ARGYRODITES | • argyrodites n. Plural of argyrodite. • ARGYRODITE n. a mineral composed of silver, germanium and sulphur. |
CRYPTORCHID | • cryptorchid n. A male animal with one or two undescended testicles. • CRYPTORCHID n. a male human or animal in whom one or both testes fail to descend into the scrotum. |
DENIGRATORY | • denigratory adj. Tending to denigrate. • DENIGRATORY adj. serving to denigrate, also DENIGRATIVE. |
DETERIORITY | • deteriority n. A worse quality or state; inferiority. • DETERIORITY n. (obsolete) worseness. |
DISPROPERTY | • disproperty v. (Transitive) To cause to be no longer property; to dispossess of. • DISPROPERTY v. (Shakespeare) to deprive of property. |
DOLORIMETRY | • dolorimetry n. The measurement of pain. • DOLORIMETRY n. the measurement of pain. |
EURYPTEROID | • eurypteroid adj. (Paleontology) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Eurypterus. • EURYPTEROID adj. like a member of the Eurypterida, a fossil order of scorpion-like aquatic animals. • EURYPTEROID n. a eurypterid. |
HYDROMETRIC | • hydrometric adj. Concerning or applying hydrometry. • HYDROMETRIC adj. relating to measurement by hydrometer, also HYDROMETRICAL. |
HYDROTROPIC | • hydrotropic adj. (Biology) exhibiting hydrotropism. • HYDROTROPIC adj. exhibiting hydrotropism, i.e. growth in the direction of water. |
PARATHYROID | • parathyroid adj. (Anatomy) Situated near the thyroid gland. • parathyroid adj. (Anatomy) Pertaining to the parathyroid glands or their extracts. • parathyroid n. A parathyroid gland. |
PREDATORILY | • predatorily adv. In a predatory manner. • PREDATORY adv. preying on other animals. |
PREDICATORY | • predicatory adj. Affirmative; positive. • PREDICATORY adj. pertaining to preaching or a preacher. |
PYRETHROIDS | • pyrethroids n. Plural of pyrethroid. • PYRETHROID n. any of various synthetic compounds related to the pyrethrins, and sharing their insecticidal properties. |
PYRITOHEDRA | • pyritohedra n. Plural of pyritohedron. • PYRITOHEDRON n. a pentagonal dodecahedron. |
RADIOTHERMY | • RADIOTHERMY n. the treatment of disease by means of heat generated by electromagnetic radiation. |
REHYDRATION | • rehydration n. The replenishment of water and electrolytes lost through dehydration. • REHYDRATION n. the act of rehydrating. |
TREPIDATORY | • trepidatory adj. That trepidates, or that causes trepidations. • trepidatory adj. Of an earthquake, having a vertical, up-and-down motion, as opposed to a horizontal, side-to-side motion. • TREPIDATORY adj. causing trepidation, trembling; alarmed agitation. |