AUTOTRANSFORMER | • autotransformer n. (Electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps. • AUTOTRANSFORMER n. a transformer in which the primary and secondary coils have part or all of their turns in common. |
CHROMATOGRAPHER | • chromatographer n. A person skilled in chromatography or who operates a chromatograph. • CHROMATOGRAPHER n. one who uses a chromatograph. |
ERGATANDROMORPH | • ergatandromorph n. (Biology) An andromorph ant that is also a worker. • ERGATANDROMORPH n. an ant combining characteristics of males and workers. |
GRANDMOTHERLIER | • GRANDMOTHERLY adj. like a grandmother. |
IRREFORMABILITY | • irreformability n. The quality of being irreformable; absence of potential for reform. • IRREFORMABILITY n. the state of being irreformable. |
MACROSTRUCTURAL | • macrostructural adj. Relating to macrostructure. • MACROSTRUCTURAL adj. of or like a macrostructure. |
MACROSTRUCTURES | • macrostructures n. Plural of macrostructure. • MACROSTRUCTURE n. the structure (as of metal, a body part, or the soil) revealed by visual examination with little or no magnification. |
MARGARITIFEROUS | • margaritiferous adj. Producing pearls. • MARGARITIFEROUS adj. pearl-bearing. |
MICROSTRUCTURAL | • microstructural adj. Relating to a microstructure. • MICROSTRUCTURAL adj. relating to microstructure. |
NARCOTERRORISMS | • NARCOTERRORISM n. drug-related terrorism. |
RADIOMICROMETER | • radiomicrometer n. A device used to measure small changes in radiant heat, or in temperature. • RADIOMICROMETER n. an instrument for detecting and measuring small amounts of radiation, usually by a sensitive thermocouple. |
RECHROMATOGRAPH | • rechromatograph v. To chromatograph again. • RECHROMATOGRAPH v. to do by chromatograph again. |
REFRACTOMETRIES | • refractometries n. Plural of refractometry. • REFRACTOMETRY n. measurement by refractometer. |
SPERMATORRHOEAS | • spermatorrhoeas n. Plural of spermatorrhoea. • SPERMATORRHOEA n. involuntary seminal discharge without orgasm, also SPERMATORRHEA. |
TERRITORIALISMS | • territorialisms n. Plural of territorialism. • TERRITORIALISM n. a social system in which the landowning class is dominant, organized on a territorial basis. |
THERMOBAROGRAPH | • thermobarograph n. An instrument for recording simultaneously the pressure and temperature of a gas; a combined thermograph… • THERMOBAROGRAPH n. a device that simultaneously records the temperature and pressure of the atmosphere. |
THERMOBAROMETER | • thermobarometer n. (Obsolete, physics) An instrument that measured altitudes via the boiling point of water. • thermobarometer n. (Geology) A mineral used to estimate temperature and pressure in the rocks during its formation. • THERMOBAROMETER n. an apparatus that provides an accurate measurement of pressure by observation of the change in the boiling point of a fluid. |
THERMOREGULATOR | • thermoregulator n. Any organism that carries out thermoregulation. • thermoregulator n. A device that assists with thermoregulation, e.g. for a newborn infant. • THERMOREGULATOR n. a device, such as a thermostat, for the regulation of temperature. |
ULTRAMARATHONER | • ultramarathoner n. (Athletics) Someone who participates in ultramarathons. • ULTRAMARATHONER n. one who runs an ultramarathon, a footrace longer than a marathon. |
ULTRAMICROMETER | • ultramicrometer n. A very precise micrometer. • ULTRAMICROMETER n. a micrometer for measuring extremely small distances. |