| BIOGEOCHEMISTRY | • biogeochemistry n. (Biology, geology, chemistry, ecology) The scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes… • BIOGEOCHEMISTRY n. the science of plants and animals in relation to chemicals in the soil. |
| BIOSTRATIGRAPHY | • biostratigraphy n. (Biology, geology) The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils. • BIOSTRATIGRAPHY n. the determination of age, etc., of sedimentary strata from fossils which they contain. |
| CRYPTOGRAPHISTS | • cryptographists n. Plural of cryptographist. • CRYPTOGRAPHIST n. one who studies cryptographs. |
| DACTYLOGRAPHIES | • DACTYLOGRAPHY n. the study of fingerprints as a means of identification. |
| DEMYTHOLOGISERS | • DEMYTHOLOGISER n. one who demythologises, also DEMYTHOLOGIZER. |
| DEMYTHOLOGIZERS | • demythologizers n. Plural of demythologizer. • DEMYTHOLOGIZER n. one who demythologizes, also DEMYTHOLOGISER. |
| DERMATOGLYPHICS | • dermatoglyphics n. The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet. • dermatoglyphics n. The study of such patterns. • DERMATOGLYPHIC n. a ridge pattern of skin on the inner surface of the hands and feet. |
| GEOHYDROLOGISTS | • geohydrologists n. Plural of geohydrologist. • GEOHYDROLOGIST n. one who studies geohydrology. |
| GEOSTROPHICALLY | • geostrophically adv. By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy. • GEOSTROPHIC adv. relating to deflection due to effects of Earth's rotation. |
| HYDROBIOLOGISTS | • hydrobiologists n. Plural of hydrobiologist. • HYDROBIOLOGIST n. a student of hydrobiology. |
| HYDROGENISATION | • hydrogenisation n. Alternative form of hydrogenization. • HYDROGENISATION n. the process of hydrogenising, also HYDROGENIZATION. |
| HYDROGEOLOGISTS | • hydrogeologists n. Plural of hydrogeologist. • HYDROGEOLOGIST n. a student of hydrogeology. |
| PHARYNGOLOGISTS | • pharyngologists n. Plural of pharyngologist. • PHARYNGOLOGIST n. a specialist in pharyngology, the study of the throat. |
| PHOSPHORYLATING | • phosphorylating v. Present participle of phosphorylate. • phosphorylating adj. That phosphorylates. • PHOSPHORYLATE v. to cause (an organic compound) to take up or combine with phosphoric acid or a phosphorus-containing group. |
| PORPHYROGENITES | • porphyrogenites n. Plural of porphyrogenite. • PORPHYROGENITE n. a Byzantine emperor's son, born in the purple. |
| PSYCHOGERIATRIC | • psychogeriatric adj. Relating to psychogeriatrics. • PSYCHOGERIATRIC adj. relating to the study of the psychological problems of old age. |
| PTERYLOGRAPHIES | • pterylographies n. Plural of pterylography. • PTERYLOGRAPHY n. a description of pterylae. |
| REMYTHOLOGISING | • REMYTHOLOGISE v. to mythologise again, also REMYTHOLOGIZE. |
| THIRTYSOMETHING | • thirtysomething n. A tricenarian: a person in their thirties, a person aged between 30 and 39 years (inclusive). • thirtysomething adj. Between 30 and 39 years of age. • thirtysomething adj. Between 30 and 39 in number. |
| ZYGOBRANCHIATES | • ZYGOBRANCHIATE n. a type of gastropod having paired, symmetrically placed gills, also ZYGOBRANCH. |