(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
butylamine
butylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric aliphatic amines derived from butane
cymiferous
cymiferous
adj
(botany) Producing cymes.
dehumidify
dehumidify
verb
To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity.
delthyrium
delthyrium
noun
(zoology) The opening between the beak and the hinge in certain brachiopods, through which the pedicle passes.
deminudity
diminutely
dreyfusism
embryulcia
embryulcia
noun
(surgery, archaic) The forcible extraction of the fetus.
emusifying
endomysium
endomysium
noun
a layer of connective tissue which surrounds individual muscle fibers
epiphyllum
epiphyllum
noun
A cactus of the genus Epiphyllum.
eponychium
eponychium
noun
(anatomy) The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
(zoology, veterinary medicine) The protective capsule that surrounds the hoof of foetuses and neonates of hoofed animals, which disappears soon after birth, but remnants of which remain as part of the permanent hoof.
equanimity
equanimity
noun
The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.
eudidymite
eudidymite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing beryllium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
eudiometry
eudiometry
noun
(chemistry, now chiefly historical) The art or process of determining the constituents of a gaseous mixture by means of the eudiometer, or for ascertaining the purity of the air or the amount of oxygen in it.
eumoiriety
eurhythmic
eurhythmic
adj
harmonious
eurylaimus
eurythmics
eurythmics
noun
a rhythmic interpretation of music with graceful, free-style dance movements
eurythmies
eurythmies
noun
plural of eurythmy
euthycomic
eximiously
eximiously
adv
In an eximious way; with distinction, outstandingly.
flunkeyism
flunkeyism
noun
Alternative form of flunkyism
gymnurinae
hemizygous
hemizygous
adj
(genetics) Having some single copies of genes in an otherwise diploid cell or organism
hieronymus
hieronymus
Proper noun
Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, Saint Jerome.
name of historical use.
housemaidy
housemaidy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a housemaid.
hyotherium
immaturely
immaturely
adv
Giving an appearance of immaturity.
Without maturity.
imprudency
imprudency
noun
(obsolete) The fact or quality of being imprudent; rashness.
(obsolete, countable) An imprudent act.
impudently
impudently
adv
In an impudent manner; with unbecoming assurance; shamelessly.
incumbency
incumbency
noun
(figurative) Benefice, lucrative position or possession.
A tenure.
An obligation or duty.
The state of being incumbent.
inhumanely
inhumanely
adv
In an inhumane manner.
matutinely
mercifully
mercifully
adv
In a merciful manner.
thankfully
merycismus
merycismus
noun
Alternative form of merycism
middlebury
middlebury
Proper noun
a town in Connecticut, USA.
a former village in Illinois, USA, incorporated into the village of
a town in Indiana, USA.
a town in New York, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio. USA.
a town in Vermont, USA, which is the shire town (county seat) of
an unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
midsummery
midsummery
adj
Of or relating to midsummer.
minisurvey
minisurvey
noun
A small or short survey.
mosquitoey
mosquitoey
adj
Swarming with mosquitoes.
muliebrity
muliebrity
noun
(literary) The state of attainment of womanhood following maidenhood.
(literary) The state or quality of being a woman; the features of a woman's nature; femininity, womanhood.
(physiology) The state of puberty in a female.
multicycle
multicycle
adj
Of or pertaining to more than one cycle.
noun
A kind of bicycle designed to carry more than two riders.
A velocipede with more than three wheels; specifically, one developed in the 19th century with seven pairs of wheels, capable of carrying five to twelve people but steered by only one.
multilayer
multilayer
adj
Any system of multiple layers, especially of multiple monolayers
myometrium
myometrium
noun
(anatomy) The smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus.
myriologue
myriologue
noun
An extemporaneous funeral song composed and sung by a woman on the death of a friend in modern Greece.
mysterious
mysterious
adj
Deliberately evasive or enigmatic.
Difficult to understand.
Having unknown qualities.
Of unknown origin.
neonychium
numerosity
numerosity
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is numerous.
(obsolete) Harmonious flow.
(uncountable) The condition of being numerous.
oxymuriate
oxymuriate
noun
(obsolete) chlorate
perigynium
perigynium
noun
(botany) Any unusual appendage around the pistil, such as the bottle-shaped body in the sedges, or the bristles and scales in some other genera of the sedge family.
perimysium
perimysium
noun
(anatomy) A layer of connective tissue which surrounds several muscle fibers into bundles
peristylum
pterygiums
quinometry
quinometry
noun
(archaic) The art of estimating the quantity of quinine in cinchona bark, and in the commercial salts of this alkaloid.
remultiply
remultiply
verb
(transitive) To multiply again.
semilunary
semilunary
adj
Obsolete form of semilunar.
semiluxury
semiluxury
adj
Of a class of goods between standard and luxury.
seminudity
seminudity
noun
The state of being seminude, or scantily dressed.
superimply
surmisedly
surmisedly
adv
According to surmise.
tittymouse
ultimately
ultimately
adv
(linguistics) Used to indicate the etymon at which a given etymological derivation terminates.
Indicating the last item.
Indicating the most important action.
uncomelily
uncomelily
adv
In an uncomely manner.
undismayed
undismayed
adj
Not dismayed; hopeful; calm.
unmaidenly
unmaidenly
adj
Not maidenly.
unmenially
unseemlily
unseemlily
Adverb
In an unseemly manner.
urinometry
urinometry
noun
The estimation of the specific gravity of urine by the urinometer.