ACIDIMETRY | • acidimetry n. (Chemistry) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the… • ACIDIMETRY n. the measurement of the strength of acids. |
ACRYLAMIDE | • acrylamide n. (Organic chemistry) The amide of acrylic acid, CH2=CH.CONH2; used in the manufacture of polyacrylamides. • ACRYLAMIDE n. an amide used in the manufacture of synthetic textile fibers. |
AUDIOMETRY | • audiometry n. (Medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person’s hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer. • AUDIOMETRY n. the measurement of the acuity of hearing. |
BRADYSEISM | • bradyseism n. (Volcanology) A gradual uplift or descent of part of the Earth’s surface caused by the filling or emptying… • BRADYSEISM n. a slow up-and-down movement of the earth's crust. |
DREAMINGLY | • dreamingly adv. In a dreamy manner. • DREAMING adv. in a state of dreaming. |
DYNAMITERS | • dynamiters n. Plural of dynamiter. • DYNAMITER n. (archaic) a user of dynamite esp. for political purposes, also DYNAMITARD. |
HYDRAEMIAS | • hydraemias n. Plural of hydraemia. • HYDRAEMIA n. an abnormally watery state of the blood, also HYDREMIA. |
HYPERMEDIA | • hypermedia n. (Computing) The use of text, data, graphics, audio and video as elements of an extended hypertext system… • HYPERMEDIA n. a system linking information stored as text, graphics, audio and video. |
IMMODERACY | • immoderacy n. The quality of being immoderate. • IMMODERACY n. lack of moderation. |
MARTYRISED | • martyrised v. Simple past tense and past participle of martyrise. • MARTYRISE v. to cause to suffer martyrdom, also MARTYRIZE. |
MARTYRIZED | • martyrized v. Simple past tense and past participle of martyrize. • MARTYRIZE v. to offer as a sacrifice; to cause to suffer martyrdom, also MARTYRISE. |
MEDIOCRACY | • mediocracy n. (Informal) A social hierarchy in which the mediocre prevails. • MEDIOCRACY n. government by the mediocre; a system within which mediocrity is rewarded. |
MISTRAYNED | • MISTRAYNED adj. (Spenser) drawn away, misled. |
RADIOMETRY | • radiometry n. (Physics) The branch of science that deals with the detection and measurement of radiant electromagnetic energy. • RADIOMETRY n. the measurement of radiant energy. |
REMEDIABLY | • remediably adv. In a remediable manner; such that it can be remedied. • REMEDIABLE adv. that can be remedied. |
REMEDIALLY | • remedially adv. In a remedial manner. • REMEDIAL adv. affording a remedy, also REMEDIAT, REMEDIATE. |
TIMBERYARD | • timberyard n. Alternative spelling of timber yard. • timber␣yard n. A place where wood is stored, and cut to size. • TIMBERYARD n. a yard where wood is stored. |