ARCHDEACONRY | • archdeaconry n. The office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office. • archdeaconry n. The residence, or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon. • ARCHDEACONRY n. the district or residence of an archdeacon. |
ARCHETYPICAL | • archetypical adj. In the way of an archetype, in the way of an idealized model or most representative. • ARCHETYPICAL adj. of or like an archetype, also ARCHETYPAL. |
BRACHYCEPHAL | • BRACHYCEPHAL n. a short-headed person. |
BRACHYCEROUS | • BRACHYCEROUS adj. of insects, having short antennae. |
CHALCOPYRITE | • chalcopyrite n. (Mineralogy) A yellow mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and iron, with the chemical formula CuFeS2. • CHALCOPYRITE n. copper pyrites, a yellow double sulphide of copper and iron. |
CHERUBICALLY | • cherubically adv. In a cherubic way. • CHERUBICAL adv. like a cherub, also CHERUBIC. |
CHIMERICALLY | • chimerically adv. In a chimerical manner. • CHIMERICAL adv. of the nature of a chimaera; imaginary, fanciful, visionary, also CHIMAERIC, CHIMERIC. |
CHLORENCHYMA | • chlorenchyma n. (Botany) A mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants containing chloroplasts. • CHLORENCHYMA n. plant stem tissue containing chlorophyll. |
CHOLERICALLY | • cholerically adv. In a choleric manner. • CHOLERIC adv. bad-tempered. |
HYDROCRACKED | • hydrocracked v. Simple past tense and past participle of hydrocrack. • hydrocracked adj. That has been subjected to hydrocracking. • HYDROCRACK v. to crack hydrocarbons in the presence of hydrogen. |
HYDROCRACKER | • hydrocracker n. (Organic chemistry) A chemical engineering plant in which hydrocracking takes place. • HYDROCRACKER n. one engaged in hydrocracking. |
MACROCEPHALY | • macrocephaly n. (Medicine) A condition in which the head is abnormally large. • macrocephaly n. (Geography) The excessive concentration of population and development in a single centre, to the detriment… • MACROCEPHALY n. largeness, or abnormal largeness, of the head. |
MICROCEPHALY | • microcephaly n. A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth. • MICROCEPHALY n. the state of having a small head. |
PYROCATECHIN | • pyrocatechin n. (Obsolete, organic chemistry) pyrocatechol. • PYROCATECHIN n. another name for catechol, also PYROCATECHOL. |
PYROCATECHOL | • pyrocatechol n. (Organic chemistry) A dihydric phenol, benzene-1,2-diol, present in some tars. • PYROCATECHOL n. another name for catechol, also PYROCATECHIN. |
PYROCHEMICAL | • pyrochemical adj. (Chemistry) Of, related to, or produced by chemical reactions at elevated temperatures. • PYROCHEMICAL adj. relating to chemical changes at high temperatures. |
SACCHARINELY | • saccharinely adv. In a saccharine manner. • SACCHARINE adv. sickly sweet. |
SARCENCHYMES | • SARCENCHYME n. a soft tissue of sponges with close-packed cells and reduced gelatinous matrix. |
SCLERENCHYMA | • sclerenchyma n. (Botany) A mechanical ground tissue, impermeable to water, which consists of cells having narrow lumen… • sclerenchyma n. (Zoology) The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of the stony corals (Anthozoa). • SCLERENCHYMA n. plant tissue consisting of cells with thick lignified walls. |
TRACHEOSCOPY | • tracheoscopy n. (Medicine) examination of the interior of the trachea using a tracheoscope. • TRACHEOSCOPY n. inspection of the trachea. |