| ANTHROPOMETRIES | • anthropometries n. Plural of anthropometry. • ANTHROPOMETRY n. the measurement of parts and functions of human body, esp. as part of study of evolution. |
| ANTHROPOMETRIST | • anthropometrist n. A practitioner of anthropometry. • ANTHROPOMETRIST n. one who engages in the comparative study of sizes and proportions of the human body. |
| ANTHROPOMORPHIC | • anthropomorphic adj. Having the form of a human. • anthropomorphic adj. (Of animals, inanimate objects, and non-human entities) Having attributes or characteristics of a human being. • ANTHROPOMORPHIC adj. described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes. |
| DURCHKOMPONIERT | • DURCHKOMPONIERT adj. (German) having the music especially adapted to each stanza, also DURCHKOMPONIRT. |
| ERGATANDROMORPH | • ergatandromorph n. (Biology) An andromorph ant that is also a worker. • ERGATANDROMORPH n. an ant combining characteristics of males and workers. |
| HEMATOPORPHYRIN | • hematoporphyrin n. (Biochemistry) The porphyrin portion of heme (minus the iron atom). • HEMATOPORPHYRIN n. any of several porphyrins that are hydrated derivatives of protoporphyrins. |
| INTERCOMPARISON | • intercomparison n. A comparison made between diverse elements. • INTERCOMPARISON n. a comparison between two things. |
| MECHANORECEPTOR | • mechanoreceptor n. (Biology) any receptor that provides an organism with information about mechanical changes in its environment… • MECHANORECEPTOR n. a neural end organ (as a tactile receptor) that responds to a mechanical stimulus (as a change in pressure). |
| MEGACORPORATION | • megacorporation n. A corporation or business entity of immense size and influence. • MEGACORPORATION n. a huge and powerful corporation. |
| MICROPROJECTION | • microprojection n. A microscopically small projection. • MICROPROJECTION n. the use of a microprojector, a projector utilizing a compound microscope for projecting on a screen a greatly enlarged image of a microscopic object. |
| MISPROPORTIONED | • misproportioned adj. Having incorrect or distorted proportions. • misproportioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of misproportion. • MISPROPORTION v. to proportion wrongly. |
| NONCONTEMPORARY | • noncontemporary adj. Not contemporary. • noncontemporary n. A person who is not the contemporary of another; one who lives in a different time period. • NONCONTEMPORARY adj. not contemporary. |
| PREFORMATIONISM | • preformationism n. (Biology) the theory that all organisms start their existence already in a predetermined form upon conception… • PREFORMATIONISM n. the now exploded theory that the plant or animal (and therefore all its descendants) is already preformed in the germ. |
| PREFORMATIONIST | • preformationist n. (Biology, historical) A proponent of the theory of preformationism. • PREFORMATIONIST adj. relating to preformation. |
| PROPORTIONMENTS | • proportionments n. Plural of proportionment. • PROPORTIONMENT n. the act of proportioning. |
| REAPPORTIONMENT | • reapportionment n. The act of reapportioning; a second or subsequent apportionment. • reapportionment n. (US, politics) Reassignment of representation in a legislature, especially of U.S. House of Representative… • REAPPORTIONMENT n. the act of reapportioning. |