION n. the act of hydrogenating. |
| HYDROGENATORS | • hydrogenators n. Plural of hydrogenator. • HYDROGENATOR n. an agent that hydrogenates. |
| HYMENOPTERONS | • hymenopterons n. Plural of hymenopteron. • HYMENOPTERON n. an order of insect having four membranous wings, e.g. ants, bees, wasps, also HYMENOPTERAN. |
| HYMENOPTEROUS | • hymenopterous adj. (Entomology) Of the order Hymenoptera; hymenopteran. • HYMENOPTEROUS adj. having four membranous wings, as do ants, bees and wasps. |
| 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. |
| ORGANOTHERAPY | • organotherapy n. (Medicine) The therapeutic use of the endocrine organs (or glandular extracts) of animals. • ORGANOTHERAPY n. treatment of disease by administration of animal organs or extracts of them, esp. of ductless gland extracts. |
| ORTHOHYDROGEN | • orthohydrogen n. (Physics) form of the hydrogen molecule (H2) in which the two nuclei have parallel spin; about 75% of… • ORTHOHYDROGEN n. the form of molecular hydrogen, constituting about 75 per cent of the total at normal temperatures, in which the nuclei of the atoms spin in the same direction. |
| ORTHOPYROXENE | • orthopyroxene n. (Mineralogy) Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals. • ORTHOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene. |
| PHYTOESTROGEN | • phytoestrogen n. (Biochemistry) A substance found in certain plants (such as genistein) which can produce effects like… • PHYTOESTROGEN n. a plant substance similar to a weak oestrogen. |
| PHYTOHORMONES | • phytohormones n. Plural of phytohormone. • PHYTOHORMONE n. a plant hormone, regulating growth. |
| PYRITOHEDRONS | • pyritohedrons n. Plural of pyritohedron. • PYRITOHEDRON n. a pentagonal dodecahedron. |