ACANTHOCEPHALAN | • acanthocephalan n. Any of parasitic intestinal worms comprising the phylum Acanthocephala. • acanthocephalan adj. In a manner similar to Acanthocephala. • ACANTHOCEPHALAN adj. belonging to the Acanthocephala, a division of parasitic worms with spiny proboscis. |
ARCHGENETHLIACS | • ARCHGENETHLIAC n. (Browning) in derogatory sense, the greatest of genethliacs or astrologers. |
BRACHISTOCHRONE | • brachistochrone n. (Mathematics) A cycloid; the curve of fastest descent between two points. • BRACHISTOCHRONE n. the curve along which a particle acted on by a force (e.g. gravity) will pass in the shortest time from one given point to another. |
CATECHUMENSHIPS | • CATECHUMENSHIP n. the office of catechumen. |
CEPHALOCHORDATE | • cephalochordate n. Any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets… • cephalochordate adj. Of or pertaining to these creatures. • CEPHALOCHORDATE n. any of a number of chordate fishlike animals (including the lancelets and amphioxus), having a persisting notochord projecting beyond the nerve cord to the end of the snout. |
CEPHALOTHORACES | • cephalothoraces n. Plural of cephalothorax. • CEPHALOTHORAX n. the body, or head with thorax, of spiders, crustaceans, etc. |
CEPHALOTHORACIC | • cephalothoracic adj. (Anatomy) Relating to or resembling a cephalothorax. • CEPHALOTHORACIC adj. relating to the cephalothorax. |
CHEMAUTOTROPHIC | • chemautotrophic adj. Alternative form of chemoautotrophic. • CHEMAUTOTROPHIC adj. of or like a chemautotroph. |
CHEMOPSYCHIATRY | • CHEMOPSYCHIATRY n. treatment of mental illness by drugs. |
CHRESTOMATHICAL | • chrestomathical adj. Synonym of chrestomathic. • CHRESTOMATHICAL adj. of or like a chrestomathy, a selection of passages compiled as an aid to learning a language, also CHRESTOMATHIC. |
ENCEPHALOPATHIC | • encephalopathic adj. Relating to encephalopathy. • ENCEPHALOPATHIC adj. relating to encephalopathy. |
HETEROCHROMATIC | • heterochromatic adj. Having more than one colour; relating to heterochromia. • heterochromatic adj. Of light, having more than one wavelength. • heterochromatic adj. Of or relating to heterochromatin. |
HISTOCHEMICALLY | • histochemically adv. By the use of histochemistry. • HISTOCHEMICAL adv. relating to histochemistry, the chemistry of living tissues. |
PHOTOCHEMICALLY | • photochemically adv. By means of, or in terms of, photochemistry. • PHOTOCHEMICAL adv. of, relating to, or resulting from the chemical action of radiant energy and esp. light. |
PHOTOMECHANICAL | • photomechanical adj. Of or relating to any of several methods of printing via a plate which has been prepared photographically… • PHOTOMECHANICAL adj. relating to or involving any of various processes for producing printed matter from a photographically prepared surface. |
PHYTOCHEMICALLY | • phytochemically adv. In a phytochemical way. • PHYTOCHEMICAL adv. relating to the chemistry of plants. |
SCHOOLTEACHINGS | • SCHOOLTEACHING n. teaching as a profession. |