ANTHROPOTOMY | • anthropotomy n. The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy. • ANTHROPOTOMY n. human anatomy. |
CHYMOTRYPTIC | • chymotryptic adj. Of or pertaining to chymotrypsin. • CHYMOTRYPTIC adj. relating to chymotrypsin. |
CRYPTARITHMS | • cryptarithms n. Plural of cryptarithm. • CRYPTARITHM n. an arithmetic problem in which letters have been substituted for numbers and which is solved by finding all possible pairings of digits with letters that produce a numerically correct answer. |
CRYPTOGAMIST | • cryptogamist n. (Dated) One skilled in cryptogamic botany. • CRYPTOGAMIST n. one who studies cryptogams. |
CRYPTOMETERS | • CRYPTOMETER n. an instrument used to determine the opacity of pigments and paints. |
CRYPTOSYSTEM | • cryptosystem n. A system of cryptography. |
DERMATOPHYTE | • dermatophyte n. Any parasitic fungus (mycosis) that infects the skin (tinea, ringworm, jock itch, athlete’s foot). • DERMATOPHYTE n. a fungus parasitic on the skin or skin derivatives (as hair or nails). |
HYPSOMETRIST | • HYPSOMETRIST n. a practitioner of hypsometry, the measuring the heights of places on the earth's surface. |
IMPARTIALITY | • impartiality n. The quality of being impartial; fairness. • IMPARTIALITY n. the state of being impartial. |
NYCTITROPISM | • nyctitropism n. (Botany) Synonym of nyctinasty. • NYCTITROPISM n. the assumption by plants of certain positions at night, esp. ones different from daytime positions. |
PERMITTIVITY | • permittivity n. (Physics) A property of a dielectric medium that determines the forces that electric charges placed… • PERMITTIVITY n. the ratio of the electric displacement in a medium to the electric field intensity producing it. |
PROTOMARTYRS | • protomartyrs n. Plural of protomartyr. • PROTOMARTYR n. the first martyr in any cause, esp. St Stephen. |
SEMPITERNITY | • sempiternity n. (Philosophy, theology) Existence within time but infinitely into the future, as opposed to eternity… • sempiternity n. (Literary) Eternity; a seemingly everlasting period of time. • SEMPITERNITY n. eternity. |
SPECTROMETRY | • spectrometry n. (Physics, analytical chemistry) The measurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation, especially… • SPECTROMETRY n. measurement by use of the spectrometer. |
SPERMATOCYTE | • spermatocyte n. (Cytology) A male gametocyte, from which a spermatozoon develops. • SPERMATOCYTE n. a cell producing spermatozoa. |
STEPMOTHERLY | • stepmotherly adj. Like or befitting a stepmother. • STEPMOTHERLY adj. like a stepmother. |
STREPTOMYCES | • streptomyces n. Any of several bacteria, of the genus Streptomyces, found in soil, several of which produce antibiotics. • Streptomyces prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Streptomycetaceae – streptomyces bacteria. • STREPTOMYCES n. any of a genus of mostly soil streptomycetes, including some that form antibiotics. |
STREPTOMYCIN | • streptomycin n. (Pharmacology) An aminoglycoside and bactericidal antibiotic C21H39N7O12 that is produced by a soil… • STREPTOMYCIN n. an antibiotic produced by the soil bacterium Streptomyces griseus, the first drug to be successful against tuberculosis. |
TRIUMPHANTLY | • triumphantly adv. In a triumphant manner. • TRIUMPHANT adv. victorious, conquering. |