| BIMONTHLY | • bimonthly adj. Occurring once every two months; bimestrial. • bimonthly adj. Twice every month; semimonthly. • bimonthly adv. Once every two months; bimestrially. |
| BIORHYTHM | • biorhythm n. (Biology) Any cyclic biological or physiological pattern or activity. • biorhythm n. (Pseudoscience) Any of three sinusoidal graphs, normally plotted by computer, having a person’s birthdate… • BIORHYTHM n. a periodic change in the behaviour or physiology of many animals and plants (e.g. hibernation and migration) mediated by hormones which are in turn influenced by changes in day-length. |
| DICHOTOMY | • dichotomy n. A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division. • dichotomy n. Such a division involving apparently incompatible or opposite principles; a duality. • dichotomy n. (Logic) The division of a class into two disjoint subclasses that are together comprehensive, as the… |
| HEMITROPY | • hemitropy n. (Crystallography) Twin composition in crystals. • HEMITROPY n. the state of being a twin. |
| HEMOLYTIC | • hemolytic adj. Producing hemolysis; destroying red blood cells. • HEMOLYTIC adj. destroying red blood corpuscles, also HAEMOLYTIC. |
| HOMOLYTIC | • homolytic adj. Of, pertaining to, or produced by homolysis. • HOMOLYTIC adj. decomposing into two uncharged atoms or radicals. |
| HOMOTYPIC | • homotypic adj. (Botany) Said of a taxon name which shares the exact same type as a different name and thus must necessarily… • HOMOTYPIC adj. conforming to normal type. |
| HYMNODIST | • hymnodist n. A composer of hymns. • hymnodist n. A person who studies hymnody. • HYMNODIST n. a person who composes hymns, also HYMNIST. |
| HYPNOTISM | • hypnotism n. The art of inducing hypnosis. • HYPNOTISM n. the science or practice of hypnosis. |
| LITHOTOMY | • lithotomy n. A surgical method for removal of calculi, such as kidney stones and gallstones. • LITHOTOMY n. the operation, art, or practice of cutting for stone in the bladder. |
| MYOPATHIC | • myopathic adj. Pertaining to myopathy. • MYOPATHIC adj. of or pertaining to myopathy, a disorder of muscle tissue. |
| MYTHOPEIC | • MYTHOPEIC adj. mythmaking, also MYTHOPOEIC, MYTHOPOETIC. |
| OPSIMATHY | • opsimathy n. Learning or education that occurs late in life. • OPSIMATHY n. education late in life. |
| RHIZOTOMY | • rhizotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting the anterior or posterior spinal nerve roots in order to… • RHIZOTOMY n. the surgical severance of the spinal nerve roots to alleviate pain. |
| RHYTIDOME | • rhytidome n. (Botany) The dead layers of plant bark (undergoing or having undergone secondary growth) external to… • RHYTIDOME n. the bark external to the last formed periderm. |
| THYMOSINS | • thymosins n. Plural of thymosin. • THYMOSIN n. a hormone secreted by the thymus. |
| TOMBOYISH | • tomboyish adj. Displaying behavior associated with a tomboy. • TOMBOYISH adj. like a tomboy. |