| BRACHYPTERISM | • BRACHYPTERISM n. the state of having abnormally short wings. |
| CRYPTORCHISMS | • cryptorchisms n. Plural of cryptorchism. • CRYPTORCHISM n. a medical condition in which the testes fail to descend, also CRYPTORCHIDISM. |
| HYDROTROPISMS | • hydrotropisms n. Plural of hydrotropism. • HYDROTROPISM n. growth in the direction of water. |
| HYPERTHERMIAS | • hyperthermias n. Plural of hyperthermia. • HYPERTHERMIA n. exceptionally high fever esp. when induced artificially for therapeutic purposes. |
| HYPERTHERMIES | • HYPERTHERMY n. an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41 degrees Centigrade or above, also HYPERPYREXIA. |
| HYSTRICOMORPH | • hystricomorph n. Any Old World porcupine of the family Hystricidae. • HYSTRICOMORPH n. any rodent of a suborder which includes porcupines, cavies, agoutis, and chinchillas. |
| IMPROVISATORY | • improvisatory adj. Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of improvisation. • IMPROVISATORY adj. of or like an improvisator. |
| MICROPOROSITY | • microporosity n. The state of being microporous. • MICROPOROSITY n. the property of micropores, very small pores. |
| MYTHOGRAPHERS | • mythographers n. Plural of mythographer. • MYTHOGRAPHER n. a student of mythography. |
| PITYROSPORUMS | • PITYROSPORUM n. a yeastlike fungus which can cause pityriasis. |
| PSEUDOMARTYRS | • pseudomartyrs n. Plural of pseudomartyr. • PSEUDOMARTYR n. a false martyr. |
| PSYCHROMETERS | • psychrometers n. Plural of psychrometer. • PSYCHROMETER n. an instrument for measuring the dryness of the atmosphere. |
| PSYCHROMETRIC | • psychrometric adj. Relating to the measurement or study of the thermodynamic properties of moist air. • psychrometric adj. From or relating to a psychrometer. • PSYCHROMETRIC adj. relating to measurement by psychrometer, also PSYCHOMETRIC, PSYCHOMETRICAL, PSYCHROMETRICAL. |
| PYROMORPHITES | • pyromorphites n. Plural of pyromorphite. • PYROMORPHITE n. a green, brown, or yellow lead ore. |
| SUPERMAJORITY | • supermajority n. (Chiefly North American) A majority of the items being counted that reaches some preset threshold significantly… • super-majority n. Alternative form of supermajority. • SUPERMAJORITY n. a majority (as two-thirds or three-fifths) greater than a simple majority. |
| SUPERSYMMETRY | • supersymmetry n. (Physics) A theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces and which proposes a physical… • SUPERSYMMETRY n. the correspondence between fermions and bosons of identical mass that is postulated to have existed during the opening moments of the big bang and that relates gravity to the other forces of nature. |
| TRYPARSAMIDES | • tryparsamides n. Plural of tryparsamide. • TRYPARSAMIDE n. a synthetic crystalline compound of arsenic used in the treatment of trypanosomal and other protozoan infections. |