BRACHYPTEROUS | • brachypterous adj. (Zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings. • BRACHYPTEROUS adj. having short wings. |
ERYSIPELATOUS | • erysipelatous adj. Resembling erysipelas. • ERYSIPELATOUS adj. suffering from the skin disease erysipelas. |
EXPOSTULATORY | • expostulatory adj. Of, characterized by, or exhibiting expostulation. • EXPOSTULATORY adj. relating to expostulation, also EXPOSTULATIVE. |
GEMMIPAROUSLY | • gemmiparously adv. In a gemmiparous manner. • GEMMIPAROUS adv. reproducing by gemmae. |
HYDROCEPHALUS | • hydrocephalus n. (Medicine) A usually congenital condition in which an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cerebral… • HYDROCEPHALUS n. an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranial cavity, also HYDROCEPHALY. |
HYDROSULPHATE | • hydrosulphate n. Alternative form of hydrosulfate. • HYDROSULPHATE n. any quaternary acid salt formed by addition of an organic base to sulphuric acid, such as aniline hydrosulphate. |
HYPERAROUSALS | • hyperarousals n. Plural of hyperarousal. • HYPERAROUSAL n. a state of extreme arousal. |
HYPERCAUTIOUS | • hypercautious adj. Especially or unreasonably cautious. • HYPERCAUTIOUS adj. excessively cautious. |
MUSICOTHERAPY | • musicotherapy n. Music therapy; the use of music to improve health. • MUSICOTHERAPY n. therapy involving the use of music. |
POLYURETHANES | • polyurethanes n. Plural of polyurethane. • POLYURETHANE n. any of various polymers used esp. in flexible and rigid foams, elastomers, and resins, also POLYURETHAN. |
PRASEODYMIUMS | • praseodymiums n. Plural of praseodymium. • PRASEODYMIUM n. a chemical element, a metal with green salts, isolated from the once-supposed element didymium. |
PRESBYACOUSES | • PRESBYACOUSIS n. progressive loss of hearing with advancing old age, also PRESBYACUSIS, PRESBYCOUSIS, PRESBYCUSIS. |
PRESBYACOUSIS | • PRESBYACOUSIS n. progressive loss of hearing with advancing old age, also PRESBYACUSIS, PRESBYCOUSIS, PRESBYCUSIS. |
PSEUDOMARTYRS | • pseudomartyrs n. Plural of pseudomartyr. • PSEUDOMARTYR n. a false martyr. |
PYROSULPHATES | • pyrosulphates n. Plural of pyrosulphate. • PYROSULPHATE n. a salt of sulphur. |
SULPHONYLUREA | • sulphonylurea n. Alternative spelling of sulfonylurea. • SULPHONYLUREA n. a synthetic compound used to reduce the level of glucose in the blood in diabetes mellitus. |
SUPERLOYALIST | • superloyalist n. A very committed loyalist. • SUPERLOYALIST n. an extreme loyalist. |
SUPERMAJORITY | • supermajority n. (Chiefly North American) A majority of the items being counted that reaches some preset threshold significantly… • super-majority n. Alternative form of supermajority. • SUPERMAJORITY n. a majority (as two-thirds or three-fifths) greater than a simple majority. |
SUPERNORMALLY | • supernormally adv. In a supernormal fashion. • SUPERNORMAL adv. exceeding the normal or average. |
SUPERORDINARY | • superordinary adj. Above or beyond what is ordinary. • SUPERORDINARY adj. ordinary to a very high degree. |