| CRYPTOGAMIAN | • cryptogamian adj. Of or relating to the cryptogams. • CRYPTOGAMIAN adj. of or like a cryptogam, also CRYPTOGAMIC. |
| DYNAMOGRAPHS | • dynamographs n. Plural of dynamograph. • DYNAMOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording mechanical forces. |
| HYMNOGRAPHER | • hymnographer n. A writer whose subject is hymns. • hymnographer n. A person who composes hymns. • HYMNOGRAPHER n. one who writes hymns. |
| KARYOMAPPING | • karyomapping n. (Genetics) The production of a karyomap. • KARYOMAPPING n. a technique for determining whether an embryo has inherited a genetic defect by analysing DNA taken from it and its close relatives. |
| LARYNGOSPASM | • laryngospasm n. An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx. • LARYNGOSPASM n. spasmodic closure of the larynx. |
| MICROCOPYING | • microcopying v. Present participle of microcopy. • MICROCOPYING n. the act of copying on microfilm. |
| MYRINGOSCOPE | • myringoscope n. A device for examining the eardrum. • MYRINGOSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing the eardrum. |
| PHARYNGOTOMY | • pharyngotomy n. (Surgery) The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, to remove a tumour or anything that… • pharyngotomy n. Scarification or incision of the tonsils. • PHARYNGOTOMY n. the surgical removal of the pharynx. |
| POLYCHROMING | • polychroming v. Present participle of polychrome. • POLYCHROME v. to colour in many colours. |
| POLYMERISING | • polymerising v. Present participle of polymerise. • POLYMERISE v. to make into a polymer, also POLYMERIZE. |
| POLYMERIZING | • polymerizing v. Present participle of polymerize. • polymerizing adj. That polymerizes. • POLYMERIZE v. to make into a polymer, also POLYMERISE. |
| PREMODIFYING | • premodifying v. Present participle of premodify. • PREMODIFY v. to modify beforehand. |
| PROGYMNASIUM | • progymnasium n. In Germany, a classical school without the higher classes; a school preparatory to a gymnasium. • PROGYMNASIUM n. in Germany, a gymnasium for pupils up to age 16 only, at which university entrance qualifications are not obtainable. |
| PYROMAGNETIC | • pyromagnetic adj. (Obsolete) that functions as a result of heat and magnetism. • PYROMAGNETIC adj. of or concerned with the relationship between heat and magnetism. |
| SPERMATOGENY | • spermatogeny n. The generation of spermatozoa. • SPERMATOGENY n. the formation of spermatozoa. |