| CHEMOLITHOTROPH | • chemolithotroph n. Chemoautotroph. • CHEMOLITHOTROPH n. a bacterium that obtains its energy from inorganic compounds containing iron, nitrogen, or sulfur, and not from living on decaying organisms. |
| EPITHELIOMATOUS | • epitheliomatous adj. Relating to epithelioma. • EPITHELIOMATOUS adj. relating to epithelioma. |
| HISTOCOMPATIBLE | • histocompatible adj. (Of two individuals) Having compatible antigens, and thus being able to transplant organs. • HISTOCOMPATIBLE adj. referring to the degree of similarity between the histocompatibility antigens of two individuals, which determines whether an organ transplant will be tolerated. |
| HOMOTRANSPLANTS | • homotransplants n. Plural of homotransplant. • HOMOTRANSPLANT n. a graft of tissue from one individual to another of the same species. |
| METALLOGRAPHIST | • metallographist n. (Dated) One who writes on the subject of metals. • METALLOGRAPHIST n. one who practises metallography. |
| OPHTHALMOLOGIST | • ophthalmologist n. A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases… • OPHTHALMOLOGIST n. one who studies ophthalmology, the science of the eye. |
| OPHTHALMOMETERS | • ophthalmometers n. Plural of ophthalmometer. • OPHTHALMOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the eye. |
| PANOPHTHALMITIS | • panophthalmitis n. (Medicine) The inflammation of all coats of the eye, including intraocular structures. • PANOPHTHALMITIS n. inflammation of the whole eye, also PANOPHTHALMIA. |
| PHOTOMETRICALLY | • photometrically adv. In a photometric manner. • photometrically adv. By using photometry. • PHOTOMETRIC adv. of or relating to photometry or the photometer. |
| PHOTOMULTIPLIER | • photomultiplier n. (Physics) A device, normally in the form of a tube, that uses a photocathode to convert photons into… • PHOTOMULTIPLIER n. a photocell with a series of dynodes which amplify the emission current by electron multiplication. |
| POLYSYNTHETISMS | • POLYSYNTHETISM n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
| STEPMOTHERLIEST | • STEPMOTHERLY adj. like a stepmother. |
| STIGMATOPHILIAS | • STIGMATOPHILIA n. an obsession with tattooing or branding. |
| STIGMATOPHILIST | • STIGMATOPHILIST n. one suffering from stigmatophilia. |
| THROMBOPLASTINS | • thromboplastins n. Plural of thromboplastin. • THROMBOPLASTIN n. a complex enzyme found esp. in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood. |