EPENCEPHALONS | • EPENCEPHALON n. the cerebellum. |
EPHEBOPHILIAS | • EPHEBOPHILIA n. sexual desire for youths or adolescents. |
EPIPHENOMENAL | • epiphenomenal adj. Being of secondary consequence to a causal chain of processes, but playing no causal role in the process of interest. • epiphenomenal adj. (Philosophy, psychology) Of or pertaining to a mental process that occurs only as an incidental effect… • EPIPHENOMENAL adj. of or relating to an epiphenomenon. |
HYPERPOLARISE | • hyperpolarise v. Alternative spelling of hyperpolarize. • HYPERPOLARISE v. to increase the difference in electric potential across a cell membrane, also HYPERPOLARIZE. |
HYPERPOLARIZE | • hyperpolarize v. To increase the polarity of something, especially the polarity across a biological membrane. • HYPERPOLARIZE v. to produce an increase in potential difference across a biological membrane, also HYPERPOLARISE. |
LEPTOCEPHALIC | • leptocephalic adj. (Zoology) Having a narrow skull, as certain flatfishes do. • LEPTOCEPHALIC adj. having a narrow skull, also LEPTOCEPHALOUS. |
LEPTOCEPHALUS | • leptocephalus n. The flat, transparent larva of an eel, originally thought to be a distinct species. • LEPTOCEPHALUS n. the larva of the conger eel. |
PALAEOGRAPHER | • palaeographer n. Alternative spelling of paleographer. • palæographer n. Obsolete spelling of paleographer. • PALAEOGRAPHER n. a student of palaeography, also PALAEOGRAPHIST. |
PALEOGRAPHERS | • paleographers n. Plural of paleographer. • PALEOGRAPHER n. a student of paleography. |
PALEOGRAPHIES | • paleographies n. Plural of paleography. • PALEOGRAPHY n. the study of ancient writings, also PALAEOGRAPHY. |
PARENCEPHALON | • parencephalon n. (Anatomy) The cerebellum. • PARENCEPHALON n. a cerebral hemisphere. |
PELOTHERAPIES | • PELOTHERAPY n. medical treatment by mud baths. |
PENTADELPHOUS | • pentadelphous adj. (Botany) Of a flower or plant: having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so… • PENTADELPHOUS adj. having five bundles of stamens; united in five bundles. |
PROSENCEPHALA | • prosencephala n. Plural of prosencephalon. • PROSENCEPHALON n. the forebrain. |
PYELOGRAPHIES | • PYELOGRAPHY n. the use of pyelograms, X-ray pictures of the renal pelvis. |
SPELEOTHERAPY | • speleotherapy n. The use of the microclimate of salt caves and mines for the treatment of asthma. • SPELEOTHERAPY n. an alternative or complementary method of therapy for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases, involving periods spent underground in a salt mine. |