| AROMATHERAPY | • aromatherapy n. (Alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect… • AROMATHERAPY n. a therapy involving the use of scents. |
| CRYMOTHERAPY | • CRYMOTHERAPY n. medical treatment using extreme cold, also CRYOTHERAPY. |
| CRYPTARITHMS | • cryptarithms n. Plural of cryptarithm. • 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. |
| CRYPTORCHISM | • cryptorchism n. The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum. • CRYPTORCHISM n. a medical condition in which the testes fail to descend, also CRYPTORCHIDISM. |
| HETEROMORPHY | • heteromorphy n. (Biology) The state or quality of being heteromorphic; heteromorphism. • HETEROMORPHY n. dissimilarity in shape, structure, or magnitude. |
| HYDROTROPISM | • hydrotropism n. (Biology) The movement of a plant (or other organism) in response to water, either towards or away from water. • HYDROTROPISM n. growth in the direction of water. |
| HYPERMARKETS | • hypermarkets n. Plural of hypermarket. • HYPERMARKET n. a very large self-service store, also HYPERMART. |
| HYPERMETROPY | • hypermetropy n. Dated form of hypermetropia. • HYPERMETROPY n. an inability to see near objects clearly because the images received by the eye are focused behind the retina, also HYPERMETROPIA. |
| HYPERTHERMAL | • hyperthermal adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing hyperthermia. • hyperthermal n. (Geology) Any of several brief geological periods of global warming. • HYPERTHERMAL adj. suffering from hyperthermia. |
| HYPERTHERMIA | • hyperthermia n. (Pathology) The condition of having an abnormally high body temperature caused by a failure of the heat-regulating… • hyperthermia n. (Medicine) The therapeutic application of heat to a patient, especially as treatment to cancer. • HYPERTHERMIA n. exceptionally high fever esp. when induced artificially for therapeutic purposes. |
| HYPERTHERMIC | • hyperthermic adj. Having a very high temperature. • hyperthermic adj. Relating to hyperthermia. • HYPERTHERMIC adj. relating to hyperthermia. |
| MYTHOGRAPHER | • mythographer n. One who studies or writes down myths and legends. • MYTHOGRAPHER n. a student of mythography. |
| PSYCHROMETER | • psychrometer n. (Meteorology) Any of several instruments used to measure the relative humidity of the atmosphere; especially… • PSYCHROMETER n. an instrument for measuring the dryness of the atmosphere. |
| PSYCHROMETRY | • psychrometry n. The measurement or study of the thermodynamic properties of moist air. • PSYCHROMETRY n. measurement by psychrometer. |
| PYROMORPHITE | • pyromorphite n. (Mineralogy) A yellowish-green mineral, a mixed phosphate and chloride of lead with the chemical formula… • PYROMORPHITE n. a green, brown, or yellow lead ore. |
| THERMOGRAPHY | • thermography n. (Physics) Any of several techniques for the remote measurement of the temperature variations of a body… • thermography n. Any process of writing involving the use of heat. • THERMOGRAPHY n. a process of writing or printing involving the use of heat. |