| pyrography | (noun) the act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame | - |
|---|
| pyrophyllite | (noun) a white or greenish aluminum silicate mineral (resembles talc) | - |
|---|
| radiography | (noun) photography that uses other kinds of radiation than visible light | - |
|---|
| (noun) the process of making a radiograph; producing an image on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light | Synonyms: skiagraphy |
| radiophotography | (noun) transmission of photographs by radio waves | - |
|---|
| radiotelegraphy | (noun) the use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code) | Synonyms: radiotelegraph, wireless telegraph, wireless telegraphy |
|---|
| (noun) telegraphy that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire | Synonyms: radiotelegraph, wireless telegraphy |
| rhinophyma | (noun) enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol | Synonyms: brandy nose, copper nose, hammer nose, hypertrophic rosacea, potato nose, rum-blossom, rum nose, toper's nose |
|---|
| roentgenography | (noun) radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram | Synonyms: X-ray photography |
|---|
| rophy | (noun) street names for flunitrazepam | Synonyms: circle, forget me drug, Mexican valium, R-2, roach, roofy, rope |
|---|
| saprophyte | (noun) an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium | Synonyms: saprophytic organism |
|---|
| seismography | (noun) the measurement of tremors and shocks and undulatory movements of earthquakes | - |
|---|
| semiepiphyte | (noun) a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life | Synonyms: hemiepiphyte |
|---|
| serigraphy | (noun) the act of making a print by the silkscreen method | - |
|---|
| skiagraphy | (noun) the process of making a radiograph; producing an image on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light | Synonyms: radiography |
|---|
| sonography | (noun) using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs | Synonyms: echography, ultrasonography, ultrasound |
|---|
| spathiphyllum | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental | Synonyms: peace lily, spathe flower |
|---|
| spermatophyte | (noun) plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores | Synonyms: phanerogam, seed plant |
|---|
| sphygmomanometer | (noun) a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure | - |
|---|
| sporophyl | (noun) leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia | Synonyms: sporophyll |
|---|
| sporophyll | (noun) leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia | Synonyms: sporophyl |
|---|
| sporophyte | (noun) the spore-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations | - |
|---|
| staphylococci | (noun) spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections | Synonyms: staph, staphylococcus |
|---|
| staphylococcus | (noun) spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections | Synonyms: staph, staphylococci |
|---|
| steganography | (noun) act of writing in code or cipher | Synonyms: coding, cryptography, secret writing |
|---|
| stenography | (noun) the act or art of writing in shorthand | - |
|---|
| (noun) a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system | Synonyms: shorthand, tachygraphy |
| stereophotography | (noun) photography producing images that appear to have depth and solidness and that are created by using a special device (called a stereoscope) to look at two slightly different photographs of something at the same time. | Synonyms: stereo photography, stereoscopic photography |
|---|
| stratigraphy | (noun) the branch of geology that studies the arrangement and succession of strata | - |
|---|
| subphylum | (noun) (biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and a class | - |
|---|
| superphylum | (noun) (biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and below a class or subclass | - |
|---|
| symphysion | (noun) the most forward point of the alveolar process of the mandible | - |
|---|
| symphysis | (noun) a growing together of parts or structures | - |
|---|
| (noun) an abnormal adhesion of two or more structures | - |
| tachygraphy | (noun) a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system | Synonyms: shorthand, stenography |
|---|
| telegraphy | (noun) apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code) | Synonyms: telegraph |
|---|
| (noun) communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire | - |
| telephotography | (noun) photography using a telephoto lens | - |
|---|
| (noun) transmission and reproduction of photographs and charts and pictures over a distance | - |
| thallophyte | (noun) any of a group of cryptogamic organisms consisting principally of a thallus and thus showing no differentiation into stem and root and leaf | - |
|---|
| theophylline | (noun) a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator | Synonyms: Elixophyllin, Slo-Bid, Theobid |
|---|
| theosophy | (noun) a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul | - |
|---|
| thermography | (noun) diagnostic technique using a thermograph to record the heat produced by different parts of the body; used to study blood flow and to detect tumors | - |
|---|
| tomography | (noun) (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body | Synonyms: imaging |
|---|
| topography | (noun) the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features | - |
|---|
| (noun) precise detailed study of the surface features of a region | - |
| tracheophyte | (noun) green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms | Synonyms: vascular plant |
|---|
| trophy | (noun) something given as a token of victory | Synonyms: prize |
|---|
| (noun) an award for success in war or hunting | - |
| typography | (noun) the craft of composing type and printing from it | - |
|---|
| (noun) art and technique of printing with movable type | Synonyms: composition |
| ultrasonography | (noun) using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs | Synonyms: echography, sonography, ultrasound |
|---|
| venography | (noun) roentgenographic examination of veins | - |
|---|
| xanthophyl | (noun) yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks | Synonyms: lutein, xanthophyll |
|---|
| xanthophyll | (noun) yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks | Synonyms: lutein, xanthophyl |
|---|
| xerography | (noun) forming an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the latent image is developed with powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas | - |
|---|
| xerophyte | (noun) plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte | Synonyms: desert plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant, xerophytic plant |
|---|
| xeroradiography | (noun) radiography using X-rays and xerographic (rather than roentgenographic) techniques | - |
|---|
| zephyr | (noun) a slight wind (usually refreshing) | Synonyms: air, breeze, gentle wind |
|---|
| zoophyte | (noun) any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant such as a sea anemone or coral or sponge | - |
|---|