| ANDROMEDOTOXINS | • andromedotoxins n. Plural of andromedotoxin. • ANDROMEDOTOXIN n. a poisonous substance extracted from plants of the heath family and used in medicine to lower high blood pressure. |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | • dichloromethane n. (Organic chemistry) The partially halogenated hydrocarbon CH2Cl2 widely used as a solvent. • DICHLOROMETHANE n. a noxious colourless liquid widely used as a solvent, e.g. in paint strippers. |
| ELECTROMETRICAL | • electrometrical adj. Of or pertaining to electrometry. • ELECTROMETRICAL adj. relating to an electrometer, an instrument for measuring electrical potential, also ELECTROMETRIC. |
| ERYTHROMELALGIA | • erythromelalgia n. A rare neurovascular peripheral pain disorder in which blood vessels, usually in the lower extremities… • ERYTHROMELALGIA n. a state of excessive dilation of the superficial blood vessels of the feet or hands. |
| HYDROMECHANICAL | • hydromechanical adj. Of or pertaining to hydromechanics. • HYDROMECHANICAL adj. relating to a branch of mechanics that deals with the equilibrium and motion of fluids and of solid bodies immersed in them. |
| HYDROMETALLURGY | • hydrometallurgy n. The field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals… • HYDROMETALLURGY n. the treatment of ores by wet processes (as leaching). |
| HYDROMETRICALLY | • hydrometrically adv. By means of hydrometry. • HYDROMETRICAL adv. relating to measurement by hydrometer, also HYDROMETRIC. |
| HYGROMETRICALLY | • hygrometrically adv. By means of, or in terms of, hygrometry. • HYGROMETRICAL adv. relating to hygrometry, also HYGROMETRIC. |
| INTERFEROMETERS | • interferometers n. Plural of interferometer. • INTERFEROMETER n. an instrument for analysing spectra of light. |
| INTERFEROMETRIC | • interferometric adj. Of or pertaining to interferometry or interferometers. • INTERFEROMETRIC adj. relating to interferometry, the use of two telescopes separated. |
| MICROMETEORITES | • micrometeorites n. Plural of micrometeorite. • MICROMETEORITE n. a very small meteorite. |
| MICROMETEORITIC | • micrometeoritic adj. Relating to micrometeorites. • MICROMETEORITIC adj. of or like a micrometeorite. |
| MICROMETEOROIDS | • micrometeoroids n. Plural of micrometeoroid. • MICROMETEOROID n. a small meteoroid. |
| MICROPYROMETERS | • MICROPYROMETER n. a pyrometer for measuring the temperature of very small objects. |
| PSYCHROMETRICAL | • psychrometrical adj. Psychrometric. • PSYCHROMETRICAL adj. relating to measurement by psychrometer, also PSYCHOMETRIC, PSYCHOMETRICAL, PSYCHROMETRIC. |
| RADIOMICROMETER | • radiomicrometer n. A device used to measure small changes in radiant heat, or in temperature. • RADIOMICROMETER n. an instrument for detecting and measuring small amounts of radiation, usually by a sensitive thermocouple. |
| SACCHAROMETRIES | • SACCHAROMETRY n. the process of determining the quantity of sugar in a solution. |
| THERMOBAROMETER | • thermobarometer n. (Obsolete, physics) An instrument that measured altitudes via the boiling point of water. • thermobarometer n. (Geology) A mineral used to estimate temperature and pressure in the rocks during its formation. • THERMOBAROMETER n. an apparatus that provides an accurate measurement of pressure by observation of the change in the boiling point of a fluid. |
| ULTRAMICROMETER | • ultramicrometer n. A very precise micrometer. • ULTRAMICROMETER n. a micrometer for measuring extremely small distances. |