| ANCHOVETA | • anchoveta n. A species of anchovy, Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific. • ANCHOVETA n. (Spanish) a small fish like an anchovy, also ANCHOVETTA. |
| APHOLATES | • APHOLATE n. a chemical used to kill houseflies. |
| APOTHECIA | • apothecia n. Plural of apothecium. • APOTHECIUM n. the spore-producing organ of certain fungi, also APOTHECE. |
| ATHEROMAS | • atheromas n. Plural of atheroma. • ATHEROMA n. a fatty deposit in the lining of the arteries. |
| ETHANOATE | • ethanoate n. (Organic chemistry) The acetate anion [C2H3O2]−, a carboxylate and the conjugate base of ethanoic acid… • ETHANOATE n. an ester of acetic acid, aka acetate. |
| HAANEPOOT | • haanepoot n. A kind of large, fleshy South African grape. • HAANEPOOT n. (South African) a kind of grape, also HANEPOOT, HONEYPOT. |
| HAEMATOID | • haematoid adj. Alternative form of hematoid. • HAEMATOID adj. resembling blood, also HEMATOID. |
| HAEMATOMA | • haematoma n. Britain standard spelling of hematoma. • hæmatoma n. Obsolete spelling of hematoma. • HAEMATOMA n. a swelling composed of blood effused into tissues, also HEMATOMA. |
| HAEMOSTAT | • haemostat n. (British spelling) A clamp used in surgery to close the severed end of a blood vessel to stop bleeding. • HAEMOSTAT n. an instrument for stopping bleeding, also HEMOSTAT. |
| HALOTHANE | • halothane n. (Pharmacology) The halogenated hydrocarbon 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane that is used as an… • HALOTHANE n. an inhalation anaesthetic. |
| HARIOLATE | • hariolate v. (Formal, rare) To predict; to prophesy. • HARIOLATE v. to prophesy, soothsay. |
| HEMATOMAS | • hematomas n. (US) plural of hematoma. • HEMATOMA n. swelling filled with blood. |
| HEMATOZOA | • hematozoa n. Plural of hematozoon. • HEMATOZOON n. a protozoan that is parasitic in the blood, also HAEMATOZOON. |
| HEPATOMAS | • hepatomas n. Plural of hepatoma. • HEPATOMA n. a tumor on the liver. |
| OCTAHEDRA | • octahedra n. Plural of octahedron. • OCTAHEDRON n. (Greek) a solid bounded by eight plane faces, also OCTOHEDRON. |
| RHODANATE | • rhodanate n. (Chemistry, obsolete) A salt of rhodanic acid; a sulphocyanate. • RHODANATE n. in dyeing, a thiocyanate. |
| THEOMANIA | • theomania n. A religious mania. • theomania n. A mental illness in which the patient believes him/herself to be a god or to be possessed by one. • THEOMANIA n. the belief that one is God or specially chosen by God on a mission. |
| WHALEBOAT | • whaleboat n. A long narrow rowing boat, formerly used in whaling, which is pointed at both ends so that it can move… • whaleboat n. A boat resembling this and carried on a warship or other ship. • WHALEBOAT n. a boat used for catching whales. |