ABIOTROPHY | • abiotrophy n. (Medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function… • ABIOTROPHY n. bodily or mental loss of function or degeneration for reasons unknown. |
ANTHROPOID | • anthropoid adj. Having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance. • anthropoid adj. Having characteristics of an ape. • anthropoid n. An anthropoid animal. |
CARTOONISH | • cartoonish adj. Exaggerated or caricatured, in the manner of a cartoon. • CARTOONISH adj. like a cartoon. |
CHINAROOTS | • chinaroots n. Plural of chinaroot. • china-roots n. Plural of china-root. • china␣roots n. Plural of china root. |
CHROMATOID | • chromatoid adj. Resembling chromatin. • chromatoid n. (Cytology) The part of a nucleus comprising DNA and proteins where chromosomes are formed. • CHROMATOID adj. relating to chromatin, a protein/DNA complex making the chromosome. |
COHABITORS | • cohabitors n. Plural of cohabitor. • COHABITOR n. one who cohabits, also COHABITER. |
HORIZONTAL | • horizontal adj. Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat. • horizontal adj. (Marketing) Relating to horizontal markets. • horizontal adj. (Archaic) Pertaining to the horizon. |
HORTATIONS | • hortations n. Plural of hortation. • HORTATION n. the act of exhorting. |
OPHIOLATER | • ophiolater n. A snake-worshipper. • OPHIOLATER n. a snake-worshipper. |
OPHIOLATRY | • ophiolatry n. Snake worship. • OPHIOLATRY n. worship of snakes. |
ORTHOCAINE | • orthocaine n. Methyl m-amino-p-hydroxybenzoate, a fine white crystalline powder used as an anesthetic on open wounds. • ORTHOCAINE n. a white crystalline substance used as a local anaesthetic. |
ORTHOPEDIA | • orthopedia n. (Medicine) The branch of medicine which deals with the prevention and correction of deformities in bodies;… • ORTHOPEDIA n. the art or process of curing deformities arising from (originally childhood) disease or injury, also ORTHOPAEDICS, ORTHOPAEDY, ORTHOPEDICS, ORTHOPEDY. |
ORTHOREXIA | • orthorexia n. (Psychology) A fixation with healthy or righteous eating. • ORTHOREXIA n. an eating disorder characterized by excessive focus on eating healthy foods. |
RACHIOTOMY | • rachiotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a vertebra. • RACHIOTOMY n. another name for laminectomy. |
RADIOPHOTO | • radiophoto n. A radiophotograph. • RADIOPHOTO n. a picture transmitted by radio. |
RADIOTHONS | • radiothons n. Plural of radiothon. • RADIOTHON n. a marathon talk-in on radio. |
TROCHOIDAL | • trochoidal adj. Of, pertaining to, or shaped like a trochoid. • TROCHOIDAL adj. of or pertaining to a trochoid. |
WAITERHOOD | • waiterhood n. The role or status of a waiter. • WAITERHOOD n. the state of being a waiter. |