BOUSTROPHEDONS | • boustrophedons n. Plural of boustrophedon. • BOUSTROPHEDON n. (Greek) a method of writing in which lines are written alternately in opposite direction, from left to right, and right to left. |
CHONDROMATOSES | • CHONDROMATOSIS n. a condition in which benign tumours made up of cartilage cells form in the bones. |
DROOLWORTHIEST | • DROOLWORTHY adj. inspiring or likely to inspire excessive enthusiasm or pleasure; extremely attractive or desirable. |
GEOHYDROLOGIST | • geohydrologist n. One who studies geohydrology. • GEOHYDROLOGIST n. one who studies geohydrology. |
HYDROCORTISONE | • hydrocortisone n. (Biochemistry, steroids, pharmacology) A glucocorticoid steroid hormone C21H30O5 produced by the adrenal… • HYDROCORTISONE n. a glucocorticoid hormone that is used to treat inflammatory and allergic conditions, aka cortisol. |
HYDROGEOLOGIST | • hydrogeologist n. A person involved in hydrogeology. • HYDROGEOLOGIST n. a student of hydrogeology. |
NEOORTHODOXIES | • NEOORTHODOXY n. reactionaryism. |
ODONTOGRAPHIES | • odontographies n. Plural of odontography. • ODONTOGRAPHY n. a description or history of teeth. |
ORTHOGONALISED | • orthogonalised v. Simple past tense and past participle of orthogonalise. • ORTHOGONALISE v. to make orthogonal, also ORTHOGONALIZE. |
ORTHOGONALIZED | • orthogonalized v. Simple past tense and past participle of orthogonalize. • ORTHOGONALIZE v. to make orthogonal, also ORTHOGONALISE. |
ORTHOHYDROGENS | • orthohydrogens n. Plural of orthohydrogen. • ORTHOHYDROGEN n. the form of molecular hydrogen, constituting about 75 per cent of the total at normal temperatures, in which the nuclei of the atoms spin in the same direction. |
PHOTODETECTORS | • photodetectors n. Plural of photodetector. • PHOTODETECTOR n. any of various devices for detecting and measuring the intensity of radiant energy through photoelectric action. |
PHOTOELECTRODE | • photoelectrode n. (Physics) Either electrode of a photoelectric cell. • PHOTOELECTRODE n. an electrode which can exhibit photoelectricity. |
PHOTOPERIODISM | • photoperiodism n. (Biology) The growth, development and other responses of plants and animals according to the length… • PHOTOPERIODISM n. a plant or animal's response or capacity to respond to photoperiod. |
PHOTOREDUCTION | • photoreduction n. (Physics, chemistry) The addition of an electron to a photoexcited species. • photoreduction n. (Chemistry) Any reduction reaction that takes place in the presence of light. • PHOTOREDUCTION n. chemical reduction under the influence of radiant energy, as light. |
PROTOCHORDATES | • protochordates n. Plural of protochordate. • PROTOCHORDATE n. a member of the Protochordata. |
RHODOCHROSITES | • rhodochrosites n. Plural of rhodochrosite. • RHODOCHROSITE n. manganese ore. |