| ASTROLATRY | • astrolatry n. The worship of the stars. • ASTROLATRY n. worship of stars. |
| ASTROMETRY | • astrometry n. (Astronomy) The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of… • ASTROMETRY n. the art of making measurements among the stars, or of determining their relative magnitudes. |
| CASTRATORY | • castratory adj. Causing or relating to castration. • CASTRATORY adj. relating to castration. |
| DETRACTORY | • detractory adj. (Now rare) That detracts from something; disparaging, depreciatory. • DETRACTORY adj. tending to detract, also DETRACTIVE. |
| ERYTHRITOL | • erythritol n. (Organic chemistry) A tetrahydric sugar alcohol (2R,3S)-butane-1,2,3,4-tetraol that occurs in some fruit;… • ERYTHRITOL n. a sweet crystalline compound extracted from certain algae and lichens and used in medicine to dilate the blood vessels of the heart. |
| FORGETTERY | • forgettery n. (Humorous) A poor memory that is inclined to forget things. • FORGETTERY n. (colloquial) a capacity for forgetting. |
| ORTHOTROPY | • orthotropy n. The condition of being orthotropic. • ORTHOTROPY n. the state of being orthotropic, growing along a vertical axis. |
| PROTECTORY | • protectory n. A charitable institution dedicated to the support and protection of orphans or vulnerable children. • protectory adj. Acting as a protector; protective. • PROTECTORY n. an institution for destitute or delinquent children. |
| PROTERVITY | • protervity n. (Rare) wantonness; waywardness; petulance; peevishness. • PROTERVITY n. peevishness. |
| PYRRHOTITE | • pyrrhotite n. (Mineralogy) A weakly magnetic ferrous sulfide mineral, FeS. • PYRRHOTITE n. magnetic pyrites, an iron sulphide, often containing nickel, also PYRRHOTINE. |
| RUBYTHROAT | • rubythroat n. Any of several species of birds, the males having a brilliant patch of metallic red on the throat. • RUBYTHROAT n. any of numerous species of humming birds, in which the male has on the throat a brilliant patch of red feathers having metallic reflections. |
| THYRATRONS | • thyratrons n. Plural of thyratron. • THYRATRON n. a gas-filled valve with a heated cathode, able to carry very high currents. |
| THYRISTORS | • thyristors n. Plural of thyristor. • THYRISTOR n. a thyratron-like solid-state semiconductor device. |
| TORTUREDLY | • torturedly adv. In a tortured manner. • TORTURED adv. TORTURE, to subject to severe physical pain. |
| TRAJECTORY | • trajectory n. The path an object takes as it moves. • trajectory n. (Astronomy, space science) The path of a body as it travels through space. • trajectory n. (Cybernetics) The ordered set of intermediate states assumed by a dynamical system as a result of time evolution. |
| TRANSITORY | • transitory adj. Lasting only a short time; temporary. • transitory adj. (Law) Of an action: that may be brought in any county. • TRANSITORY adj. not lasting long. |