AUTOBIOGRAPHERS | • autobiographers n. Plural of autobiographer. • AUTOBIOGRAPHER n. one who writes autobiographies. |
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. |
BRONCHODILATORS | • bronchodilators n. Plural of bronchodilator. • BRONCHODILATOR n. a drug that relaxes bronchial muscle resulting in expansion of the bronchial air passages. |
BRONCHOGRAPHIES | • BRONCHOGRAPHY n. radiological examination of the trachea or bronchi. |
HERBIVOROUSNESS | • herbivorousness n. The state or quality of being herbivorous. • HERBIVOROUS n. eating plants. |
MICROBAROGRAPHS | • microbarographs n. Plural of microbarograph. • MICROBAROGRAPH n. an instrument for recording minute changes in atmospheric pressure. |
NONCARBOHYDRATE | • noncarbohydrate n. (Often attributive) Any material that is not a carbohydrate. • NONCARBOHYDRATE adj. relating to something that is not a carbohydrate. |
PROBATIONERSHIP | • probationership n. The state of being a probationer; novitiate. • PROBATIONERSHIP n. the state of being a probationer. |
RHOMBENPORPHYRS | • RHOMBENPORPHYR n. an intermediate, moderately fine-grained igneous rock with feldspar phenocrysts rhombic in section, also RHOMBENPORPHYRY, RHOMBPORPHYRY. |
RHOMBENPORPHYRY | • RHOMBENPORPHYRY n. an intermediate, moderately fine-grained igneous rock with feldspar inclusions, also RHOMBENPORPHYR, RHOMBPORPHYRY. |
RHOMBPORPHYRIES | • RHOMBPORPHYRY n. an intermediate, moderately fine-grained igneous rock with feldspar inclusions, also RHOMBENPORPHYR, RHOMBENPORPHYRY. |
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. |
TRIBROMOETHANOL | • tribromoethanol n. An anaesthetic now mainly used in laboratory animals. • TRIBROMOETHANOL n. a soluble white crystalline compound with a slight aromatic odour, used as a general anaesthetic. |
TRIBROMOMETHANE | • tribromomethane n. (Organic chemistry) bromoform. • TRIBROMOMETHANE n. another name for bromoform, a bromine compound analogous to chloroform. |
TROUBLESHOOTERS | • troubleshooters n. Plural of troubleshooter. • TROUBLESHOOTER n. a skilled worker employed to locate trouble and make repairs in machinery and technical equipment. |