ANTHROPOLOGY | • anthropology n. The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method. • ANTHROPOLOGY n. the science of human beings. |
ANTIMONOPOLY | • antimonopoly adj. (Law) Usually with respect to laws or policies: in opposition to the creation or continuance of a monopoly. • ANTIMONOPOLY adj. opposed to monopoly. |
HOMOPOLARITY | • HOMOPOLARITY n. the state of being homopolar. |
HYPOCOTYLOUS | • HYPOCOTYLOUS adj. of or like a hypocotyl, the stem of a plant below the cotyledons. |
LYOSORPTIONS | • LYOSORPTION n. the adsorption of a liquid on a solid surface, esp. of a solvent on suspended particles. |
PALEONTOLOGY | • paleontology n. (American spelling) Study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially… • PALEONTOLOGY n. the study of fossils, also PALAEONTOLOGY. |
PATHOBIOLOGY | • pathobiology n. (Biology) The branch of biology that deals with pathology with greater emphasis on the biological than… • pathobiology n. (Medicine) pathology (in any of its senses: study of disease, instance of disease, mechanism of disease). • pathobiology n. (Medicine) The biologic explanations of pathogenesis, to include both pathoanatomy and pathophysiology. |
PHOTOBIOLOGY | • photobiology n. The study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes. • PHOTOBIOLOGY n. the study of the effects of light on organisms. |
PHOTOGEOLOGY | • photogeology n. The use of aerial photography to interpret geologic features. • PHOTOGEOLOGY n. a branch of geology concerned with the identification and study of geological features through the study of aerial or orbital photographs. |
PHOTOPOLYMER | • photopolymer n. (Chemistry) Any polymer that reacts to light with a physical or chemical change, used especially for teeth fillings. • PHOTOPOLYMER n. a photosensitive plastic used esp. in the manufacture of printing plates. |
POLYGLOTTOUS | • polyglottous adj. (Rare) Speaking many languages; polyglot. • POLYGLOTTOUS adj. like a polyglot, also POLYGLOTTAL, POLYGLOTTIC. |
POLYPHYODONT | • polyphyodont n. Any animal whose teeth are continuously replaced. • POLYPHYODONT adj. having more than two successive dentitions. |
PROTISTOLOGY | • protistology n. (Biology) The scientific study of protists. • PROTISTOLOGY n. the study of protists. |
PROTOZOOLOGY | • protozoology n. The study of protozoa. • protozoology n. The study of protists. • PROTOZOOLOGY n. the study of protozoans. |
SYMPTOMOLOGY | • symptomology n. (Informal) symptomatology. • SYMPTOMOLOGY n. the science of symptoms. |
ZOOPATHOLOGY | • zoopathology n. Animal pathology; veterinary pathology. • zoöpathology n. Alternative form of zoopathology. • ZOOPATHOLOGY n. the study of animal diseases. |
ZOOPHYTOLOGY | • zoophytology n. The natural history of zoophytes. • zoöphytology n. Archaic spelling of zoophytology. • ZOOPHYTOLOGY n. the study of zoophytes, plantlike animals. |