| GONADOTROPHIN | • gonadotrophin n. Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by gonadotrope cells of the pituitary gland of vertebrates. • GONADOTROPHIN n. a substance that stimulates the gonads. |
| GONADOTROPINS | • gonadotropins n. Plural of gonadotropin. • GONADOTROPIN n. a gonadotropic hormone, as follicle-stimulating hormone. |
| MONOPHTHONGAL | • monophthongal adj. (Linguistics) Of or pertaining to a monophthong. • monophthongal adj. (Linguistics, of a vowel) Pronounced as a single vowel sound; said especially of a vowel that is also… • MONOPHTHONGAL adj. of or like a monophthong. |
| OPPIGNORATION | • oppignoration n. (Obsolete) The act of pawning or laying in pledge. • OPPIGNORATION n. the act of pawning, also OPPIGNERATION. |
| PATHOGNOMONIC | • pathognomonic adj. (Medicine, of a sign or symptom) specifically characteristic or indicative of a particular disease or condition. • PATHOGNOMONIC adj. distinctively characteristic of a particular disease. |
| PHENOMENOLOGY | • phenomenology n. (Philosophy) The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view. • phenomenology n. (Philosophy) A movement based on this, originated about 1905 by Edmund Husserl. • phenomenology n. (Medicine, philosophy of medical sciences) An approach to clinical practice which places undue reliance… |
| PHOTOIONISING | • PHOTOIONISE v. to ionize by electromagnetic radiation, also PHOTOIONIZE. |
| PHOTOIONIZING | • photoionizing adj. That causes or undergoes photoionization. • PHOTOIONIZE v. to ionize by electromagnetic radiation, also PHOTOIONISE. |
| POGONOPHORANS | • pogonophorans n. Plural of pogonophoran. • POGONOPHORAN n. any of a phylum Pogonophora of marine wormlike animals. |
| PROLONGATIONS | • prolongations n. Plural of prolongation. • PROLONGATION n. the act of prolonging. |
| PROPORTIONING | • proportioning v. Present participle of proportion. • PROPORTIONING n. an adjustment of proportions. |
| RONTGENOSCOPE | • RONTGENOSCOPE n. an apparatus for examining patients by use of X-rays, also ROENTGENOSCOPE. |
| RONTGENOSCOPY | • RONTGENOSCOPY n. observation by means of X-rays. |
| SOUNDPROOFING | • soundproofing v. Present participle of soundproof. • soundproofing n. Something that prevents sound from traveling through it, such as is put on walls so adjacent areas are… • soundproofing n. The act of installing material to dampen sound. |