ADIATHERMANCY | • adiathermancy n. (Obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat. • ADIATHERMANCY n. impermeability to radiant energy. |
DEMETHYLATING | • demethylating v. Present participle of demethylate. |
DEMETHYLATION | • demethylation n. (Chemistry) The removal of one or more methyl groups from a molecule. |
DEMYTHOLOGISE | • demythologise v. Alternative spelling of demythologize. • DEMYTHOLOGISE v. to remove mythology from in order to arrive at the basic meaning, also DEMYTHOLOGIZE. |
DEMYTHOLOGIZE | • demythologize v. (Transitive) To remove the mythological elements of. • DEMYTHOLOGIZE v. to divest of mythological forms in order to uncover the meaning underlying them, also DEMYTHOLOGISE. |
DERMATOPHYTIC | • dermatophytic adj. Being or relating to a dermatophyte. • DERMATOPHYTIC adj. of or like a dermatophyte, a fungus parasitic on the skin. |
DIETHYLAMIDES | • diethylamides n. Plural of diethylamide. • DIETHYLAMIDE n. as in lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD. |
DIETHYLAMINES | • diethylamines n. Plural of diethylamine. • DIETHYLAMINE n. a liquid resembling ethylamine, derived from ammonia, with ethyl groups replacing two hydrogen atoms. |
DIMETHYLAMINE | • dimethylamine n. (Organic chemistry) The secondary amine (CH3)2NH, which has a number of industrial uses. • DIMETHYLAMINE n. a gas derived from ammonia with two methyl groups replacing two hydrogen atoms. |
DYOTHELETISMS | • DYOTHELETISM n. the doctrine that Christ on earth had two wills, human and divine. |
ENDOLYMPHATIC | • endolymphatic adj. (Anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph. • endolymphatic adj. (Anatomy) Within a lymphatic vessel. • ENDOLYMPHATIC adj. relating to endolymph, the watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. |
HEADMISTRESSY | • headmistressy adj. Resembling or characteristic of a headmistress. • HEADMISTRESSY adj. like a headmistress, bossy. |
HYDROMAGNETIC | • hydromagnetic adj. Of or pertaining to hydromagnetics. • HYDROMAGNETIC adj. relating to hydromagnetics, a branch of mathematical physics dealing with interactions between an electricity-conducting fluid (such as an ionized gas) and a magnetic field. |
HYDROMETRICAL | • hydrometrical adj. Concerning or applying hydrometry. • HYDROMETRICAL adj. relating to measurement by hydrometer, also HYDROMETRIC. |
LYMPHADENITIS | • lymphadenitis n. (Biology, medicine) Inflammation or swelling of lymph nodes; it is often a nonspecific sign of infection… • LYMPHADENITIS n. inflammation of the lymph nodes. |
METHYSERGIDES | • METHYSERGIDE n. a serotonin used in the treatment and prevention of migraine headaches. |
THERMODYNAMIC | • thermodynamic adj. Of, or relating to the conversion of heat into other forms of energy. • thermodynamic adj. (Physics) Of, or relating to thermodynamics. • THERMODYNAMIC adj. of or relating to thermodynamics, also THERMODYNAMICAL. |
THYMECTOMISED | • thymectomised adj. Alternative form of thymectomized. • THYMECTOMISE v. to perform a thymectomy, also THYMECTOMIZE. |
THYMECTOMIZED | • thymectomized adj. Having undergone thymectomy. • THYMECTOMIZE v. to perform a thymectomy, also THYMECTOMISE. |
THYROIDECTOMY | • thyroidectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland. • THYROIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the thyroid gland. |