| ANDROCEPHALOUS | • androcephalous adj. Having a human head (upon an animal’s body), like the Egyptian sphinx. • ANDROCEPHALOUS adj. with a human head. |
| CHONDROCRANIUM | • chondrocranium n. (Anatomy) The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification. • CHONDROCRANIUM n. the cartilaginous parts of an embryonic cranium. |
| COADJUTORSHIPS | • coadjutorships n. Plural of coadjutorship. • COADJUTORSHIP n. the office of coadjutor. |
| COUNTERCHANGED | • counterchanged adj. Exchanged. • counterchanged adj. (Heraldry) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually. • COUNTERCHANGE v. to interchange, transpose. |
| COUNTERCHARGED | • countercharged v. Simple past tense and past participle of countercharge. • COUNTERCHARGE v. to bring a charge forward in opposition to another charge. |
| COUNTERCHARMED | • countercharmed v. Simple past tense and past participle of countercharm. • COUNTERCHARM v. to destroy or dissolve the effects of (another charm). |
| COUNTERMARCHED | • countermarched v. Simple past tense and past participle of countermarch. • COUNTERMARCH v. to march or cause to march back or in a direction opposite to a former one. |
| COUNTERSHADING | • countershading n. A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation… • COUNTERSHADING n. cryptic coloration of an animal with parts normally in shadow being light and parts normally illuminated being dark thereby reducing shadows and contours. |
| HYDROACOUSTICS | • hydroacoustics n. Any of various sciences and technologies dealing with sound transmitted through water. • HYDROACOUSTICS n. the study of sound travelling through water. |
| HYDROCEPHALOUS | • hydrocephalous adj. Having a swollen head. • hydrocephalous adj. (Medicine) Afflicted with hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALOUS adj. suffering from hydrocephaly, also HYDROCEPHALIC. |
| HYDROPNEUMATIC | • hydropneumatic adj. Operated by both fluid and air power. • hydropneumatic adj. Being, or pertaining to, a type of automotive suspension system based on a nitrogen springing medium. • HYDROPNEUMATIC adj. utilizing water and air acting together. |
| PACHYDERMATOUS | • pachydermatous adj. Of or relating to the pachyderms. • pachydermatous adj. Like an elephant. • pachydermatous adj. (Humorous) Thick-skinned; insensitive. |
| SUBARACHNOIDAL | • subarachnoidal adj. (Anatomy) Alternative form of subarachnoid. • SUBARACHNOIDAL adj. situated under the arachnoid membrane, also SUBARACHNOID. |
| SUPRACHOROIDAL | • suprachoroidal adj. (Anatomy) suprachoroid. • SUPRACHOROIDAL adj. relating to, or being the layer of loose connective tissue situated between the choroid and sclerotic coats of the eyeball. |
| THOROUGHBRACED | • THOROUGHBRACED adj. fitted with a thoroughbrace. |