| AMPHIARTHROSIS | • amphiarthrosis n. (Anatomy) The type of movable joint in animals in which the surfaces of bones are connected by ligaments or cartilage. • AMPHIARTHROSIS n. a type of articulation permitting only slight movement, as between the vertebrae of the backbone. |
| CHIAROSCURISMS | • CHIAROSCURISM n. the practice of chiaroscuro. |
| CRYPTORCHIDISM | • cryptorchidism n. (Andrology) The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum. • CRYPTORCHIDISM n. the condition in which one or both testes do not descend normally, also CRYPTORCHISM. |
| HERMAPHRODITIC | • hermaphroditic adj. Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite. • hermaphroditic adj. (Biology) Possessing the reproductive organs of both sexes. • HERMAPHRODITIC adj. of or like a hermaphrodite, bearing both sexes, e.g. of plants usually in the same flower. |
| HIEROGRAMMATIC | • hierogrammatic adj. Written in, or pertaining to, hierograms; expressive of sacred writing. • HIEROGRAMMATIC adj. relating to the writing of sacred records. |
| IATROCHEMISTRY | • iatrochemistry n. (Chemistry, medicine) An early branch of chemistry, having roots in alchemy, that tried to provide chemical… • IATROCHEMISTRY n. the application of chemistry to medical theory and treatment. |
| IMPERATORSHIPS | • IMPERATORSHIP n. the office of imperator. |
| MICROAEROPHILE | • microaerophile n. An organism, especially an aerobic bacterium, that lives and thrives in environments low in oxygen. • MICROAEROPHILE n. an organism, esp. a bacterium, that thrives in an environment low in oxygen. |
| MICROCHEMISTRY | • microchemistry n. (Chemistry) Chemical techniques for preparing, handling, and analyzing small quantities of chemical… • microchemistry n. (Chemistry) Chemical processes that take place in very small regions, such as on the grain boundaries of a metal. • MICROCHEMISTRY adj. small-scale chemistry. |
| MICROPUBLISHER | • micropublisher n. A publisher of microform publications. • micropublisher n. A publisher operating on a small scale, or for a niche audience. • MICROPUBLISHER n. one who publishes in microform, a process for reproducing printed matter in much reduced size. |
| MICROSPHERICAL | • microspherical adj. Composed of microscopic spheres. • microspherical adj. Having the form of a microscopic sphere. • MICROSPHERICAL adj. of or like a microsphere. |
| ORNITHOMORPHIC | • ornithomorphic adj. Shaped like a bird. • ORNITHOMORPHIC adj. shaped like bird. |
| PYRHELIOMETRIC | • pyrheliometric adj. Relating to pyrheliometry. • PYRHELIOMETRIC adj. relating to measurement by pyrheliometer, an instrument for measuring the heating effect of the sun. |
| RADIOCHEMISTRY | • radiochemistry n. (Chemistry) the chemistry of radioactive substances. • radiochemistry n. (Chemistry) the use of radioisotopes to study the kinetics of chemical reactions. • RADIOCHEMISTRY n. a branch of chemistry dealing with radioactive substances and phenomena including tracer studies. |
| THERIOMORPHISM | • theriomorphism n. The shaping of something in the form of an animal. • THERIOMORPHISM n. the belief that gods exist in animal form. |
| THERMOPERIODIC | • thermoperiodic adj. Relating to a thermoperiod. • THERMOPERIODIC adj. relating to thermoperiodism, the effect on an organism of rhythmic temperature variations. |
| TRICHROMATISMS | • trichromatisms n. Plural of trichromatism. • TRICHROMATISM n. use of the three primary colors for color reproduction; normal color vision. |
| WORDSMITHERIES | • WORDSMITHERY n. the craft of the wordsmith. |