| DERMATOPHYTE | • dermatophyte n. Any parasitic fungus (mycosis) that infects the skin (tinea, ringworm, jock itch, athlete’s foot). • DERMATOPHYTE n. a fungus parasitic on the skin or skin derivatives (as hair or nails). |
| DEXTROGYRATE | • dextrogyrate adj. Dextrorotatory. • DEXTROGYRATE adj. causing to turn to the right hand, also DEXTROGYRE. |
| ERYTHEMATOUS | • erythematous adj. Of or pertaining to erythema#Noun. • ERYTHEMATOUS adj. showing erythema, redness of the skin. |
| ERYTHORBATES | • erythorbates n. Plural of erythorbate. • ERYTHORBATE n. a salt of erythorbic acid that is used in foods as an antioxidant. |
| EXTRASYSTOLE | • extrasystole n. (Medicine) A premature contraction of the heart, producing an interruption or irregularity in heartbeat… • EXTRASYSTOLE n. a premature beat of one of the chambers of the heart that leads to momentary arrhythmia. |
| HETEROBLASTY | • heteroblasty n. (Biology, botany) The state of being heteroblastic. • HETEROBLASTY n. the state of being heteroblastic. |
| HETERODACTYL | • heterodactyl adj. (Zoology) heterodactylous. • HETERODACTYL n. a heterodactylous bird. |
| HETEROGAMETY | • heterogamety n. (Biology) The production of gametes of different ploidy by an individual of one sex of an organism. • HETEROGAMETY n. the state of being heterogametic. |
| HETEROPLASTY | • heteroplasty n. The grafting of tissue between different individuals of the same or different species. • HETEROPLASTY n. grafting of foreign tissue. |
| HETEROTHALLY | • heterothally n. Heterothallism. • HETEROTHALLY n. the state of being heterothallic, also HETEROTHALLISM. |
| MAGNETOMETRY | • magnetometry n. (Physics) The measurement of magnetic fields (strength and direction etc). • MAGNETOMETRY n. measurement by magnetometer. |
| PHREATOPHYTE | • phreatophyte n. (Biology) Any plant, typically living in deserts, that obtains its water from long taproots that reach… • PHREATOPHYTE n. a plant with a deep root system that draws its water supply from near the water table. |
| PTERODACTYLE | • PTERODACTYLE n. any of various pterosaurs of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition, also PTERODACTYL. |
| SPERMATOCYTE | • spermatocyte n. (Cytology) A male gametocyte, from which a spermatozoon develops. • SPERMATOCYTE n. a cell producing spermatozoa. |
| STEREOACUITY | • stereoacuity n. Stereoscopic acuity. • STEREOACUITY n. the degree to which a person is aware of the separation of objects along the line of sight. |
| STONYHEARTED | • stonyhearted adj. Cruel, compassionless, discompassionate, as if having a heart made of stone. • stony-hearted adj. Alternative form of stonyhearted. • STONYHEARTED adj. unfeeling, cruel. |
| TETRAPYRROLE | • tetrapyrrole n. (Biochemistry) any of several natural pigments having a structure of four pyrrole rings connected by… • TETRAPYRROLE n. a chemical group consisting of four pyrrole rings joined either in a straight chain or in a ring, as in chlorophyll. |
| TRACHEOPHYTE | • tracheophyte n. (Botany): Any plant possessing vascular tissue (xylem and phloem), including ferns, conifers, and flowering plants. • TRACHEOPHYTE n. any member of the clade of plants possessing vascular tissue; a vascular plant. |