| 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. |
| BARYSPHERES | • baryspheres n. Plural of barysphere. • BARYSPHERE n. the area of earth underlying the lithosphere. |
| DEHYDRATERS | • DEHYDRATER n. a dehydrating agent, also DEHYDRATOR. |
| 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. |
| ERYTHRAEMIA | • erythraemia n. Alternative form of erythremia. • ERYTHRAEMIA n. another name for the medical condition polycythaemia vera, also ERYTHREMIA. |
| ERYTHREMIAS | • erythremias n. Plural of erythremia. • ERYTHREMIA n. another name for the medical condition polycythaemia vera, also ERYTHRAEMIA. |
| EURYTHERMAL | • eurythermal adj. (Biology, of an organism) Able to tolerate a wide range of temperature. • EURYTHERMAL adj. tolerating a wide range of temperature, also EURYTHERMIC, EURYTHERMOUS. |
| GRAYWETHERS | • graywethers n. Plural of graywether. • GRAYWETHER n. a sandstone boulder of South England, also GREYWETHER. |
| HORSEPLAYER | • horseplayer n. (Gambling) A person who bets on horse races. • HORSEPLAYER n. one who habitually bets on horse races. |
| 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. |
| HYPERCHARGE | • hypercharge n. (Physics) Short for hyperonic charge: a quantum characteristic of a group of subatomic particles governed… • HYPERCHARGE v. to charge excessively, to overload. |
| HYPERMARKET | • hypermarket n. A combination of department store and supermarket. • HYPERMARKET n. a very large self-service store, also HYPERMART. |
| HYPEROREXIA | • HYPEROREXIA n. compulsive overeating. |
| 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. |
| SEROTHERAPY | • serotherapy n. (Medicine) The therapeutic use of sera or vaccines. • SEROTHERAPY n. treatment with a serum or antitoxin. |