DERMATOGRAPHIA | • dermatographia n. (Pathology) A skin disorder in which the skin becomes raised and inflamed when stroked, scratched or rubbed. • DERMATOGRAPHIA n. a type of urticaria in which the physical allergy causes stroking or scratching, etc. to raise a red weal on the skin. |
DERMATOGRAPHIC | • dermatographic adj. Relating to dermatography. • DERMATOGRAPHIC adj. related to dermatography. |
DISTEMPERATURE | • distemperature n. (Now rare) A state of adverse or unhealthy atmospheric conditions. • distemperature n. (Now rare) Unhealthy imbalance of bodily humours; a disorder. • DISTEMPERATURE n. (archaic) lack of proper temperature; intemperateness. |
EXTRAPYRAMIDAL | • extrapyramidal adj. Of or pertaining to the neural pathways that are independent of the pyramidal tract. • EXTRAPYRAMIDAL adj. situated outside of the pyramidal tracts. |
HERMAPHRODITES | • hermaphrodites n. Plural of hermaphrodite. • HERMAPHRODITE n. a human being, animal or plant with the organs of both sexes. |
HERMAPHRODITIC | • hermaphroditic adj. Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite. • hermaphroditic adj. (Biology) Possessing the reproductive organs of both sexes. • HERMAPHRODITIC adj. of or like a hermaphrodite, bearing both sexes, e.g. of plants usually in the same flower. |
HYPERMODERNIST | • hypermodernist n. A proponent of hypermodernism (in any sense). • HYPERMODERNIST n. a practitioner of a hypermodernist style in art. |
INTERPERMEATED | • interpermeated v. Simple past tense and past participle of interpermeate. • INTERPERMEATE v. to permeate between. |
MISINTERPRETED | • misinterpreted v. Simple past tense and past participle of misinterpret. • MISINTERPRET v. to explain wrongly. |
MISREPRESENTED | • misrepresented v. Simple past tense and past participle of misrepresent. • MISREPRESENT v. to give a false or misleading representation of. |
MODERATORSHIPS | • moderatorships n. Plural of moderatorship. • MODERATORSHIP n. the office of moderator. |
PANRADIOMETERS | • PANRADIOMETER n. an instrument used for measuring radiant heat independently of wavelength. |
PREDETERMINATE | • predeterminate adj. Determined beforehand. • PREDETERMINATE adj. determined in advance. |
PREDETERMINERS | • predeterminers n. Plural of predeterminer. • PREDETERMINER n. a limiting noun modifier (as both or all) characterized by occurrence before the determiner in a noun phrase. |
PREDETERMINING | • predetermining v. Present participle of predetermine. • PREDETERMINE v. to foreordain, predestine. |
PREDETERMINISM | • predeterminism n. The belief that all events that occur have already been determined. • PREDETERMINISM n. determinism. |
PREORDAINMENTS | • preordainments n. Plural of preordainment. • PREORDAINMENT n. a preliminary ordainment. |
THERMOPERIODIC | • thermoperiodic adj. Relating to a thermoperiod. • THERMOPERIODIC adj. relating to thermoperiodism, the effect on an organism of rhythmic temperature variations. |