ALEXIPHARMAKONS | • ALEXIPHARMAKON n. an antidote to poison. |
CHOKEDAMPS | • chokedamps n. Plural of chokedamp. • CHOKEDAMP n. an asphyxiating gas, mainly carbon dioxide, found in mines. |
HAMMERKOPS | • hammerkops n. Plural of hammerkop. • HAMMERKOP n. (South African) a bird of the heron family. |
HYPOKALEMIAS | • hypokalemias n. Plural of hypokalemia. • HYPOKALEMIA n. a deficiency of potassium in the blood. |
KINEMATOGRAPHS | • kinematographs n. Plural of kinematograph. • KINEMATOGRAPH n. an apparatus for filming, printing and projecting a series of instantaneous photographs so as to give a moving representation of a scene, also CINEMATOGRAPH. |
KYMOGRAPHIES | • kymographies n. Plural of kymography. • KYMOGRAPHY n. using a kymograph, an instrument for recording fluid pressure. |
LYMPHOKINES | • lymphokines n. Plural of lymphokine. • LYMPHOKINE n. any of various substances secreted by T cells. |
MOPEHAWKS | • mopehawks n. Plural of mopehawk. • MOPEHAWK n. an owl of Australia and New Zealand, also MOPOKE, MOREPORK. |
OMPHALOSKEPSES | • OMPHALOSKEPSIS n. the contemplation of one's own navel to induce a mental trance. |
OMPHALOSKEPSIS | • omphaloskepsis n. Contemplation of or meditation upon one’s navel; navel-gazing. • omphaloskepsis n. (Figuratively) Ratiocination to the point of self-absorption. • OMPHALOSKEPSIS n. the contemplation of one's own navel to induce a mental trance. |
POIKILOTHERMIES | • POIKILOTHERMY n. the state of being cold-blooded, also POIKILOTHERMISM. |
POIKILOTHERMISM | • poikilothermism n. Poikilothermy. • POIKILOTHERMISM n. the state of being cold-blooded, also POIKILOTHERMY. |
POIKILOTHERMS | • poikilotherms n. Plural of poikilotherm. • POIKILOTHERM n. an organism that takes on the temperature of its surroundings. |
SKEUOMORPH | • skeuomorph n. A design feature copied from a similar feature in another object, even when not functionally necessary. • SKEUOMORPH n. a design feature copied from a similar artifact in another material, even when not functionally necessary e.g. the click sound of a shutter in an analog camera that is now reproduced in a digital camera by playing a sound clip. |
SKEUOMORPHIC | • skeuomorphic adj. (Originally archaeology) Pertaining to skeuomorphs, obsolete design elements which are retained for… • SKEUOMORPHIC adj. of or like a skeuomorph. |
SKEUOMORPHISM | • skeuomorphism n. The incorporation of obsolete or skeuomorphic elements into a design, for familiarity or out of tradition… • SKEUOMORPHISM n. the state of being a skeuomorph. |
SKEUOMORPHISMS | • skeuomorphisms n. Plural of skeuomorphism. • SKEUOMORPHISM n. the state of being a skeuomorph. |
SKEUOMORPHS | • skeuomorphs n. Plural of skeuomorph. • SKEUOMORPH n. a design feature copied from a similar artifact in another material, even when not functionally necessary e.g. the click sound of a shutter in an analog camera that is now reproduced in a digital camera by playing a sound clip. |
SPOKESMANSHIP | • spokesmanship n. The position of being a spokesman. • SPOKESMANSHIP n. the office of spokesman. |
SPOKESMANSHIPS | • spokesmanships n. Plural of spokesmanship. • SPOKESMANSHIP n. the office of spokesman. |