| ACETYLCHOLINE | • acetylcholine n. (Biochemistry) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline… • ACETYLCHOLINE n. a substance secreted at the ends of nerve fibres when they activate muscles. |
| ANTHOPHYLLITE | • anthophyllite n. (Mineralogy) A dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium. • ANTHOPHYLLITE n. an orthorhombic ferromagnesian amphibole which occurs usually as fibrous or asbestiform masses. |
| AUTHENTICALLY | • authentically adv. In an authentic manner; with the requisite or genuine authority. • AUTHENTICAL adv. (archaic) authentic. |
| DIPHTHONGALLY | • diphthongally adv. By means of a diphthong. • DIPHTHONGAL adv. of or like a diphthong. |
| GENETHLIALOGY | • genethlialogy n. Divination of the destiny of a newborn; the art of casting nativities; astrology. • GENETHLIALOGY n. the art of casting horoscopes. |
| GNATHONICALLY | • GNATHONICAL adv. (obsolete) flattering, also GNATHONIC. |
| HALLUCINATORY | • hallucinatory adj. Partaking of, or tending to produce, hallucination. • HALLUCINATORY adj. tending to produce hallucination, also HALLUCINATIVE. |
| HELMINTHOLOGY | • helminthology n. (Zoology) The branch of zoology related to the study of helminths (parasitic worms). • HELMINTHOLOGY n. the study of parasitic worms. |
| HUMILIATINGLY | • humiliatingly adv. In a humiliating manner. • HUMILIATING adv. HUMILIATE, to humble, to mortify. |
| INTRATHECALLY | • intrathecally adv. In an intrathecal way; into the spinal canal. • INTRATHECAL adv. introduced into or occurring in the space under the arachnoid membrane of the brain or spinal cord. |
| LABYRINTHICAL | • labyrinthical adj. Labyrinthine; like or relating to a labyrinth. • LABYRINTHICAL adj. like a labyrinth. |
| LYSOLECITHINS | • lysolecithins n. Plural of lysolecithin. • LYSOLECITHIN n. a hydrolytic substance formed by the enzymatic hydrolysis (as by some snake venoms) of a lecithin. |
| PHRENETICALLY | • phrenetically adv. Dated form of frenetically. • PHRENETICAL adv. frenzied, frenetic, also FRENETIC, PHRENETIC, PHRENTICK. |
| PLATYHELMINTH | • platyhelminth n. Any flatworm of the phylum Platyhelminthes. • PLATYHELMINTH n. a tapeworm or planarian. |
| POLYTECHNICAL | • polytechnical adj. Polytechnic. • polytechnical n. Polytechnic (educational institute). • POLYTECHNICAL adj. of or like a polytechnic. |
| SYNTHETICALLY | • synthetically adv. Using synthetic methods. • SYNTHETICAL adv. artificially produced but of similar nature to, not a mere substitute for, the natural product, also SYNTHETIC. |
| THEOPHYLLINES | • theophyllines n. Plural of theophylline. • THEOPHYLLINE n. an isomer of theobromine found in tea, used in medicine. |
| THRASONICALLY | • thrasonically adv. In a thrasonical manner. • THRASONICAL adv. given to or marked by boasting and bragging, also THRASONIC. |
| THYROGLOBULIN | • thyroglobulin n. (Biochemistry) A globulin, produced by the thyroid gland, that has a role in the production of the thyroid hormones. • THYROGLOBULIN n. an iodine-containing protein of the thyroid gland that is the precursor of thyroxine and triiodothyronine. |