ANTHROPOMETRIES | • anthropometries n. Plural of anthropometry. • ANTHROPOMETRY n. the measurement of parts and functions of human body, esp. as part of study of evolution. |
ANTHROPOMETRIST | • anthropometrist n. A practitioner of anthropometry. • ANTHROPOMETRIST n. one who engages in the comparative study of sizes and proportions of the human body. |
CHLORPROMAZINES | • chlorpromazines n. Plural of chlorpromazine. • CHLORPROMAZINE n. a phenothiazine used chiefly as a tranquilizer esp. in the form of its hydrochloride to control the symptoms of psychotic disorders. |
HYPOMENORRHOEAS | • hypomenorrhoeas n. Plural of hypomenorrhoea. • HYPOMENORRHOEA n. the condition in which the interval between two menstrual periods is increased to between 35 and 42 days, also HYPOMENORRHEA. |
INTERCOMPARISON | • intercomparison n. A comparison made between diverse elements. • INTERCOMPARISON n. a comparison between two things. |
MACROSPORANGIUM | • macrosporangium n. (Botany) A megasporangium; sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; opposed to microsporangium. • MACROSPORANGIUM n. a sporangium producing only megaspores. |
MICROPROCESSING | • microprocessing n. The use of microprocessors. • MICROPROCESSING n. the processing of data by a microprocessor. |
MICROSPORANGIUM | • microsporangium n. (Botany) A case, capsule or container that holds microspores. • MICROSPORANGIUM n. the sporangium in heterosporous plants where the microspores develop. |
MISPROPORTIONED | • misproportioned adj. Having incorrect or distorted proportions. • misproportioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of misproportion. • MISPROPORTION v. to proportion wrongly. |
NONPERFORMANCES | • nonperformances n. Plural of nonperformance. • NONPERFORMANCE n. something that is not a performance. |
OVERCOMPRESSING | • overcompressing v. Present participle of overcompress. • OVERCOMPRESS v. to compress excessively. |
PREFORMATIONISM | • preformationism n. (Biology) the theory that all organisms start their existence already in a predetermined form upon conception… • PREFORMATIONISM n. the now exploded theory that the plant or animal (and therefore all its descendants) is already preformed in the germ. |
PREFORMATIONIST | • preformationist n. (Biology, historical) A proponent of the theory of preformationism. • PREFORMATIONIST adj. relating to preformation. |
PROGRESSIONISMS | • PROGRESSIONISM n. sympathy with or advocacy of progress; belief that social or other evolution is towards higher or better things. |
PROPERISPOMENON | • properispomenon adj. (Linguistics, of a word) In Greek grammar, having a circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable. • properispomenon n. (Linguistics) A word having such an accent. • PROPERISPOMENON n. a word with the circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable. |
PROPORTIONMENTS | • proportionments n. Plural of proportionment. • PROPORTIONMENT n. the act of proportioning. |
RHOMBENPORPHYRS | • RHOMBENPORPHYR n. an intermediate, moderately fine-grained igneous rock with feldspar phenocrysts rhombic in section, also RHOMBENPORPHYRY, RHOMBPORPHYRY. |
SCOLOPENDRIFORM | • scolopendriform adj. Resembling the centipedes of the genus Scolopendra. • SCOLOPENDRIFORM adj. having the form of a centipede. |
SEMIPORNOGRAPHY | • semipornography n. Material that is partly or somewhat pornographic. • SEMIPORNOGRAPHY n. material approaching the pornographic. |