| AMYOTROPHIES | • amyotrophies n. Plural of amyotrophy. • AMYOTROPHY n. atrophy of the muscles. |
| BIOASTRONOMY | • bioastronomy n. Synonym of astrobiology. • BIOASTRONOMY n. the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space. |
| CYMOTRICHOUS | • cymotrichous adj. (Anthropology) Having wavy hair. • CYMOTRICHOUS adj. having wavy hair. |
| EMBRYOLOGIST | • embryologist n. An expert or specialist in embryology. • EMBRYOLOGIST n. a specialist in embryology. |
| EMBRYOTOMIES | • embryotomies n. Plural of embryotomy. • EMBRYOTOMY n. the cutting a fetus into pieces within the womb, so as to effect its removal. |
| HYDROTROPISM | • hydrotropism n. (Biology) The movement of a plant (or other organism) in response to water, either towards or away from water. • HYDROTROPISM n. growth in the direction of water. |
| MACROCYTOSIS | • macrocytosis n. The presence of macrocytes in the blood. • MACROCYTOSIS n. the occurrence of macrocytes in the blood. |
| MONSTRUOSITY | • monstruosity n. Obsolete form of monstrosity. • MONSTRUOSITY n. (obsolete) monstrosity. |
| MOTORCYCLIST | • motorcyclist n. Someone who rides a motorcycle. • MOTORCYCLIST n. one who rides a motorcycle. |
| MYTHOLOGISER | • mythologiser n. Alternative form of mythologizer. • MYTHOLOGISER n. one who mythologises, also MYTHOLOGIZER. |
| PITYROSPORUM | • Pityrosporum prop.n. Former name of Malassezia (“fungus genus”). • PITYROSPORUM n. a yeastlike fungus which can cause pityriasis. |
| POLYAMORISTS | • polyamorists n. Plural of polyamorist. |
| POLYCROTISMS | • POLYCROTISM n. the state of having several beats to each heartbeat. |
| THROMBOLYSIS | • thrombolysis n. The breaking down of blood clots by pharmacological or other means. • THROMBOLYSIS n. the breaking up of a blood clot. |
| TROGLODYTISM | • troglodytism n. The practice of living in caves or cavelike environments. • troglodytism n. (Derogatory) The state or quality of being considered coarse, ignorant, uncultured, or unprogressive. • TROGLODYTISM n. the practice of living in caves. |
| TROPOMYOSINS | • tropomyosins n. Plural of tropomyosin. • TROPOMYOSIN n. a filamentous protein which controls the interaction of actin and myosin in muscle fibres. |
| TRYPANOSOMIC | • trypanosomic adj. Of or pertaining to a trypanosome. • TRYPANOSOMIC adj. of or like a trypanosome, also TRYPANOSOMAL. |
| ZOOCHEMISTRY | • zoochemistry n. Animal chemistry; particularly, the description of the chemical compounds entering into the composition… • zoöchemistry n. Archaic spelling of zoochemistry. • ZOOCHEMISTRY n. the chemistry of the animal body. |