BRACHYCEPHALY | • brachycephaly n. (Pathology) A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened front-to-back, so that the head is short and broad. • BRACHYCEPHALY n. the state of being brachycephalic, short-headed. |
BRACHYGRAPHY | • brachygraphy n. (Obsolete) A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand. • BRACHYGRAPHY n. certain old systems of shorthand. |
BRACHYTHERAPY | • brachytherapy n. Radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically… • BRACHYTHERAPY n. a medical procedure used in the treatment of prostate cancer. |
HYPERBARICALLY | • hyperbarically adv. In a hyperbaric manner. • HYPERBARIC adv. having specific gravity greater than that of cerebrospinal fluid. |
HYPERBATICALLY | • hyperbatically adv. In a hyperbatic manner. • HYPERBATIC adv. of or pertaining to a hyperbaton. |
HYPERBOLICALLY | • hyperbolically adv. In a hyperbolic manner. • HYPERBOLICAL adv. relating to a kind of mathematical curve, also HYPERBOLIC. |
HYPERMUTABILITY | • hypermutability n. The state of being hypermutable. • HYPERMUTABILITY n. the state of being hypermutable. |
POLYCARBOXYLATE | • polycarboxylate n. (Organic chemistry) Any ester of a polycarboxylic acid. • POLYCARBOXYLATE n. a salt or ester of a polycarboxylic acid, used in certain detergents. |
POLYCARBOXYLIC | • polycarboxylic adj. (Chemistry) Having multiple carboxylic functional groups. • POLYCARBOXYLIC adj. of or like a polycarboxylate. |
POLYEMBRYONATE | • polyembryonate adj. (Botany) Consisting of, or having, several embryos; polyembryonic. • POLYEMBRYONATE adj. forming more than one embryo from one ovule or from one fertilized ovum. |
PRESBYTERIALLY | • presbyterially adv. In a presbyterian manner. • PRESBYTERIAL adv. relating to a presbytery. |
PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY | • psychobiography n. A biography that emphasises the psychological aspects of its subject. • PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY n. a biography written from a psychodynamic or psychoanalytic point of view. |
PYROBALLOGY | • pyroballogy n. (Weaponry, obsolete, rare) The study of artillery; the practice of using artillery as a weapon. • PYROBALLOGY n. the study of artillery. |
PYROLYSABLE | • pyrolysable adj. Alternative form of pyrolyzable. • PYROLYSABLE adj. that can be pyrolysed, also PYROLYZABLE. |
PYROLYZABLE | • pyrolyzable adj. Alternative form of pyrolizable. • PYROLYZABLE adj. that can be pyrolysed, also PYROLYSABLE. |
SYLLABOGRAPHY | • SYLLABOGRAPHY n. use of a writing system consisting of characters for syllables rather than for individual sounds or whole words. |
SYMBOLOGRAPHY | • SYMBOLOGRAPHY n. symbolic writing or representation. |