- sco|to|pho|bi|a
- sco|to|pho|bi|a «SKOH tuh FOH bee uh, SKOT uh-», noun.an abnormal fear of the dark; nyctophobia.╂[< Greek skótos darkness + English -phobia]
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sco|to|pho|bic — «SKOH tuh FOH bihk, SKOT uh », adjective. 1. of or having to do with scotophobin: »The scotophobic effect seems to be very specific for this structure... Very probably some rigorous stereospecificity is involved in the scotophobic mechanism (New… … Useful english dictionary
sco|to|pho|bin — «SKOH tuh FOH buhn, SKOT uh », noun. a chemical compound that is believed to be the basis of a specific conditioned response, fear of the dark, isolated from the brain tissue of rodents conditioned to fear darkness. ╂[< Greek skótos darkness + … Useful english dictionary
scotophobia — sco·to·pho·bi·a (skō tə fōʹbē ə) n. See nyctophobia. [Greek skotos, darkness + phobia.] * * * … Universalium
scotophobin — ☆ scotophobin [skōt′ə fō′bin ] n. 〚< Gr skotos, darkness (see SHADE) + phobos, a fear + IN1〛 a peptide produced in the brain of laboratory rats conditioned to have a fear of darkness: it is claimed that such a fear may be transferred to… … Universalium
scopophobia — Morbid dread of being stared at. [G. skopeo, to view, + phobos, fear] * * * sco·po·pho·bia (sko″po foґbe ə) [Gr. skopein to view + phobia] irrational fear of being seen … Medical dictionary
scotophobia — SYN: nyctophobia. [scoto + G. phobos, fear] * * * sco·to·pho·bia (sko″to foґbe ə) [scoto + phobia] irrational fear of darkness … Medical dictionary
Scotism — Sco•tism [[t]ˈskoʊ tɪz əm[/t]] n. pho the set of doctrines of Duns Scotus • Etymology: 1635–45 Sco′tist, n … From formal English to slang
phore — pho·to·phore; phyl·lo·phore; phy·so·phore; pneu·ma·to·phore; pte·ryg·io·phore; pte·rygo·phore; ret·i·no·phore; rhas·o·phore; rhi·no·phore; rhi·zo·phore; sco·lop·o·phore; sper·ma·tio·phore; sper·mato·phore; spo·ran·gi·o·phore; spo·ro·phore;… … English syllables
ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
