| 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. |
| ANTHROPOLATRY | • anthropolatry n. The worship of a human or humans. • ANTHROPOLATRY n. the worship of human beings. |
| CYTOPATHOLOGY | • cytopathology n. (Cytology, pathology) The branch of pathology that deals with abnormalities of cells. • CYTOPATHOLOGY n. the study of cells in illness. |
| HETEROTYPICAL | • heterotypical adj. Alternative form of heterotypic. • HETEROTYPICAL adj. denoting or relating to the first nuclear division of meiosis, in which the chromosome number is halved, also HETEROTYPIC. |
| INHOSPITALITY | • inhospitality n. Lack of hospitality. • INHOSPITALITY n. the state of being inhospitable. |
| LYCANTHROPIST | • lycanthropist n. One affected by the disease lycanthropy. • LYCANTHROPIST n. a werewolf; a person suffering from lycanthropy, also LYCANTHROPE. |
| LYMPHOCYTOTIC | • lymphocytotic adj. Relating to lymphocytosis. • LYMPHOCYTOTIC adj. relating to lymphocytosis, a great increase in leukocytes. |
| MYTHOPOETICAL | • mythopoetical adj. (Mythology) Pertaining to the creation of myths; pertaining to mythopoiesis. • MYTHOPOETICAL adj. relating to mythopoeia. |
| PHYTOPLANKTER | • phytoplankter n. A single phytoplankton organism. • PHYTOPLANKTER n. a planktonic plant. |
| PHYTOPLANKTON | • phytoplankton n. Plankton, especially those small in size, that obtain energy by photosynthesis. • PHYTOPLANKTON n. vegetable plankton, that includes diatoms, desmids, and dinoflagellates. |
| POLYARTHRITIS | • polyarthritis n. (Pathology) Any arthritis affecting five or more joints, often caused by an autoimmune disorder. • POLYARTHRITIS n. arthritis affecting several joints. |
| POLYSYNTHETIC | • polysynthetic adj. (Grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number… • polysynthetic adj. (Mineralogy) Having layers of twin crystals. • POLYSYNTHETIC adj. made up of many separate elements, also POLYSYNTHETICAL. |
| PROTHETICALLY | • PROTHETIC adv. of or pertaining to prothesis, the development of an extra initial sound at the beginning of a word. |
| SYMPATHOLYTIC | • sympatholytic adj. (Medicine) That opposes the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. • sympatholytic n. (Pharmacology) Any medicine having this effect. • SYMPATHOLYTIC adj. inhibiting the action of the sympathetic nervous system. |
| TELAUTOGRAPHY | • telautography n. Transmission of messages by telautograph. • TELAUTOGRAPHY n. transmission by use of a Telautograph, a telegraph for reproducing the movement of a pen or pencil and so transmitting writings or drawings. |
| THORACOPLASTY | • thoracoplasty n. (Surgery) Surgery of the chest, usually involving removal of ribs. • THORACOPLASTY n. surgery to collapse a diseased lung by removing selected portions of the ribs. |