(biology) An evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal.
(medicine) The redistribution of blood flow from the base of the lung towards the upper lobe vessels as a consequence of pulmonary venous hypertension, usually described on a chest radiograph.
chalcophanite
chalcophanite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
chilectropion
chromeplating
colinephritis
constableship
constableship
noun
The office or rank of a constable
electrophonic
electrophonic
adj
relating to electronic equipment to produce sound (this adjectival sense is not comparable)
resembling in sound that produced by such equipment
elephantiasic
elephantiasic
adj
Relating to elephantiasis.
elephanticide
elephanticide
noun
The killing of an elephant.
encephalolith
endolymphatic
endolymphatic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
epitrachelion
epitrachelion
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
glaucophanite
glaucophanite
noun
(geology) A rock consisting mostly of glaucophane
helicoprotein
hippalectryon
intracephalic
intracephalic
adj
Within a head
leucosphenite
leucosphenite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing barium, boron, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.
lycanthropies
lycanthropies
noun
plural of lycanthropy
lycanthropize
metencephalic
metencephalic
adj
Relating to the metencephalon.
nephelometric
nephelometric
adj
(analytical chemistry) Of, or pertaining to nephelometry.
neuropathical
nonalphabetic
nonalphabetic
adj
Not alphabetic.
nonemphatical
nonphonetical
nontelepathic
nontelepathic
adj
Not telepathic.
nontelephonic
nontelephonic
adj
Not telephonic.
palaeichthyan
palaeognathic
palaeotechnic
paleanthropic
paleanthropic
adj
Alternative form of paleoanthropic
pancreatolith
pantelephonic
pantheistical
pantheistical
adj
of or relating to pantheism
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
parenthetical
parenthetical
adj
that explains or qualifies something
that is incidental
using, containing, or within parenthesis
noun
(screenwriting) A descriptor or modifier enclosed within parentheses and put, indented, in a line of dialogue to describe how it should be acted or directed onscreen.
A word or phrase within parentheses.
pentachloride
pentachloride
noun
(chemistry) any chloride containing five chlorine atoms in each molecule
pentahedrical
pentahedrical
adj
Obsolete form of pentahedral.
perchlorinate
perchlorinate
verb
(chemistry) To add the maximum amount of chlorine to.
phellogenetic
phellogenetic
adj
Relating to phellogen.
philotechnist
philotechnist
noun
A person who is fond of the arts.
phlegethontic
phlegethontic
Adjective
Of or relating to the river Phlegethon in the underworld of Ancient Greek mythology.
phlogogenetic
phrenetically
phrenetically
adv
Dated form of frenetically.
phrenoglottic
phyllogenetic
phylogerontic
physicomental
physicomental
adj
Alternative form of physico-mental
plectognathic
plectognathic
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the plectognaths.
polysynthetic
polysynthetic
adj
(grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound.