| CRYPTARITHM | • cryptarithm n. Synonym of alphametic (“type of puzzle”). • CRYPTARITHM n. an arithmetic problem in which letters have been substituted for numbers and which is solved by finding all possible pairings of digits with letters that produce a numerically correct answer. |
| DITTOGRAPHY | • dittography n. The accidental error of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist. • dittography n. An error produced thereby. • DITTOGRAPHY n. the unintentional repetition of letters in print. |
| HETEROTYPIC | • heterotypic adj. Of or involving a different type or types. • heterotypic adj. (Genetics) Relating to the first nuclear division in meiosis. • HETEROTYPIC adj. denoting or relating to the first nuclear division of meiosis, in which the chromosome number is halved, also HETEROTYPICAL. |
| HYPERSTATIC | • hyperstatic adj. (Physics) statically indeterminate. • HYPERSTATIC adj. excessively static. |
| HYPONITRITE | • hyponitrite n. (Inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of nitrogen NO- derived from hyponitrous acid; any salt containing… • HYPONITRITE n. a salt or ester of hyponitrous acid. |
| LITHOTRIPSY | • lithotripsy n. (Surgery) A treatment, typically using ultrasound shock waves or crushing with a surgical instrument… • LITHOTRIPSY n. the surgical operation of crushing a stone in the bladder, kidney or gall bladder, so that its fragments may be passed naturally from the body. |
| PHYSIATRIST | • physiatrist n. (Medicine) A physician specializing in physical rehabilitation. • PHYSIATRIST n. a physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation. |
| PROTOPHYTIC | • protophytic adj. Of or relating to the protophytes. • PROTOPHYTIC adj. relating to a protophyte. |
| PYRRHOTITES | • pyrrhotites n. Plural of pyrrhotite. • PYRRHOTITE n. magnetic pyrites, an iron sulphide, often containing nickel, also PYRRHOTINE. |
| RETINOPATHY | • retinopathy n. (Medicine) Non-inflammatory disease of the retina. • RETINOPATHY n. any of various noninflammatory disorders of the retina including some that cause blindness. |
| THYROTROPIC | • thyrotropic adj. Able to stimulate the action of the thyroid gland. • THYROTROPIC adj. exerting or characterized by a direct influence on the secretory activity of the thyroid gland, also THYROTROPHIC. |
| THYROTROPIN | • thyrotropin n. (Biochemistry) A thyroid-stimulating glycoprotein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland. • THYROTROPIN n. a hormone, produced in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which stimulates the thyroid, also THYROTROPHIN. |
| TRIPHYLITES | • TRIPHYLITE n. a bluish-grey rare mineral that consists of lithium iron phosphate in orthorhombic crystalline form and occurs in pegmatites. |
| TROPOPHYTIC | • TROPOPHYTIC adj. of or like a tropophyte, a plant adapted to alterations of moisture and drought. |