ANTICHOLINERGIC | • anticholinergic adj. That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site. • anticholinergic n. (Medicine) Any of a class of drugs, typically used to treat various disorders and some forms of poisoning… • ANTICHOLINERGIC adj. blocking nerve impulses, in order to control intestinal spasms. |
ANTIMONARCHICAL | • antimonarchical adj. (Politics) Opposing a particular monarchy. • antimonarchical adj. (Politics) Opposing the concept of monarchy, rule by a single person. • ANTIMONARCHICAL adj. opposed to the monarchy. |
BACCHANALIANISM | • bacchanalianism n. The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry. • BACCHANALIANISM n. wild revelry. |
CHINCHERINCHEES | • chincherinchees n. Plural of chincherinchee. • CHINCHERINCHEE n. a kind of African flower, also CHINKERINCHEE. |
CHOLECYSTOKININ | • cholecystokinin n. (Biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK. • CHOLECYSTOKININ n. a hormone secreted esp. by the duodenal mucosa that regulates the emptying of the gallbladder and secretion of enzymes by the pancreas and that has been found in the brain. |
CHONDRIFICATION | • chondrification n. (Physiology) The formation of, or conversion into, cartilage; a cartilaginous formation resulting from this process. • CHONDRIFICATION n. the process of chondrifying, converting into cartilage. |
CINCHONISATIONS | • CINCHONISATION n. the process of cinchonising, also CINCHONIZATION. |
CINCHONIZATIONS | • CINCHONIZATION n. the process of cinchonizing, also CINCHONISATION. |
ENDOCRINOPATHIC | • endocrinopathic adj. (Pathology) Relating to endocrinopathy. • ENDOCRINOPATHIC adj. of a disease, due to disorder of the endocrine system. |
ETHNOCENTRICITY | • ethnocentricity n. The quality of being ethnocentric. • ETHNOCENTRICITY n. the state of being ethnocentric, also ETHNOCENTRISM. |
FRENCHIFICATION | • Frenchification n. The act or process of making French or more French-like, especially in informal contexts. • Frenchification n. (Slang) Something that has undergone frenchification, something that has frenchified and made more French-like. • Frenchification n. Synonym of Gallicization, translation into French or a French translation. |
HALLUCINOGENICS | • hallucinogenics n. Plural of hallucinogenic. • HALLUCINOGENIC n. a substance that induces hallucinations, also HALLUCINOGEN. |
NONCHARISMATICS | • noncharismatics n. Plural of noncharismatic. • NONCHARISMATIC n. one who is not charismatic. |
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. |
PYROTECHNICIANS | • pyrotechnicians n. Plural of pyrotechnician. • PYROTECHNICIAN n. one who makes fireworks. |
SUCCINYLCHOLINE | • succinylcholine n. (Pharmacology) US and UK form of suxamethonium. • SUCCINYLCHOLINE n. a basic compound that is used intravenously chiefly in the form of a hydrated chloride as a muscle relaxant in surgery. |
SYNCHRONICITIES | • synchronicities n. Plural of synchronicity. • SYNCHRONICITY n. the coincidental occurrence of events and esp. psychic events. |
SYNCHRONISTICAL | • SYNCHRONISTICAL adj. relating to synchronism, also SYNCHRONISTIC. |
THYROCALCITONIN | • thyrocalcitonin n. (Biochemistry) Alternative form of calcitonin. • THYROCALCITONIN n. a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland, controlling the rate of bone destruction. |