| BOSSYBOOTS | • bossyboots n. (Informal) A bossy person. • BOSSYBOOTS n. (colloquial) a bossy person. |
| PHYSOSTOMOUS | • physostomous adj. (Zoology) Having a duct to the air bladder. • physostomous adj. (Zoology) Relating to the Physostomi. • PHYSOSTOMOUS adj. of fishes, having a duct connecting the air bladder to part of the alimentary canal. |
| ISOSPONDYLOUS | • isospondylous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Isospondyli. • isospondylous adj. (Zoology) Having the anterior vertebrae separate and normal. • ISOSPONDYLOUS adj. of, relating to, or belonging to the Isospondyli, an order of soft-finned teleost fishes that includes the herring, salmon, trout, and pike. |
| SOMATOSENSORY | • somatosensory adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to the perception of sensory stimuli produced by the skin or internal organs. • SOMATOSENSORY adj. of, relating to, or being sensory activity having its origin elsewhere than in the special sense organs (as eyes and ears) and conveying information about the state of the body proper and its immediate environment. |
| PHOSPHOROLYSES | • phosphorolyses n. Plural of phosphorolysis. • PHOSPHOROLYSIS n. a reaction analogous to hydrolysis involving phosphoric acid. |
| PHOSPHOROLYSIS | • phosphorolysis n. (Chemistry) Any reaction, akin to hydrolysis, in which a bond is broken by the action of phosphoric acid or phosphate. • PHOSPHOROLYSIS n. a reaction analogous to hydrolysis involving phosphoric acid. |
| PYCNODYSOSTOSES | • pycnodysostoses n. Plural of pycnodysostosis. • PYCNODYSOSTOSIS n. a rare inherited bone disease characterized by short stature and thickening and fragility of the bones. |
| PYCNODYSOSTOSIS | • pycnodysostosis n. (Medicine) A genetic disorder characterized by dense, fragile bones and dwarfism. • PYCNODYSOSTOSIS n. a rare inherited bone disease characterized by short stature and thickening and fragility of the bones. |
| PYKNODYSOSTOSES | • PYKNODYSOSTOSIS n. a rare inherited bone disease characterized by short stature and thickening and fragility of the bones. |
| PYKNODYSOSTOSIS | • pyknodysostosis n. Alternative form of pycnodysostosis. • PYKNODYSOSTOSIS n. a rare inherited bone disease characterized by short stature and thickening and fragility of the bones. |
| STRONGYLOIDOSES | • strongyloidoses n. Plural of strongyloidosis. • STRONGYLOIDOSIS n. an intestinal disease caused by infestation with a type of threadworm. |
| STRONGYLOIDOSIS | • strongyloidosis n. (Pathology) A disease caused by infection by roundworms of the superfamily Strongyloidea. • STRONGYLOIDOSIS n. an intestinal disease caused by infestation with a type of threadworm. |
| SYNCHRONOSCOPES | • SYNCHRONOSCOPE n. an instrument used to indicate whether two periodic quantities or motions are synchronous. |