| ATHEROMATA | • atheromata n. Plural of atheroma. • ATHEROMA n. a fatty deposit in the lining of the arteries. |
| BATHOMETER | • bathometer n. An instrument that measures the depth of water, used especially to measure the depth of ocean water. • BATHOMETER n. an instrument for measuring depths, esp. one for taking soundings without a sounding line. |
| BATHOMETRY | • BATHOMETRY n. measurement of the depth of water. |
| CHROMATIST | • chromatist n. A person whose speciality is chromatics. • CHROMATIST n. one who studies chromatics, the science of color. |
| FATHOMETER | • fathometer n. (Nautical) A depth finder that uses sound waves to determine the depth of water. • FATHOMETER n. an instrument for measuring underwater depth using sound. |
| HEMATOCRIT | • hematocrit n. (Medicine) The percentage (by volume) of packed red blood cells in a centrifuged sample of blood. • hematocrit n. (Medicine, countable) A centrifuge used to analyze the relative amount of red blood cells and plasma in blood. • HEMATOCRIT n. a graduated capillary tube in which the blood is centrifuged, to determine the ratio, by volume, of blood cells to plasma, also HAEMATOCRIT. |
| HETEROATOM | • heteroatom n. (Chemistry) Any atom which is not carbon or hydrogen. • heteroatom n. (Chemistry) Any atom in a heterocyclic ring (or other structure normally built of carbon atoms) that… • HETEROATOM n. an atom other than carbon in the ring of a heterocyclic compound. |
| METATHEORY | • metatheory n. A theory about a theory. • metatheory n. Examination of the theory or theories relating to a certain field of study or endeavour. • METATHEORY n. philosophical discussion of the foundations, structure, or results of some theory, such as metamathematics. |
| METATHORAX | • metathorax n. (Entomology) The hindmost of the three sections of the thorax of an insect, carrying the posterior pair… • METATHORAX n. the last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. |
| METHYLATOR | • methylator n. A person, company of device that methylates (originally, one that produced methylated spirits). • methylator n. (Biochemistry) Anything that causes methylation. • METHYLATOR n. an agent that methylates. |
| MOUTHPARTS | • mouthparts n. Plural of mouthpart. • mouth-parts n. Plural of mouth-part. • MOUTHPART n. part of a mouth. |
| SMARTMOUTH | • smartmouth n. One who makes disrespectful, flippant remarks; a smart-aleck. • smartmouth v. To reply to in a disrespectful, flippant manner. • SMARTMOUTH n. a clever or sarcastic person. |
| TACHOMETER | • tachometer n. A device for measuring the revolutions per minute (RPMs) of a revolving shaft, as with the driveshaft… • tachometer n. A device for measuring or indicating velocity or speed, as of blood, a river, a machine, etc. • TACHOMETER n. an instrument for measuring speed of rotation. |
| TACHOMETRY | • tachometry n. The use of a tachometer. • TACHOMETRY n. the measurement of speed, also TACHYMETRY. |
| THERMOSTAT | • thermostat n. A device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system… • thermostat n. (Physics) An algorithm used to maintain a simulated system at a set temperature by absorbing or releasing heat. • THERMOSTAT v. to provide with or control the temperature of by a thermostat, a device for keeping temperature stead. |
| TRICHROMAT | • trichromat n. One who has trichromatic vision; one whose vision exhibits trichromacy; one who can distinguish three primary colors. • TRICHROMAT n. someone who has normal colour vision. |