| CACOPHONOUS | • cacophonous adj. Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds. • CACOPHONOUS adj. discordant, unpleasantly noisy, also CACOPHONIC, CACOPHONICAL, CACOPHONIOUS. |
| CHIONODOXAS | • chionodoxas n. Plural of chionodoxa. • CHIONODOXA n. a liliaceous plant, glory-of-the-snow. |
| CHROMOSOMAL | • chromosomal adj. Of or relating to chromosomes. • CHROMOSOMAL adj. relating to a chromosome. |
| CORONOGRAPH | • coronograph n. (Astronomy) A telescope, fitted with an attachment that blocks out direct rays from the sun, used to… • coronograph n. (Astronomy) The attachment used in such a telescope. • CORONOGRAPH n. a special telescope used to observe prominences and the corona around the edge of the sun. |
| DEACONHOODS | • DEACONHOOD n. the office of deacon. |
| HOMOLOGICAL | • homological adj. (Biology) Having a similar evolutionary origin; homologous. • homological adj. (Mathematics) Having to do with homology. • homological adj. (Grammar) Of an adjective, describing itself. |
| HOROLOGICAL | • horological adj. Of or relating to horology. • HOROLOGICAL adj. relating to horology, the science of measuring time, also HOROLOGIC. |
| MONOCHROMAT | • monochromat n. One whose vision exhibits monochromacy; one who is completely color blind. • MONOCHROMAT n. a person who sees all colours as different shades of a single colour, also MONOCHROMATE. |
| NOTOCHORDAL | • notochordal adj. Of or pertaining to the notochord. • NOTOCHORDAL adj. relating to the notochord, a backbone-like series of cells in the lowest vertebrates. |
| OCHLOPHOBIA | • ochlophobia n. A phobia, or fear, of mob-like crowds, as opposed to simply open spaces like agoraphobia or large crowds… • OCHLOPHOBIA n. the fear of crowds. |
| PHOTOMOSAIC | • photomosaic n. (Photography) A composite image made of individual photographs, normally of the same shape and size… • PHOTOMOSAIC n. an image composed of many smaller photographs. |
| POLYALCOHOL | • polyalcohol n. (Organic chemistry) An alcohol containing many hydroxy groups (typically more than two). • POLYALCOHOL n. an alcohol that contains more than one hydroxyl group. |
| SCOPOPHOBIA | • scopophobia n. An unreasonable fear of being seen, or stared at. • SCOPOPHOBIA n. fear of being looked at, also SCOPTOPHOBIA. |
| THIOALCOHOL | • thioalcohol n. (Organic chemistry) thiol, mercaptan. • THIOALCOHOL n. another name for a thiol. |
| THORACOTOMY | • thoracotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision into the chest, normally as a first step to gain… • THORACOTOMY n. surgical incision of the chest wall. |
| TOCOPHOBIAS | • TOCOPHOBIA n. an abnormal fear of giving birth or becoming pregnant. |