| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
neuroendocrinology neu·ro·en·do·cri·nol·o·gy (n&oobreve;r'ō-ěn'də-krə-nŏl'ə-jē, ny&oobreve;r'-)
n.
The study of the interaction between the nervous system and the endocrine glands.