AUTOPHOBY | • autophoby n. Archaic form of autophobia. • AUTOPHOBY n. a shrinking from making any reference to oneself. |
BUMPOLOGY | • bumpology n. (Archaic, derogatory) phrenology. • BUMPOLOGY n. jocularly, the study of bumps on the head, aka phrenology. |
PLOUGHBOY | • ploughboy n. (Historical) A boy who directed the animals that pulled a plough. • PLOUGHBOY n. a boy who drives or guides horses in ploughing, also PLOWBOY. |
PLOUGHBOYS | • ploughboys n. Plural of ploughboy. • PLOUGHBOY n. a boy who drives or guides horses in ploughing, also PLOWBOY. |
EBULLIOSCOPY | • ebullioscopy n. (Physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids. • EBULLIOSCOPY n. measurement by use of an ebullioscope. |
HYDROPHOBOUS | • hydrophobous adj. Hydrophobic. • HYDROPHOBOUS adj. (obsolete) water-repellent. |
WOODBURYTYPE | • Woodburytype n. (Uncountable) A photomechanical printing process in which a relief pattern in gelatin is hardened and… • Woodburytype n. (Countable) A print of this kind. • WOODBURYTYPE n. (tradename) a photomechanical process in which an exposed and developed bichromated film is forced into a metal plate by great pressure, and so forms a matrix for subsequent printing. |
AUTOBIOGRAPHY | • autobiography n. (Countable) A self-written biography; the story of one’s own life. • autobiography n. (Uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre. • AUTOBIOGRAPHY n. the biography of a person narrated by himself or herself. |
BUTYROPHENONE | • butyrophenone n. (Pharmacology) Any of a class of antipsychotic drugs (such as haloperidol) used especially in the treatment… • BUTYROPHENONE n. any of a class of antipsychotic drugs (as haloperidol) used esp. in the treatment of schizophrenia. |
OPPROBRIOUSLY | • opprobriously adv. In an opprobrious manner. • OPPROBRIOUS adv. expressing contemptuous reproach; bringing disgrace. |
WOODBURYTYPES | • Woodburytypes n. Plural of Woodburytype. • WOODBURYTYPE n. (tradename) a photomechanical process in which an exposed and developed bichromated film is forced into a metal plate by great pressure, and so forms a matrix for subsequent printing. |
BUTYROPHENONES | • butyrophenones n. Plural of butyrophenone. • BUTYROPHENONE n. any of a class of antipsychotic drugs (as haloperidol) used esp. in the treatment of schizophrenia. |
OBSTREPEROUSLY | • obstreperously adv. In an obstreperous manner. • OBSTREPEROUS adv. noisy, unruly, also OBSTROPALOUS, OBSTROPULOUS. |
PLUMBOSOLVENCY | • plumbosolvency n. The ability of a solvent, notably water, to dissolve lead. • PLUMBOSOLVENCY n. the ability to dissolve lead, also PLUMBISOLVENCY. |
OXYPHENBUTAZONE | • oxyphenbutazone n. (Pharmacology) A metabolite of phenylbutazone. • OXYPHENBUTAZONE n. a phenylbutazone derivative having antiinflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic effects. |