| DIPLOMATOLOGY | • diplomatology n. The study or science of diplomatics, charters, decrees, etc. • DIPLOMATOLOGY n. the study of diplomats. |
| GEOMORPHOGENY | • GEOMORPHOGENY n. the study of the origins of land forms. |
| GEOMORPHOLOGY | • geomorphology n. The study of landforms, their classification, origin, development, and history. • GEOMORPHOLOGY n. the study of the landscapes of the earth and their development. |
| HOMOEOTYPICAL | • HOMOEOTYPICAL adj. denoting or relating to the second nuclear division of meiosis, which resembles mitosis, also HOMEOTYPICAL. |
| HOMOPOLYMERIC | • homopolymeric adj. Of or pertaining to a homopolymer. • HOMOPOLYMERIC adj. of or like a homopolymer. |
| MICROPOROSITY | • microporosity n. The state of being microporous. • MICROPOROSITY n. the property of micropores, very small pores. |
| MONOPHYODONTS | • monophyodonts n. Plural of monophyodont. • MONOPHYODONT n. an animal with only one set of teeth. |
| NINCOMPOOPERY | • nincompoopery n. The beliefs and behaviours of a nincompoop; folly; idiocy. • NINCOMPOOPERY n. the state of being a nincompoop. |
| OMOPLATOSCOPY | • omoplatoscopy n. Divination by use of a shoulder blade. • OMOPLATOSCOPY n. divination by observing the cracks in a burning shoulder-blade. |
| OPHTHALMOLOGY | • ophthalmology n. (Medicine) The anatomy, functions, pathology, and treatment of the eye. • OPHTHALMOLOGY n. the study of eye and its diseases. |
| PHENOMENOLOGY | • phenomenology n. (Philosophy) The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view. • phenomenology n. (Philosophy) A movement based on this, originated about 1905 by Edmund Husserl. • phenomenology n. (Medicine, philosophy of medical sciences) An approach to clinical practice which places undue reliance… |
| PHOTOPOLYMERS | • photopolymers n. Plural of photopolymer. • PHOTOPOLYMER n. a photosensitive plastic used esp. in the manufacture of printing plates. |
| PHYTOHORMONES | • phytohormones n. Plural of phytohormone. • PHYTOHORMONE n. a plant hormone, regulating growth. |
| POLYCHOTOMIES | • polychotomies n. Plural of polychotomy. • POLYCHOTOMY n. division into many parts, e.g. on a cladogram. |
| POLYCHOTOMOUS | • polychotomous adj. Divisible or separable into multiple groups or pieces. • POLYCHOTOMOUS adj. dividing or marked by division into many parts, branches, or classes. |
| POLYRIBOSOMAL | • polyribosomal adj. Pertaining to, or composed of polyribosome. • POLYRIBOSOMAL adj. of or like a polyribosome. |
| POLYRIBOSOMES | • polyribosomes n. Plural of polyribosome. • POLYRIBOSOME n. a cluster of ribosomes linked together by a molecule of messenger RNA and forming the site of protein synthesis. |
| POMOLOGICALLY | • pomologically adv. In a pomological way. • POMOLOGICAL adv. relating to pomology. |
| PYTHONOMORPHS | • pythonomorphs n. Plural of pythonomorph. • PYTHONOMORPH n. a large marine reptile of the Cretaceous period, with long, scaly body and paddle-shaped limbs. |
| SIGMOIDOSCOPY | • sigmoidoscopy n. (Medicine) Internal examination of the sigmoid colon. • SIGMOIDOSCOPY n. examination of the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |