| ACETAMINOPHEN | • acetaminophen n. (North America) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever. • ACETAMINOPHEN n. (US) paracetamol, a chemical compound used in medicine to relieve pain and fever. |
| BALNEOTHERAPY | • balneotherapy n. The treatment of disease by bathing. • BALNEOTHERAPY n. treatment by natural waters. |
| DIAPHANEITIES | • diaphaneities n. Plural of diaphaneity. • DIAPHANEITY n. the quality of transmitting light. |
| DIAPHANOMETER | • diaphanometer n. An instrument for measuring the transparency of a fluid. • DIAPHANOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the transparency of air. |
| ELEPHANTIASES | • elephantiases n. Plural of elephantiasis. • ELEPHANTIASIS n. enlargement and thickening of tissues. |
| ELEPHANTIASIC | • elephantiasic adj. Relating to elephantiasis. • ELEPHANTIASIC adj. suffering from elephantiasis. |
| ELEPHANTIASIS | • elephantiasis n. (Pathology) A complication of chronic filariasis, in which nematode worms block the lymphatic vessels… • elephantiasis n. (Pathology, obsolete) Synonym of leprosy. • ELEPHANTIASIS n. enlargement and thickening of tissues. |
| ENCEPHALOMATA | • encephalomata n. Plural of encephaloma. • ENCEPHALOMA n. a brain tumour. |
| HAPPENSTANCES | • happenstances n. Plural of happenstance. • HAPPENSTANCE n. a circumstance esp. that is due to chance, also HAPPENCHANCE. |
| HEPTADECANOIC | • heptadecanoic adj. Of or pertaining to heptadecanoic acid or its derivatives; margaric. • HEPTADECANOIC adj. as in heptadecanoic acid, a saturated fatty acid, aka margaric acid. |
| HERPETOFAUNAE | • HERPETOFAUNA n. (Latin) snake life. |
| HERPETOFAUNAS | • herpetofaunas n. Plural of herpetofauna. • HERPETOFAUNA n. (Latin) snake life. |
| PANAESTHESIAS | • PANAESTHESIA n. totality of perception; general awareness, also PANAESTHETISM. |
| PANAESTHETISM | • panaesthetism n. The theory that all matter is conscious. • PANAESTHETISM n. totality of perception; general awareness, also PANAESTHESIA. |
| PANTOTHENATES | • pantothenates n. Plural of pantothenate. • PANTOTHENATE n. a salt or ester of pantothenic acid. |
| PARASYNTHESES | • parasyntheses n. Plural of parasynthesis. • PARASYNTHESIS n. the derivation of words using hyphenated compounds. |
| PARENTHETICAL | • parenthetical adj. Using, containing, or within parenthesis. • parenthetical adj. That explains or qualifies something. • parenthetical adj. That is incidental. |
| PENTAHYDRATES | • pentahydrates n. Plural of pentahydrate. • PENTAHYDRATE n. a hydrated compound containing five moles of water per mole of the compound; a hydrated species containing five water molecules. |
| PHALANSTERIES | • phalansteries n. Plural of phalanstery. • PHALANSTERY n. a Fourierist cooperative community. |
| RAMAPITHECINE | • ramapithecine n. Any extinct hominoid of the genus †Ramapithecus (now known as †Sivapithecus). • RAMAPITHECINE n. an early Pliocene genus of primates. |