| ANTHROPOMETRIES | • anthropometries n. Plural of anthropometry. • ANTHROPOMETRY n. the measurement of parts and functions of human body, esp. as part of study of evolution. |
| ANTHROPOMETRIST | • anthropometrist n. A practitioner of anthropometry. • ANTHROPOMETRIST n. one who engages in the comparative study of sizes and proportions of the human body. |
| ANTHROPOMORPHIC | • anthropomorphic adj. Having the form of a human. • anthropomorphic adj. (Of animals, inanimate objects, and non-human entities) Having attributes or characteristics of a human being. • ANTHROPOMORPHIC adj. described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes. |
| ARCHEOASTRONOMY | • archeoastronomy n. Alternative spelling of archaeastronomy. • ARCHEOASTRONOMY n. the scientific study of the beliefs and practices concerning astronomy that existed in ancient and prehistoric civilizations. |
| CHRONOGRAMMATIC | • chronogrammatic adj. Relating to, or containing a chronogram. • CHRONOGRAMMATIC adj. of or like a chronogram, an inscription whose letters form a Roman numeral date. |
| DURCHKOMPONIERT | • DURCHKOMPONIERT adj. (German) having the music especially adapted to each stanza, also DURCHKOMPONIRT. |
| ERGATANDROMORPH | • ergatandromorph n. (Biology) An andromorph ant that is also a worker. • ERGATANDROMORPH n. an ant combining characteristics of males and workers. |
| HEMATOPORPHYRIN | • hematoporphyrin n. (Biochemistry) The porphyrin portion of heme (minus the iron atom). • HEMATOPORPHYRIN n. any of several porphyrins that are hydrated derivatives of protoporphyrins. |
| HETEROCHROMATIN | • heterochromatin n. (Cytology) Heterochromatic tightly coiled chromosome material; believed to be genetically inactive. • HETEROCHROMATIN n. densely staining chromatin that appears as nodules in or along chromosomes and contains relatively few genes. |
| HETEROCHRONISMS | • heterochronisms n. Plural of heterochronism. • HETEROCHRONISM n. divergence from the normal time sequence in development, also HETEROCHRONY. |
| HETERONORMATIVE | • heteronormative adj. Of or pertaining to the practices and institutions that privilege or value heterosexuality, heterosexual… • HETERONORMATIVE adj. regarding heterosexual relationships as the social norm. |
| MECHANORECEPTOR | • mechanoreceptor n. (Biology) any receptor that provides an organism with information about mechanical changes in its environment… • MECHANORECEPTOR n. a neural end organ (as a tactile receptor) that responds to a mechanical stimulus (as a change in pressure). |
| NITROCHLOROFORM | • nitrochloroform n. Chlorpicrin. • NITROCHLOROFORM n. a toxic lachrymatory liquid used as a pesticide and a tear gas. |
| NORTHCOUNTRYMAN | • north␣countryman n. Someone from the north of England. • NORTHCOUNTRYMAN n. one living in the north. |
| NORTHCOUNTRYMEN | • north␣countrymen n. Plural of north countryman. • NORTHCOUNTRYMAN n. one living in the north. |
| OVERNOURISHMENT | • overnourishment n. Excessive nourishment. |
| RHINOSCLEROMATA | • rhinoscleromata n. Plural of rhinoscleroma. • RHINOSCLEROMA n. a disease with hard swelling in the nose etc. |
| THERMOELECTRONS | • thermoelectrons n. Plural of thermoelectron. • THERMOELECTRON n. an electron emitted at high temperature, such as one produced in a thermionic valve. |
| TRIBROMOETHANOL | • tribromoethanol n. An anaesthetic now mainly used in laboratory animals. • TRIBROMOETHANOL n. a soluble white crystalline compound with a slight aromatic odour, used as a general anaesthetic. |
| TRIBROMOMETHANE | • tribromomethane n. (Organic chemistry) bromoform. • TRIBROMOMETHANE n. another name for bromoform, a bromine compound analogous to chloroform. |