DEMONOLOGY | • demonology n. The study of demons, especially the incantations required to summon and control them. • DEMONOLOGY n. the study of demons. |
DEONTOLOGY | • deontology n. (Ethics) Ethics. • deontology n. (Ethics) The normative ethical position that judges the morality of an action based on the action’s… • DEONTOLOGY n. the theory or study of moral obligation. |
ODONTOGENY | • odontogeny n. (Biology) The generation, or mode of development, of the teeth. • ODONTOGENY n. the origin and development of teeth. |
MONOHYDROGEN | • monohydrogen n. (Chemistry, in combination) A single hydrogen atom in a compound. • MONOHYDROGEN adj. designating compounds containing one hydrogen atom or ion for each combining radical or ion, e.g. disodium monohydrogen orthophosphate. |
ENDOCRINOLOGY | • endocrinology n. (Physiology) The study of the endocrine glands of the human body, the hormones produced by them, and… • ENDOCRINOLOGY n. the study of glands. |
GYNODIOECIOUS | • gynodioecious adj. (Botany) dioecious, but having some hermaphrodite or perfect flowers on an individual plant which bears… • GYNODIOECIOUS adj. having hermaphrodite and female flowers on different plants. |
ORTHOHYDROGEN | • orthohydrogen n. (Physics) form of the hydrogen molecule (H2) in which the two nuclei have parallel spin; about 75% of… • 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. |
ANDROGYNOPHORE | • androgynophore n. (Botany) A stalk bearing both the androecium and the gynoecium of a flower above the level of insertion… • ANDROGYNOPHORE n. another name for the androphore, a support or column on which stamens are raised. |
NEURORADIOLOGY | • neuroradiology n. The radiology of the nervous system; especially the use of radiation to diagnose and treat disorders… • NEURORADIOLOGY n. radiology of the nervous system. |
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. |
PERIODONTOLOGY | • periodontology n. (Dentistry) Periodontics. • PERIODONTOLOGY n. the branch of dentistry concerned with periodontal diseases. |
ANDROGYNOPHORES | • androgynophores n. Plural of androgynophore. • ANDROGYNOPHORE n. another name for the androphore, a support or column on which stamens are raised. |
OLIGODENDROCYTE | • oligodendrocyte n. (Biology) Any of the cells of the oligodendroglia in the nervous system. • OLIGODENDROCYTE n. a glial cell resembling an astrocyte but smaller with few and slender processes having few branches. |
RADIOGONIOMETRY | • radiogoniometry n. The measurement of the azimuth and elevation of received radio waves. • RADIOGONIOMETRY n. the science of detecting the direction of radio waves. |
STRONGYLOIDOSES | • strongyloidoses n. Plural of strongyloidosis. • STRONGYLOIDOSIS n. an intestinal disease caused by infestation with a type of threadworm. |