COSMOPOLITES | • cosmopolites n. Plural of cosmopolite. • Cosmopolites prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – many weevils. • COSMOPOLITE n. a cosmopolitan person or organism. |
EROTOLOGISTS | • erotologists n. Plural of erotologist. • EROTOLOGIST n. a student of erotology. |
FOETOSCOPIES | • foetoscopies n. Plural of foetoscopy. • FOETOSCOPY n. a procedure for viewing the fetus directly, within the uterus, also FETOSCOPY. |
HOMOEOSTASIS | • homoeostasis n. Alternative spelling of homeostasis. • homœostasis n. Obsolete spelling of homeostasis. • HOMOEOSTASIS n. a tendency towards health or stable physical conditions, also HOMEOSTASIS. |
HOMOEROTISMS | • HOMOEROTISM n. homosexuality, also HOMOEROTICISM. |
ISOSTEMONOUS | • isostemonous adj. (Botany) Having the same number of stamens as petals. • ISOSTEMONOUS adj. having as many stamens as petals. |
OOPHORITISES | • OOPHORITIS n. inflammation of the ovaries. |
ORTHOTONESIS | • orthotonesis n. The accentuation of a proclitic or enclitic. • ORTHOTONESIS n. accentuation of a proclitic or enclitic, as opposed to enclisis. |
OSTEOLOGISTS | • osteologists n. Plural of osteologist. • OSTEOLOGIST n. one who practises osteology. |
OSTEOPOROSIS | • osteoporosis n. (Pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become… • OSTEOPOROSIS n. development of a porous structure in bone due to loss of calcium, resulting in brittleness. |
OTOSCLEROSIS | • otosclerosis n. (Pathology) Sclerosis of the tissues of the labyrinth and middle ear. • otosclerosis n. (Pathology) Loss of hearing due to injury of the auditory nerve by certain drugs and poisons, such as… • otosclerosis n. (Pathology) Loss of the ability to understand the spoken word, although the sound is heard. |
OUTDOORSIEST | • outdoorsiest adj. Superlative form of outdoorsy: most outdoorsy. • OUTDOORSY adj. (colloq.) of an outdoors inclination. |
PHOTOIONISES | • PHOTOIONISE v. to ionize by electromagnetic radiation, also PHOTOIONIZE. |
PROTOCOLISES | • protocolises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of protocolise. • PROTOCOLISE v. to make a protocol of, also PROTOCOLIZE. |
SENSORIMOTOR | • sensorimotor adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to both sensory and motor activity. • SENSORIMOTOR adj. of, relating to, or functioning in both sensory and motor aspects of bodily activity. |
SOMATOLOGIES | • somatologies n. Plural of somatology. • SOMATOLOGY n. the science of the properties of matter. |
STORIOLOGIES | • STORIOLOGY n. the study of folk tales. |
TROPHOBIOSES | • trophobioses n. Plural of trophobiosis. • TROPHOBIOSIS n. exchange of nutriment in symbiotic relationship. |