| APHANIPTEROUS | • aphanipterous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects. • APHANIPTEROUS adj. belonging to the Aphaniptera, an order of fleas. |
| CONDUCTORSHIP | • conductorship n. The position of conductor of an orchestra. • CONDUCTORSHIP n. the office of conductor. |
| HARUSPICATION | • haruspication n. The act or practice of divination from the entrails of animals slain in sacrifice. • HARUSPICATION n. divination by inspecting animal entrails. |
| HIPPOCENTAURS | • hippocentaurs n. Plural of hippocentaur. • HIPPOCENTAUR n. a mythical creature, half man and half horse. |
| HOUSEPAINTERS | • housepainters n. Plural of housepainter. • HOUSEPAINTER n. one whose business or occupation is painting houses. |
| HYPERFUNCTION | • hyperfunction n. (Mathematics) A generalization of a function. • hyperfunction n. (Medicine) Abnormally elevated function. • HYPERFUNCTION n. the overactivity of a gland or other bodily organ. |
| IMMUNOTHERAPY | • immunotherapy n. (Immunology) The treatment of disease (especially cancers and autoimmune diseases) by adjusting the… • IMMUNOTHERAPY n. the treatment or prevention of disease by taking measures to increase immune system functioning. |
| LUTEOTROPHINS | • luteotrophins n. Plural of luteotrophin. • LUTEOTROPHIN n. another name for the hormone prolactin, also LUTEOTROPIN. |
| NATUROPATHIES | • naturopathies n. Plural of naturopathy. • NATUROPATHY n. medical treatment by methods believed to aid nature. |
| NEUROPATHICAL | • neuropathical adj. Of or relating to neuropathy. • NEUROPATHICAL adj. of or like a neuropathy, an affection of the nervous system or of a nerve, also NEUROPATHIC. |
| NEUROPATHISTS | • neuropathists n. Plural of neuropathist. • NEUROPATHIST n. a specialist in nervous diseases. |
| NEUROTROPHIES | • NEUROTROPHY n. nutrition of the nervous system; the influence of the nervous system on nutrition. |
| PHOTOREDUCING | • photoreducing v. Present participle of photoreduce. • PHOTOREDUCE v. to photocopy with reduction of the image. |
| PHYTONUTRIENT | • phytonutrient n. Any substance, of plant origin, that provides nutrition; a phytochemical. |
| PICTUREPHONES | • picturephones n. Plural of picturephone. • PICTUREPHONE n. a device which allows speakers on the telephone to see each other. |
| SUCCENTORSHIP | • SUCCENTORSHIP n. the office of succentor. |
| SULPHURATIONS | • sulphurations n. Plural of sulphuration. • SULPHURATION n. the act of sulphurating, also SULFURATION. |
| UNPROPHETICAL | • unprophetical adj. Not prophetical. • UNPROPHETICAL adj. not prophetical, also UNPROPHETIC. |
| URANOGRAPHIST | • URANOGRAPHIST n. one who practises uranography, descriptive astronomy and mapping. |
| ZINJANTHROPUS | • Zinjanthropus prop.n. (Anthropology, paleontology, archaeology, obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae –… • ZINJANTHROPUS n. a type of australopithecine, remains of which were discovered in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania in 1959. |