(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen.
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
cinematographers
cinematographers
noun
plural of cinematographer
cinematographies
cinematographies
noun
plural of cinematography
cinematographist
cinematographist
Noun
A cinematographer.
countercampaigns
countercampaigns
noun
plural of countercampaign
counterdogmatism
counterdogmatism
noun
Synonym of antidogmatism
electromagnetics
electromagnetics
noun
electricity and magnetism, collectively, as a field of study
electromagnetism
electromagnetism
noun
A unified fundamental force that combines the aspects of electricity and magnetism and is one of the four fundamental forces. (technically it can be unified with weak nuclear to form electroweak) Its gauge boson is the photon.
Electricity and magnetism, collectively, as a field of study.
electromagnetist
electromagnetist
noun
One who studies electromagnetism.
ferromagneticism
gumpoldskirchner
hysterectomizing
hysterectomizing
verb
present participle of hysterectomize
magnetochemistry
magnetochemistry
noun
(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that studies the effect of a magnetic field on atomic or molecular structures.
magnetostriction
magnetostriction
noun
(physics) the change of length or shape of a ferromagnetic material when it is magnetized
magnetostrictive
magnetostrictive
adj
Relating to, or caused by magnetostriction
microsporangiate
microsporangiate
adj
Relating to microsporangia
overcompensating
overcompensating
verb
present participle of overcompensate
pharmacogenetics
pharmacogenetics
noun
(pharmacology, genetics) The study of genetic variation that gives rise to differing responses to drugs.
presplenomegalic
presplenomegalic
adj
Before the onset of splenomegaly.
scandalmongering
scandalmongering
noun
The spreading of salacious gossip.
supermagnificent
supermagnificent
adj
(rare) Exceptionally magnificent; of tremendous magnificence.
syncategorematic
syncategorematic
adj
(linguistics, of a term) Needing other terms in order to make a meaningful constituent of language.
