| ASYMPTOTICALLY | • asymptotically adv. (Mathematical analysis) In an asymptotical manner, in the way of an asymptote, toward an asymptote. • ASYMPTOTICAL adv. of a line, approaching a curve but meeting it only at infinity, also ASYMPTOTIC. |
| CHYMOTRYPTIC | • chymotryptic adj. Of or pertaining to chymotrypsin. • CHYMOTRYPTIC adj. relating to chymotrypsin. |
| CRYPTOSYSTEM | • cryptosystem n. A system of cryptography. |
| CRYPTOSYSTEMS | • cryptosystems n. Plural of cryptosystem. |
| CYTOPHOTOMETRY | • cytophotometry n. (Biology) The analysis of the chemical composition of cells using a cytophotometer. • CYTOPHOTOMETRY n. photometry applied to the study of the cell or its constituents. |
| HEMICRYPTOPHYTE | • hemicryptophyte n. (Botany) Any plant whose buds rest on the surface, being protected in various ways. • HEMICRYPTOPHYTE n. any perennial plant that bears its overwintering buds at soil level, where they are often partly covered by surface debris. |
| LYMPHOCYTOTIC | • lymphocytotic adj. Relating to lymphocytosis. • LYMPHOCYTOTIC adj. relating to lymphocytosis, a great increase in leukocytes. |
| PHYTOCHEMISTRY | • phytochemistry n. (Chemistry, botany) The scientific study of the chemicals found in plants. • phytochemistry n. (Botany) The collection of chemicals and chemical processes found in a particular plant. • PHYTOCHEMISTRY n. the chemistry of plants. |
| PHYTOTOMY | • phytotomy n. (Botany, dated) The study of the internal structures of plants. • PHYTOTOMY n. the dissection of plants; vegetable anatomy. |
| POLYSYNTHETISM | • polysynthetism n. Synonym of polysynthesis. • POLYSYNTHETISM n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
| POLYSYNTHETISMS | • POLYSYNTHETISM n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
| PYROPHOTOMETRY | • PYROPHOTOMETRY n. the measurement of the temperature of an incandescent body by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| SYMPATHECTOMY | • sympathectomy n. (Neurosurgery) The surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system. • SYMPATHECTOMY n. the surgical excision of a sympathetic ganglion or other part of the sympathetic system. |
| SYMPATHOLYTIC | • sympatholytic adj. (Medicine) That opposes the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. • sympatholytic n. (Pharmacology) Any medicine having this effect. • SYMPATHOLYTIC adj. inhibiting the action of the sympathetic nervous system. |
| SYMPATHOLYTICS | • sympatholytics n. Plural of sympatholytic. • SYMPATHOLYTIC n. a sympatholytic drug. |
| SYMPTOMATICALLY | • symptomatically adv. In a symptomatic manner; diagnostically. • symptomatically adv. Directed at symptoms, rather than a cause. • symptomatically adv. Based upon symptoms, rather than a causative agent. |
| SYMPTOMATOLOGY | • symptomatology n. (Uncountable) The science that studies the symptoms of diseases. • symptomatology n. (Countable) The aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease. • SYMPTOMATOLOGY n. the study of symptoms of illness. |