| AITCHBONE | • aitchbone n. A cut of beef lying above the rump bone. • aitchbone n. The rump bone itself. • aitch-bone n. Alternative form of aitchbone. |
| ANCHORITE | • anchorite n. One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit. • ANCHORITE n. one who lives in seclusion, usually for religious reasons, also ANCHORET. |
| ANORTHITE | • anorthite n. (Mineralogy) A variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series. • ANORTHITE n. a plagioclase feldspar, calcium aluminium silicate. |
| ANTECHOIR | • antechoir n. The part of a church in front of the choir, often reserved for the clergy and choristers. • antechoir n. The division of a choir, that is divided as in some Spanish churches, that is further away from the sanctuary. • ANTECHOIR n. the space in front of the choir in a church. |
| ANTHELION | • anthelion n. A faint, white halo rarely seen in the sky opposite the sun on the parhelic circle. • ANTHELION n. (Greek) a ring seen opposite the sun. |
| ANTHEMION | • anthemion n. An ornamental design consisting of palmettes or lotus flowers. • ANTHEMION n. (Greek) a flat cluster of leaves or flowers as an ornament in classical art. |
| CATHINONE | • cathinone n. (Organic chemistry) The aromatic amine 2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone, the active ingredient of khat. • CATHINONE n. an alkaloid stimulant obtained from khat; a similar synthetic compound. |
| CHELATION | • chelation n. (Chemistry) the formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt. • chelation n. (Medicine) the use of this process to remove metal ions from solution, especially to counter poisoning… • CHELATION n. the action of forming a chelate. |
| HAILSTONE | • hailstone n. A single ball of hail, or solid precipitation. • Hailstone prop.n. A surname. • HAILSTONE n. a ball of hail. |
| HOATZINES | • HOATZIN n. (Nahuatl) a South American bird; the young have clawed wings, also HOACTZIN. |
| HORTENSIA | • hortensia n. Hydrangea. • Hortensia prop.n. A female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Hortense. • HORTENSIA n. a hydrangea of a group of varieties that have large rounded flower heads composed chiefly of sterile florets. |
| INCHOATED | • inchoated v. Simple past tense and past participle of inchoate. • INCHOATE v. to make a beginning, commence. |
| INCHOATES | • inchoates n. Plural of inchoate. • INCHOATE v. to make a beginning, commence. |
| METHANOIC | • methanoic adj. Of or pertaining to methanoic acid or its derivatives; formic. • METHANOIC adj. as in methanoic acid, formic acid. |
| OENANTHIC | • oenanthic adj. Alternative form of enanthic. • œnanthic adj. Obsolete spelling of enanthic. • OENANTHIC adj. having or imparting the characteristic odour of wine. |
| PANTIHOSE | • pantihose n. Alternative spelling of pantyhose. • PANTIHOSE n. tights worn by women or children with ordinary dress, also PANTYHOSE. |
| SENHORITA | • senhorita n. A young woman in or from a Lusophone community. • SENHORITA n. (Spanish) a mode of address for an unmarried woman, also SENORITA. |
| SIPHONATE | • siphonate adj. Having a siphon or siphons. • siphonate adj. (Zoology) Belonging to the Siphonata. • SIPHONATE adj. having a siphon or siphons. |
| THEOMANIA | • theomania n. A religious mania. • theomania n. A mental illness in which the patient believes him/herself to be a god or to be possessed by one. • THEOMANIA n. the belief that one is God or specially chosen by God on a mission. |
| THIONATES | • thionates n. Plural of thionate. • THIONATE n. a sulphur compound. |