| AGAMOSPERMY | • agamospermy n. (Botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds. • AGAMOSPERMY n. the formation of seeds without fertilisation. |
| ALUMINOTHERMY | • aluminothermy n. (Inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium. • ALUMINOTHERMY n. a process for reducing metallic oxides using finely divided aluminium powder. |
| COUNTERMYTH | • countermyth n. A myth that counters or contradicts another. • COUNTERMYTH n. an opposing myth. |
| COUNTERMYTHS | • countermyths n. Plural of countermyth. • COUNTERMYTH n. an opposing myth. |
| DIATHERMY | • diathermy n. (Physics, medicine) The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially… • DIATHERMY n. heating of internal parts of the body by electric currents, also DIATHERMIA. |
| ELECTROTHERMY | • electrothermy n. The electrical generation of heat. • electrothermy n. (Medicine) The therapeutic application of such heat. • ELECTROTHERMY n. the study of electricity and heat, or heat obtained electrically. |
| ENDOTHERMY | • endothermy n. (Biology) A form of thermoregulation in which heat is generated by the organism’s metabolism. • ENDOTHERMY n. surgical introduction of electric needle or knife into tissues. |
| GERMY | • germy adj. (Informal) That carries germs. • GERMY adj. full of germs. |
| GYMNOSPERMY | • gymnospermy n. The property of being gymnospermous. • GYMNOSPERMY n. the state of being gymnospermous, having a naked seed. |
| HOMEOTHERMY | • homeothermy n. The state or condition of being homeothermic. • HOMEOTHERMY n. the maintenance of a constant body temperature, also HOMEOTHERMISM, HOMOIOTHERMY, HOMOTHERMY. |
| HOMOIOTHERMY | • homoiothermy n. (Biology) Alternative form of homeothermy. • HOMOIOTHERMY n. the maintenance of a constant body temperature, also HOMEOTHERMISM, HOMEOTHERMY, HOMOTHERMY. |
| HOMOTHERMY | • HOMOTHERMY n. the maintenance of a constant body temperature, also HOMEOTHERMISM, HOMEOTHERMY, HOMOIOTHERMY. |
| HYPERTHERMY | • HYPERTHERMY n. an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41 degrees Centigrade or above, also HYPERPYREXIA. |
| PANSPERMY | • panspermy n. (Biology) The doctrine of the widespread distribution of germs, from which under favorable circumstances… • panspermy n. (Biology) The doctrine that all organisms must come from living parents; biogenesis. • PANSPERMY n. the theory that life could be diffused through the universe by means of germs carried by meteorites, also PANSPERMATISM, PANSPERMIA, PANSPERMISM. |
| POIKILOTHERMY | • poikilothermy n. (Biology) The quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature… • POIKILOTHERMY n. the state of being cold-blooded, also POIKILOTHERMISM. |
| RADIOTHERMY | • RADIOTHERMY n. the treatment of disease by means of heat generated by electromagnetic radiation. |
| TAXIDERMY | • taxidermy n. The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state. • taxidermy v. (Transitive) To stuff and mount the skin of a dead animal. • TAXIDERMY n. the art of stuffing animals. |