ANTHROPOGONY | • anthropogony n. Synonym of anthropogenesis. • ANTHROPOGONY n. the study of the origins of human beings, also ANTHROPOGENESIS. |
ANTHROPOLOGY | • anthropology n. The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method. • ANTHROPOLOGY n. the science of human beings. |
ANTHROPOTOMY | • anthropotomy n. The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy. • ANTHROPOTOMY n. human anatomy. |
BIOASTRONOMY | • bioastronomy n. Synonym of astrobiology. • BIOASTRONOMY n. the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space. |
COTTONOCRACY | • cottonocracy n. (US, historical) A government dominated by the cotton industry, as in the United States prior to the Civil War. • COTTONOCRACY n. rule by cotton producers. |
DEOXYCORTONE | • deoxycortone n. (Pharmacology) UK form of desoxycortone. • DEOXYCORTONE n. a corticosteroid hormone important in maintaining sodium and water balance in the body. |
LYOSORPTIONS | • LYOSORPTION n. the adsorption of a liquid on a solid surface, esp. of a solvent on suspended particles. |
NEOORTHODOXY | • Neoorthodoxy n. Alternative form of Neo-orthodoxy. • neo-orthodoxy n. (Christianity, theology) A theological movement developed in the aftermath of World War I, largely a… • Neo-orthodoxy n. Alternative letter-case form of neo-orthodoxy. |
ODONTOGRAPHY | • odontography n. A scientific description of the teeth. • ODONTOGRAPHY n. a description or history of teeth. |
ORNITHOSCOPY | • ornithoscopy n. Birdwatching. • ORNITHOSCOPY n. bird watching. |
OROROTUNDITY | • OROROTUNDITY n. the orotund mode of intonation, also OROTUNDITY. |
ORTHOGONALLY | • orthogonally adv. In an orthogonal manner; perpendicularly; at right angles. • ORTHOGONAL adv. at right angles; unrelated or independent of each other. |
PHYTOHORMONE | • phytohormone n. A plant hormone. • PHYTOHORMONE n. a plant hormone, regulating growth. |
POSTCORONARY | • postcoronary adj. After coronary thrombosis. • POSTCORONARY adj. taking place after a coronary. |
PROTHONOTARY | • prothonotary n. (Obsolete, historical) A chief legal clerk or notary in Roman Byzantium, and (hence) in Rome. • prothonotary n. (Roman Catholicism) One of the seven prelates, constituting a college in the Roman Curia, whose office… • prothonotary n. A registrar or chief clerk in various courts of law, especially (US) in a county court, (Australia)… |
PYTHONOMORPH | • pythonomorph n. Any large extinct reptile of the taxon Pythonomorpha. • pythonomorph n. Any member of the taxon Pythonomorpha. • PYTHONOMORPH n. a large marine reptile of the Cretaceous period, with long, scaly body and paddle-shaped limbs. |
RONTGENOLOGY | • röntgenology n. Dated form of roentgenology. • RONTGENOLOGY n. the science of X-rays, also ROENTGENOLOGY. |
SEROTAXONOMY | • SEROTAXONOMY n. serological analysis as a source of information for taxonomic classification. |
TROPOMYOSINS | • tropomyosins n. Plural of tropomyosin. • TROPOMYOSIN n. a filamentous protein which controls the interaction of actin and myosin in muscle fibres. |
UNORTHODOXLY | • unorthodoxly adv. In an unorthodox manner, unconventionally. • UNORTHODOX adv. not orthodox. |