| AEOLOTROPY | • aeolotropy n. (Physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index)… • æolotropy n. Alternative spelling of aeolotropy. • AEOLOTROPY n. variation in physical properties on basis of position. |
| COMPLETORY | • completory n. A compline. • completory adj. Serving to fulfil. • COMPLETORY n. in the Christian liturgy, the seventh and last service of the day, at 9 p.m., completing the set hours for prayer. |
| COPULATORY | • copulatory adj. Pertaining to copulation. • COPULATORY adj. relating to copulation. |
| CRYPTOLOGY | • cryptology n. The science or study of mathematical, linguistic, and other coding patterns and histories. • cryptology n. The practice of analysing encoded messages, in order to decode them. • cryptology n. Secret or enigmatical language. |
| FLUOROTYPE | • fluorotype n. (Historical) A photographic process in which salts of fluoric acid were employed for the purpose of… • FLUOROTYPE n. (obsolete) photography by means of fluorides. |
| GYROPILOTS | • GYROPILOT n. a type of automatic pilot. |
| HELIOTROPY | • heliotropy n. Heliotropism. • HELIOTROPY n. the tendency of stems and leaves to bend towards the sun. |
| LAPAROTOMY | • laparotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the… • LAPAROTOMY n. a cutting through the walls of the abdomen, as in the Caesarean section. |
| OPHIOLATRY | • ophiolatry n. Snake worship. • OPHIOLATRY n. worship of snakes. |
| PLEIOTROPY | • pleiotropy n. (Genetics) The influence of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits; pleiotropism. • pleiotropy n. (Pharmacology) The existence of drug effects other than the one for which the drug was designed; usually… • PLEIOTROPY n. the property of having an effect simultaneously on more than one characteristic of the offspring. |
| PLEUROTOMY | • pleurotomy n. (Medicine) the surgical incision of the pleura. • PLEUROTOMY n. incision into the pleura. |
| POLYCROTIC | • polycrotic adj. (Physiology) Of or pertaining to polycrotism; manifesting polycrotism. • POLYCROTIC adj. of or pertaining to polycrotism, the state of having several beats to each heartbeat. |
| POLYHISTOR | • polyhistor n. Someone gifted or learned to a great extent or in multiple disciplines; a great scholar. • POLYHISTOR n. a person of great and wide learning, also POLYHISTORIAN. |
| PROCTOLOGY | • proctology n. The branch of medicine dealing with the pathology of the colon, rectum, and anus. • proctology n. (Dated) The branch of medicine dealing with the surgery of the colon, rectum, and anus. • proctology n. (Surgery) Colorectal surgery as a specialty inside proctology. |
| PROTEOLYSE | • proteolyse v. Alternative form of proteolyze. • PROTEOLYSE v. to split proteins by proteolysis. |
| PROTOTYPAL | • prototypal adj. Of or pertaining to a prototype. • PROTOTYPAL adj. relating to a prototype, also PROTOTYPIC, PROTOTYPICAL. |
| PROTOXYLEM | • protoxylem n. The first xylem to form in a plant. • PROTOXYLEM n. the first part of the xylem to be formed. |
| PYRETOLOGY | • pyretology n. A discourse or treatise on fevers; the doctrine of fevers. • PYRETOLOGY n. medical study of fevers. |
| SPOLIATORY | • spoliatory adj. Tending to spoil; destructive. • SPOLIATORY adj. tending to spoil, also SPOLIATIVE. |
| TROPHOLOGY | • trophology n. (Dated) The science of nutrition. • trophology n. A nutritional approach that advocates specific combinations of foods as central to good health and weight loss. • TROPHOLOGY n. the study of nutrition. |