| CHLORPROMAZINE | • chlorpromazine n. A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antiemetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative. • CHLORPROMAZINE n. a phenothiazine used chiefly as a tranquilizer esp. in the form of its hydrochloride to control the symptoms of psychotic disorders. |
| HAPLOSTEMONOUS | • haplostemonous adj. (Botany) Having a single series of stamens, equal in number to the proper number of petals and alternating with them. • HAPLOSTEMONOUS adj. with one whorl of stamens. |
| HOMOPHONICALLY | • homophonically adv. In a homophonic manner. • HOMOPHONIC adv. in a single melodic line with accompaniment. |
| HOMOTRANSPLANT | • homotransplant n. An instance of homotransplantation (allotransplantation). • homotransplant n. The graft (tissue or organ) transplanted in such an instance: Synonym of homograft (allograft). • HOMOTRANSPLANT n. a graft of tissue from one individual to another of the same species. |
| HYPEREMOTIONAL | • hyperemotional adj. Involving or exhibiting excessive emotion. • HYPEREMOTIONAL adj. excessively emotional. |
| HYPOMIXOLYDIAN | • hypomixolydian adj. (Music) Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from D to G. • HYPOMIXOLYDIAN adj. applied in old church music to a mode extending from d to d with g as its final. |
| LYMPHOADENOMAS | • LYMPHOADENOMA n. a tumour of the lymph glands, aka Hodgkin's disease. |
| MONOPHONICALLY | • monophonically adv. In a monophonic manner. • MONOPHONIC adv. homophonic, monaural as opposed to stereo. |
| MONOTELEPHONES | • monotelephones n. Plural of monotelephone. • MONOTELEPHONE n. a telephone that transmits sounds of one pitch only. |
| NEPHROBLASTOMA | • nephroblastoma n. (Oncology) A tumour affecting a kidney. • NEPHROBLASTOMA n. a tumour on the kidneys. |
| OMPHALOMANCIES | • OMPHALOMANCY n. predicting the number of children a mother will bear by counting the knots in her firstborn's umbilical cord. |
| PHLEBOTOMISING | • phlebotomising v. Present participle of phlebotomise. • PHLEBOTOMISE v. to perform phlebotomy on, also PHLEBOTOMIZE. |
| PHLEBOTOMIZING | • phlebotomizing v. Present participle of phlebotomize. • PHLEBOTOMIZE v. to perform phlebotomy on, also PHLEBOTOMISE. |
| PHOTOLUMINESCE | • photoluminesce v. To exhibit photoluminescence. • PHOTOLUMINESCE v. to produce photoluminescence. |
| PHYSIOGNOMICAL | • physiognomical adj. Of or pertaining to physiognomy. • PHYSIOGNOMICAL adj. relating to physiognomy, also PHYSIOGNOMIC. |
| THROMBOPLASTIN | • thromboplastin n. (Biochemistry) A protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin during the clotting of blood. • THROMBOPLASTIN n. a complex enzyme found esp. in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood. |