MARTYRY | • martyry n. A shrine in honor of a (usually religious, notably Christian) martyr, possibly at his grave. • martyry n. A shrine at a site which "bears witness" to a crucial religious event not related to a tomb. • MARTYRY n. a shrine erected in honour of a martyred person, also MARTYRIUM. |
MARTYRLY | • martyrly adj. Like a martyr; martyrish. • martyrly adv. (Obsolete, rare) In a way which befits or suggests a martyr. • MARTYRLY adj. resembling martyr. |
LACHRYMARY | • lachrymary adj. Containing or made to contain tears; lachrymal. • LACHRYMARY n. a vessel containing, or intended to contain, tears, also LACRIMARY. |
HYDRARGYRUM | • hydrargyrum n. (Chemistry, medicine) Mercury (chemical element). • HYDRARGYRUM n. an obsolete name for mercury. |
LACRYMATORY | • lacrymatory adj. Alternative form of lachrymatory. • lacrymatory n. Alternative form of lachrymatory. • LACRYMATORY adj. of, causing or producing tears, also LACRIMATORY. |
MARTYROLOGY | • martyrology n. (Roman Catholicism) A catalogue or list of martyrs (or, more precisely, of saints), arranged in the… • martyrology n. (Judaism) The story of the deaths of several famous Rabbis (including Rabbi Akiva) by Romans, read both… • MARTYROLOGY n. the study of martyrs. |
CRYMOTHERAPY | • CRYMOTHERAPY n. medical treatment using extreme cold, also CRYOTHERAPY. |
HYDRARGYRISM | • hydrargyrism n. (Medicine) A diseased condition produced by poisoning with hydrargyrum, or mercury; mercurialism. • HYDRARGYRISM n. mercury poisoning, also HYDRARGYRIA. |
HYDRARGYRUMS | • HYDRARGYRUM n. an obsolete name for mercury. |
LACHRYMATORY | • lachrymatory adj. Pertaining to or causing tears. • lachrymatory n. (Archaeology) A vase supposedly intended to hold tears; formerly used by archaeologists to designate… • LACHRYMATORY n. a narrow-necked vase; a tear-bottle. |
HYDRARGYRISMS | • HYDRARGYRISM n. mercury poisoning, also HYDRARGYRIA. |
CIRCUMGYRATORY | • circumgyratory adj. Moving in a circle; turning round. • CIRCUMGYRATORY adj. whirling around. |
GYNANDROMORPHY | • gynandromorphy n. Gynandromorphism. • GYNANDROMORPHY n. the state of being gynandromorph, an animal having both male and female characteristics. |
HYDROTHERMALLY | • hydrothermally adv. By hydrothermal means. • HYDROTHERMAL adv. designating naturally hot underground water that has geological effects. |
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). |
PYROMETRICALLY | • pyrometrically adv. By means of pyrometry. • PYROMETRICAL adv. relating to pyrometry, the art of measuring degrees of heat, or the expansion of bodies by heat, also PYROMETRIC. |
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). |
HYDROMETRICALLY | • hydrometrically adv. By means of hydrometry. • HYDROMETRICAL adv. relating to measurement by hydrometer, also HYDROMETRIC. |
HYGROMETRICALLY | • hygrometrically adv. By means of, or in terms of, hygrometry. • HYGROMETRICAL adv. relating to hygrometry, also HYGROMETRIC. |
TACHYARRHYTHMIA | • tachyarrhythmia n. (Cardiology) pathological tachycardia. • TACHYARRHYTHMIA n. arrhythmia characterized by a rapid irregular heartbeat. |