| CHEMAUTOTROPHS | • CHEMAUTOTROPH n. an organism, such as a bacterium, that obtains its energy from inorganic reactions using simple compounds, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide. |
| CHEMOAUTOTROPH | • chemoautotroph n. (Biology) a simple organism, such as a protozoan, that derives its energy from chemical processes rather… • CHEMOAUTOTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTROPH. |
| CHEMOTHERAPIES | • chemotherapies n. Plural of chemotherapy. • CHEMOTHERAPY n. therapy involving the use of chemicals. |
| CHEMOTHERAPIST | • chemotherapist n. One who administers chemotherapy. • CHEMOTHERAPIST n. one who practises chemotherapy. |
| CHLOROMETHANES | • chloromethanes n. Plural of chloromethane. • CHLOROMETHANE n. an organic compound, methyl chloride. |
| CHRESTOMATHIES | • chrestomathies n. Plural of chrestomathy. • CHRESTOMATHY n. a selection of passages compiled as an aid to learning a language; a volume of selected passages or stories of an author. |
| CHROMATOPHORES | • chromatophores n. Plural of chromatophore. • CHROMATOPHORE n. a pigment-bearing cell. |
| CHROMATOSPHERE | • chromatosphere n. A chromosphere. • CHROMATOSPHERE n. a layer of incandescent gas surrounding the sun through which the light of the photosphere passes. |
| CHRYSANTHEMUMS | • chrysanthemums n. Plural of chrysanthemum. • CHRYSANTHEMUM n. any of several cultivated plants of the Chrysanthemum genus, with colourful double flower-heads. |
| CHURCHMANLIEST | • CHURCHMANLY adj. in the manner of a churchman. |
| EDRIOPHTHALMIC | • EDRIOPHTHALMIC adj. of crustaceans, with stalkless eyes, also EDRIOPHTHALMIAN, EDRIOPHTHALMOUS. |
| HERMAPHRODITIC | • hermaphroditic adj. Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite. • hermaphroditic adj. (Biology) Possessing the reproductive organs of both sexes. • HERMAPHRODITIC adj. of or like a hermaphrodite, bearing both sexes, e.g. of plants usually in the same flower. |
| HYDROMECHANICS | • hydromechanics n. (Physics) fluid mechanics, especially when dealing with water. • HYDROMECHANICS n. the study of movement in liquids, also HYDRODYNAMICS. |
| MECHANOTHERAPY | • mechanotherapy n. (Medicine) A type of physiotherapy designed to promote health through exercise and massage. • MECHANOTHERAPY n. the treatment of disorders or injuries by means of mechanical devices, esp. devices that provide exercise for bodily parts. |
| METAPHOSPHORIC | • metaphosphoric adj. Of or pertaining to metaphosphoric acid. • METAPHOSPHORIC adj. applied to an acid (HPO3) containing a molecule less of water than orthophosphoric acid. |
| RHOMBENCEPHALA | • rhombencephala n. Plural of rhombencephalon. • RHOMBENCEPHALON n. the hindbrain. |
| THERMOCHEMICAL | • thermochemical adj. Of or pertaining to thermochemistry. • THERMOCHEMICAL adj. relating to thermochemistry. |