BEAUTYBERRY | • beautyberry n. A genus of shrubs, Callicarpa, which produce berries. • beautyberry n. The lustrous purple edible berry produced by this shrub. |
CYBERSECURITY | • cybersecurity n. Security against electronic attacks such as cyberwarfare or cyberterrorism. • CYBERSECURITY n. the state of being safe from electronic crime and the measures taken to achieve this. |
DAGUERREOTYPY | • daguerreotypy n. The art or technique of producing daguerreotypes. • DAGUERREOTYPY n. the art of daguerreotyping. |
METHYLMERCURY | • methylmercury n. (Chemical compound) The organometallic cation CH3Hg+; it is a toxicant that accumulates in the environment… • methyl␣mercury n. Alternative spelling of methylmercury. • METHYLMERCURY n. any of several extremely toxic organometallic compounds formed from metallic mercury by the action of microorganisms. |
SUPERSYMMETRY | • supersymmetry n. (Physics) A theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces and which proposes a physical… • SUPERSYMMETRY n. the correspondence between fermions and bosons of identical mass that is postulated to have existed during the opening moments of the big bang and that relates gravity to the other forces of nature. |
CIRCUMGYRATORY | • circumgyratory adj. Moving in a circle; turning round. • CIRCUMGYRATORY adj. whirling around. |
CRYPTOCURRENCY | • cryptocurrency n. A digital currency based on a cryptographic system. • crypto-currency n. Alternative spelling of cryptocurrency. • crypto␣currency n. Alternative spelling of cryptocurrency. |
HYPERPITUITARY | • HYPERPITUITARY adj. relating to increased hormone secretion by the pituitary body. |
PYROMETALLURGY | • pyrometallurgy n. Any process that uses high temperatures to transform either metals or their ores. • PYROMETALLURGY adj. chemical metallurgy depending on heat action (as roasting and smelting). |
HYDROMETALLURGY | • hydrometallurgy n. The field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals… • HYDROMETALLURGY n. the treatment of ores by wet processes (as leaching). |
HYDROXYBUTYRATE | • hydroxybutyrate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of hydroxybutyric acid, but especially of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid. • HYDROXYBUTYRATE n. as in gamma hydroxybutyrate, a substance that occurs naturally in the brain, used medically as a sedative but also as a recreational drug and alleged aphrodisiac. |
NEUROPSYCHIATRY | • neuropsychiatry n. (Medicine) The branch of medicine dealing with disorders that have both neurological and psychiatric features. • NEUROPSYCHIATRY n. a branch of medicine concerned with both neurology and psychiatry. |