the production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds such as carbon dioxide, using the oxidation of chemical nutrients as a source of energy rather than sunlight; it is limited to certain bacteria and fungi
chemosynthetic
chemosynthetic
adj
Using or relating to chemosynthesis.
chondrichthyes
cinenchymatous
cinenchymatous
adj
Of or relating to cinenchyma.
cystignathidae
cystonephrosis
engastrimythic
engastrimythic
adj
ventriloquistic
hedonistically
hedonistically
adv
In a hedonistic manner.
hematodynamics
hemocrystallin
heteropycnosis
heteropycnosis
noun
(cytology) The differential coiling and staining of parts of a chromosome
hydrocortisone
hydrocortisone
noun
(biochemistry, steroids, pharmacology) A glucocorticoid steroid hormone C₂₁H₃₀O₅ produced by the adrenal cortex upon stimulation by ACTH that mediates various metabolic processes (such as gluconeogenesis), has anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties, and whose levels in the blood may become elevated in response to physical or psychological stress. It is used medicinally to treat inflammation resulting from eczema and rheumatism.
hydromagnetics
hydromagnetics
noun
magnetohydrodynamics
hypersecretion
hypersecretion
noun
(endocrinology) Excessive secretion
hysterogenetic
ichthyornithes
metaphysicians
metaphysicians
noun
plural of metaphysician
narcosynthesis
narcosynthesis
noun
A form of narcoanalysis in which the patient is made to recall repressed memories under hypnosis.
nephrocystitis
nephrocystosis
neurochemistry
neurochemistry
noun
(biochemistry) The branch of neuroscience concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system
nonsympathetic
nonsympathetic
Adjective
Not sympathetic.
nonsynesthetic
nonsynesthetic
adj
Not synesthetic.
nonsynthetical
oligosynthetic
oligosynthetic
adj
(linguistics) (of a language) using a relatively small number of morphemes which combine synthetically to form compound words.
photosynthetic
photosynthetic
adj
Of, relating to, or employing photosynthesis.
psychogenetics
psychogenetics
noun
(medicine) The branch of psychiatry or genetics that studies the effect of genetic inheritance on mental illness.
psychoneurotic
psychoneurotic
adj
Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis.
noun
Someone suffering from a psychoneurosis.
psychotechnics
psychotechnics
noun
Synonym of psychotechnology
sphincterotomy
sphincterotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for treating fissures in the mucosa of the anal canal, or sphincter.
symphyogenetic
symphyogenetic
adj
Relating to symphyogenesis.
synchytriaceae
thermodynamics
thermodynamics
noun
(physics) The science of the conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
trachyandesite
trachyandesite
noun
(geology) An extrusive igneous rock with a composition between that of trachyte and andesite.