| ARCHEOMETRIES | • ARCHEOMETRY n. the use of scientific methods in archaeology, also ARCHAEOMETRY. |
| CATHETOMETERS | • cathetometers n. Plural of cathetometer. • CATHETOMETER n. an instrument for measuring short vertical distances. |
| CEPHALOMETERS | • cephalometers n. Plural of cephalometer. • CEPHALOMETER n. an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry. |
| HEARTSOMENESS | • heartsomeness n. The state, quality, or condition of being heartsome. • HEARTSOME n. exhilarating; merry. |
| HEMACYTOMETER | • hemacytometer n. Alternative spelling of hemocytometer. • HEMACYTOMETER n. an instrument for counting blood cells, also HAEMACYTOMETER, HAEMOCYTOMETER, HEMOCYTOMETER. |
| HETEROGAMETES | • heterogametes n. Plural of heterogamete. • HETEROGAMETE n. male and female sex cells are different. |
| HETEROGAMETIC | • heterogametic adj. (Biology) That produces heterogametes. • heterogametic adj. (Biology) That produces different forms of the same gamete e.g. spermatozoa containing either an X- or a Y-chromosome. • HETEROGAMETIC adj. having a dissimilar pair of sex chromosomes. |
| HETEROTHERMAL | • heterothermal adj. Alternative form of heterothermic. • HETEROTHERMAL adj. taking the temperature of the surroundings. |
| MAGNETOSPHERE | • magnetosphere n. (Physics) The comet-shaped region around Earth or another planet in which charged particles are trapped… • MAGNETOSPHERE n. a region of space surrounding a celestial object that is dominated by the object's magnetic field such that charged particles are trapped in it. |
| MEGAHERBIVORE | • megaherbivore n. (Biology) Any very large herbivore, typically one weighing more than 1000 kg. • MEGAHERBIVORE n. a large plant-eater. |
| MESOTHERAPIES | • mesotherapies n. Plural of mesotherapy. • MESOTHERAPY n. a type of cosmetic procedure involving the injection of minute doses of vitamins etc. under the skin. |
| METHANOMETERS | • methanometers n. Plural of methanometer. • METHANOMETER n. instrument for detecting presence of methane. |
| METHOTREXATES | • methotrexates n. Plural of methotrexate. • METHOTREXATE n. a drug used in the treatment of cancer. |
| OVEREMPHASISE | • overemphasise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of overemphasize. • OVEREMPHASISE v. to emphasise to excess, also OVEREMPHASIZE. |
| OVEREMPHASIZE | • overemphasize v. To place too much emphasis on; to overstate the importance of. • OVEREMPHASIZE v. to emphasise to excess, also OVEREMPHASISE. |
| TACHEOMETRIES | • TACHEOMETRY n. measurement by use of a tacheometer, an instrument for rapidly measuring survey points on a map. |
| TROCHEAMETERS | • trocheameters n. Plural of trocheameter. • TROCHEAMETER n. a hodometer, also TROCHOMETER. |
| WEATHEROMETER | • weatherometer n. A device that measures the controlled weathering of a sample of material under the influence of light… • WEATHEROMETER n. an instrument for measuring weather-resisting properties of paint. |