| AMPHICTYONIES | • amphictyonies n. Plural of amphictyony. • AMPHICTYONY n. a group of states sharing common shrine (e.g. the Greek states sharing Delphi). |
| CHIMNEYPIECES | • chimneypieces n. Plural of chimneypiece. • CHIMNEYPIECE n. an ornamental construction over and around a fireplace that includes the mantel. |
| HYPERIMMUNISE | • hyperimmunise v. Alternative form of hyperimmunize. • HYPERIMMUNISE v. to induce a high level of immunity or of circulating antibodies in, as by a long course of injections of antigen, also HYPERIMMUNIZE. |
| IMPASSIONEDLY | • impassionedly adv. In an impassioned manner. • IMPASSIONED adv. IMPASSION, to arouse the passions of. |
| IMPECUNIOSITY | • impecuniosity n. The state of being impecunious; impecuniousness. • IMPECUNIOSITY n. poverty. |
| IMPECUNIOUSLY | • impecuniously adv. In an impecunious manner. • IMPECUNIOUS adv. without money; penniless. |
| IMPERSONALITY | • impersonality n. The state or quality of being impersonal. • IMPERSONALITY n. the state of being impersonal. |
| 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. |
| MONEYSPINNING | • moneyspinning adj. Alternative form of money-spinning. • money-spinning adj. Serving to generate a continuous income. • MONEYSPINNING adj. serving to make much money. |
| PHYSIOGNOMIES | • physiognomies n. Plural of physiognomy. • PHYSIOGNOMY n. the general appearance of anything, esp. the face, also FISNOMIE, PHISNOMY, VISNOMIE, VISNOMY. |
| 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. |
| PYRIDOXAMINES | • pyridoxamines n. Plural of pyridoxamine. • PYRIDOXAMINE n. a crystalline amine of the vitamin B6 group. |
| PYRITHIAMINES | • PYRITHIAMINE n. an antivitamin causing thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency. |
| SPECTINOMYCIN | • spectinomycin n. (Pharmacology) An aminocyclitol antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces spectabilis. • SPECTINOMYCIN n. a white crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic produced by a bacterium that is used clinically esp. in the form of its hydrochloride to treat gonorrhea. |
| 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. |
| TEMPORISINGLY | • temporisingly adv. Alternative form of temporizingly. • TEMPORISINGLY adv. TEMPORISING. |