(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
autotypies
autotypies
noun
plural of autotypy
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
capernoity
depilatory
depilatory
adj
That removes hair
noun
A preparation that removes hair from the body.
depositary
depositary
adj
Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.
noun
A place where deposits are kept
One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.
epistolary
epistolary
adj
Carried on by written correspondence.
In the manner of written correspondence.
Of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
noun
(Christianity) A Christian liturgical book containing set readings for church services from the New Testament Epistles.
erythropia
expiratory
expiratory
adj
Of or pertaining to expiration
hyalopsite
hypertonia
hypertonia
noun
(medicine) An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
hypoactive
hypoactive
adj
Less than normally active.
hypothecia
hypothecia
noun
plural of hypothecium
hypotheria
ideoplasty
imperatory
imperatory
adj
(archaic) imperative
myopathies
myopathies
noun
plural of myopathy
mythopoeia
mythopoeia
noun
Creation of any myth.
optatively
optatively
adv
In an optative way.
palaiotype
paleolithy
petticoaty
pinacocyte
pinacocyte
noun
(biology) Any of a group of flattened polygonal cells that together make up the pinacoderm in the dermal epithelium of sponges.
pityocampe
poetically
poetically
adv
In a poetic manner.
polyactine
polyactine
noun
The ray of a polyactinal sponge
polybasite
polybasite
noun
(mineralogy) An iron-black ore of silver, consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic.
polyhalite
polyhalite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral usually occurring in fibrous masses, of a brick-red color, being tinged with iron, and consisting chiefly of the sulphates of lime, magnesia, and soda.
polythelia
polythelia
noun
(medicine) The condition of having a supernumerary nipple.
prediatory
proreality
pyoctanine
pyroacetic
pyroacetic
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) of or relating to acetone (once obtained by heating acetates)