ACANTHOCEPHALAN | • acanthocephalan n. Any of parasitic intestinal worms comprising the phylum Acanthocephala. • acanthocephalan adj. In a manner similar to Acanthocephala. • ACANTHOCEPHALAN adj. belonging to the Acanthocephala, a division of parasitic worms with spiny proboscis. |
ANTHROPOPSYCHIC | • ANTHROPOPSYCHIC adj. ascribing to nature or God of a soul or mind like man's. |
BRACHISTOCHRONE | • brachistochrone n. (Mathematics) A cycloid; the curve of fastest descent between two points. • BRACHISTOCHRONE n. the curve along which a particle acted on by a force (e.g. gravity) will pass in the shortest time from one given point to another. |
CHANCELLORSHIPS | • chancellorships n. Plural of chancellorship. • CHANCELLORSHIP n. the office of chancellor. |
CHLORAMPHENICOL | • chloramphenicol n. (Pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic C11H12Cl2N2O5 isolated from cultures of a soil actinomycete… • CHLORAMPHENICOL n. an antibiotic drug originally isolated from a soil microorganism, effective against various bacterial and viral diseases. |
CHONDRICHTHYANS | • chondrichthyans n. Plural of chondrichthyan. • CHONDRICHTHYAN n. a technical name for a cartilaginous fish. |
COCHAIRMANSHIPS | • COCHAIRMANSHIP n. joint chairmanship. |
ENCEPHALOPATHIC | • encephalopathic adj. Relating to encephalopathy. • ENCEPHALOPATHIC adj. relating to encephalopathy. |
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. |
HYPOCHONDRIACAL | • hypochondriacal adj. (Obsolete) Coming from the hypochondria; pertaining to or caused by depressive spirits. • hypochondriacal adj. Suffering from hypochondria. • HYPOCHONDRIACAL adj. affected or produced by hypochondria. |
MECHANOCHEMICAL | • mechanochemical adj. Of or pertaining to mechanochemistry. • MECHANOCHEMICAL adj. of or relating to mechanochemistry, the branch of science that deals with the relation between mechanical and chemical phenomena and the interconversion of these forms of energy. |
NONHIERARCHICAL | • nonhierarchical adj. Classified or arranged so that a group or person has the same authority as everyone else; not hierarchical. • NONHIERARCHICAL adj. not hierarchical. |
PHOTOMECHANICAL | • photomechanical adj. Of or relating to any of several methods of printing via a plate which has been prepared photographically… • PHOTOMECHANICAL adj. relating to or involving any of various processes for producing printed matter from a photographically prepared surface. |
SCHOOLTEACHINGS | • SCHOOLTEACHING n. teaching as a profession. |