| ARCHEOMETRY | • archeometry n. (Archaeology) The application of the various techniques of science to archeology. • ARCHEOMETRY n. the use of scientific methods in archaeology, also ARCHAEOMETRY. |
| ENTEROPATHY | • enteropathy n. (Pathology) An intestinal disorder or disease. • ENTEROPATHY n. a disease of the intestinal tract. |
| ERYTHORBATE | • erythorbate n. (Organic chemistry) any salt or ester of erythorbic acid. • ERYTHORBATE n. a salt of erythorbic acid that is used in foods as an antioxidant. |
| HEARTSOMELY | • heartsomely adv. In a heartsome manner. • HEARTSOME adv. exhilarating; merry. |
| HONEYEATERS | • honeyeaters n. Plural of honeyeater. • HONEYEATER n. any bird of a large Australian family. |
| HORSEPLAYER | • horseplayer n. (Gambling) A person who bets on horse races. • HORSEPLAYER n. one who habitually bets on horse races. |
| HYDROGENASE | • hydrogenase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of a substrate by the reversible oxidation of hydrogen. • HYDROGENASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes hydrogen formation in certain microorganisms. |
| HYDROGENATE | • hydrogenate v. (Chemistry, transitive) to treat something, or react something, with hydrogen; especially to react an… • HYDROGENATE v. to combine or treat with hydrogen. |
| HYDROTHECAE | • hydrothecae n. Plural of hydrotheca. • HYDROTHECA n. the horny cup of a hydranth. |
| HYMENOPTERA | • hymenoptera n. Plural of hymenopteron. • Hymenoptera prop.n. A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. • HYMENOPTERON n. an order of insect having four membranous wings, e.g. ants, bees, wasps, also HYMENOPTERAN. |
| HYPERBOREAN | • hyperborean n. (Greek mythology) One of a race of people living in the extreme north, beyond the north wind. • hyperborean n. (Usually humorous) Any person living in a northern country, or to the north. • hyperborean adj. Pertaining to the extreme north of the earth, or (usually jocular) to a specific northern country or area. |
| HYPEROREXIA | • HYPEROREXIA n. compulsive overeating. |
| HYPERPNOEAS | • HYPERPNOEA n. abnormally fast breathing, also HYPERPNEA. |
| KERATOPHYRE | • keratophyre n. (Petrography) A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz. • KERATOPHYRE n. a fine-grained soda trachyte. |
| MESOTHERAPY | • mesotherapy n. (Alternative medicine) Any treatment that involves the injection of vitamins or other substances into… • MESOTHERAPY n. a type of cosmetic procedure involving the injection of minute doses of vitamins etc. under the skin. |
| PELOTHERAPY | • pelotherapy n. Body therapy using mud or clay. • PELOTHERAPY n. medical treatment by mud baths. |
| PHYLLOXERAE | • phylloxerae n. Plural of phylloxera. • PHYLLOXERA n. a kind of beetle, a pest of vineyards. |
| SEROTHERAPY | • serotherapy n. (Medicine) The therapeutic use of sera or vaccines. • SEROTHERAPY n. treatment with a serum or antitoxin. |
| TACHEOMETRY | • tacheometry n. Alternative spelling of tachymetry. • TACHEOMETRY n. measurement by use of a tacheometer, an instrument for rapidly measuring survey points on a map. |