| AMPHIGORY | • amphigory n. A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless. • AMPHIGORY n. a nonsensical piece of writing, usually in verse form, typically composed as a parody, also AMPHIGOURI. |
| CHERIMOYA | • cherimoya n. A subtropical tree, Annona cherimola, native to mountainous areas of South America. • cherimoya n. A conical fruit with white flesh from that tree. • CHERIMOYA n. (Quechua) a Peruvian fruit resembling the custard apple, also CHERIMOYER, CHIRIMOYA. |
| CHIRIMOYA | • chirimoya n. Alternative form of cherimoya. • CHIRIMOYA n. (Quechua) a Peruvian fruit resembling the custard apple, also CHERIMOYA, CHERIMOYER. |
| CHROMAKEY | • chromakey n. (Television, film) The use of a particular colour (usually either green or blue) as a key in a TV studio… • chromakey v. (Transitive) To modify an image in this way. • chroma-key n. Alternative spelling of chromakey. |
| CYMOGRAPH | • cymograph n. An instrument for obtaining drawings from the mouldings of Gothic architecture. • CYMOGRAPH n. an instrument for tracing the outline of mouldings, also CYMAGRAPH. |
| HERCOGAMY | • hercogamy n. (Botany) The condition where self-pollination is impossible (e.g. due to physical obstacles or mutations). • HERCOGAMY n. the prevention of self-pollination in plants, also HERKOGAMY. |
| HERKOGAMY | • herkogamy n. (Botany) Different relative positionings of the stigma and the anthers. • HERKOGAMY n. the prevention of self-pollination in plants, also HERCOGAMY. |
| HUMORALLY | • humorally adv. In terms of, or by means of, the bodily fluids or humours. • HUMORAL adv. of diseases, caused by or attributed to a disordered state of body fluids or (formerly) the bodily humours. |
| HYBRIDOMA | • hybridoma n. (Immunology) A hybrid cell engineered from a lymphocyte and a tumour cell; used to generate monoclonal antibodies. • HYBRIDOMA n. a hybrid cell produced by the fusion of an antibody-producing lymphocyte with a tumor cell. |
| HYDROMATA | • HYDROMA n. a watery swelling over a joint, e.g. water on the knee, also HYGROMA. |
| HYDROSOMA | • hydrosoma n. (Biology) The entire organism of any hydrozoon. • HYDROSOMA n. all the zooids of a hydroid colony collectively, also HYDROSOME. |
| HYGROMATA | • hygromata n. Plural of hygroma. • HYGROMA n. a watery swelling over a joint, e.g. water on the knee, also HYDROMA. |
| HYPODERMA | • hypoderma n. (Botany) A layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants, performing the physiological function of… • hypoderma n. (Zoology) An inner cellular layer which lies beneath the chitinous cuticle of arthropods, annelids… • Hypoderma prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Oestridae – warble flies. |
| INHARMONY | • inharmony n. Lack of harmony. • INHARMONY n. want of harmony. |
| KYMOGRAPH | • kymograph n. A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure… • KYMOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording fluid pressure. |
| MAYORSHIP | • mayorship n. The office or role of a mayor. • MAYORSHIP n. the office of a mayor. |
| MYCORHIZA | • MYCORHIZA n. a fungus associated with the root of a plant, the association of mutual benefit, also MYCORRHIZA. |
| MYOGRAPHS | • myographs n. Plural of myograph. • MYOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording muscular contractions. |
| MYOGRAPHY | • myography n. The scientific description of muscles. • MYOGRAPHY n. the recording of muscle traces by use of a myograph. |