| ANTHROPOGENY | • anthropogeny n. The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man. • ANTHROPOGENY n. the study of human generation or evolution. |
| ANTHROPOGONY | • anthropogony n. Synonym of anthropogenesis. • ANTHROPOGONY n. the study of the origins of human beings, also ANTHROPOGENESIS. |
| ANTISTROPHON | • antistrophon n. (Rhetoric) An argument retorted on an opponent. • ANTISTROPHON n. an argument retorted on an opponent. |
| COUNTERPUNCH | • counterpunch n. A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match. • counterpunch n. (Printing, historical) A punch used in the cutting of other punches, often used to create the negative… • counterpunch v. (Boxing) To deliver a punch designed to exploit an opponent’s momentary defensive weakness caused by… |
| CTENOPHORANS | • ctenophorans n. Plural of ctenophoran. • CTENOPHORAN n. a member of the Ctenophora, transparent, free-swimming marine organisms resembling jellyfishes, also CTENOPHORE. |
| ENANTIOMORPH | • enantiomorph n. A mirror image, a form related to another as an object is to its image in a mirror. • enantiomorph n. Either of a pair of crystals that are mirror images of each other, and are optically active. • enantiomorph n. (Chemistry) A similar molecule or compound; an enantiomer. |
| HYMENOPTERAN | • hymenopteran n. (Entomology) Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc. • hymenopteran adj. (Entomology) Relating to or denoting hymenopterans. • HYMENOPTERAN n. an order of insect having four membranous wings, e.g. ants, bees, wasps, also HYMENOPTERON. |
| HYMENOPTERON | • hymenopteron n. Any insect of the order Hymenoptera. • HYMENOPTERON n. an order of insect having four membranous wings, e.g. ants, bees, wasps, also HYMENOPTERAN. |
| HYPERTENSION | • hypertension n. (Pathology) The disease or disorder of abnormally high blood pressure. • HYPERTENSION n. abnormally or excessively high pressure of arterial blood. |
| NEOANTHROPIC | • NEOANTHROPIC adj. of, relating to, or resembling modern man. |
| ODONTOPHORAN | • ODONTOPHORAN n. an odontophore, the rasping apparatus in molluscs. |
| PARANTHELION | • paranthelion n. A diffuse whitish image of the Sun, having the same altitude, at an angular distance of about 120° due… • PARANTHELION n. a diffuse whitish image of the sun, having the same altitude. |
| PENTAHEDRONS | • pentahedrons n. Plural of pentahedron. • PENTAHEDRON n. a five-sided solid figure. |
| PERICYNTHION | • pericynthion n. The point in an elliptical orbit around the moon that passes closest to the moon. • PERICYNTHION n. the point at which a spacecraft in lunar orbit is nearest to the moon. |
| PHOTONEUTRON | • photoneutron n. (Physics) Any neutron produced by a photonuclear reaction. • PHOTONEUTRON n. a neutron emitted from a nucleus as a result of photodisintegration. |
| SINANTHROPUS | • Sinanthropus prop.n. (Anthropology, paleontology, archaeology, obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae –… • SINANTHROPUS n. Peking fossil man. |
| STROPHANTHIN | • strophanthin n. (Organic chemistry) Any of several poisonous cardiac glycosides obtained from various African plants. • STROPHANTHIN n. a very poisonous glucoside found in the seeds of the plant Strophanthus. |
| TREPHINATION | • trephination n. The surgical procedure in which a hole is drilled in the skull and a circular piece of bone removed. • TREPHINATION n. a surgical cutting open of the skull, also TREPANATION. |
| XANTHOPTERIN | • xanthopterin n. A yellow crystalline solid that occurs mainly in the wings of butterflies and in the urine of mammals… • XANTHOPTERIN n. a yellow pigment obtainable from the wings of yellow butterflies and the urine of mammals, also XANTHOPTERINE. |
| ZINJANTHROPI | • ZINJANTHROPUS n. a type of australopithecine, remains of which were discovered in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania in 1959. |