| AMPHIARTHROSES | • amphiarthroses n. Plural of amphiarthrosis. • AMPHIARTHROSIS n. a type of articulation permitting only slight movement, as between the vertebrae of the backbone. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| EDRIOPHTHALMIC | • EDRIOPHTHALMIC adj. of crustaceans, with stalkless eyes, also EDRIOPHTHALMIAN, EDRIOPHTHALMOUS. |
| HAEMORRHAGINGS | • haemorrhagings n. Plural of haemorrhaging. • HAEMORRHAGING n. loss of blood from the blood vessels, also HEMORRHAGING. |
| HEMISPHEROIDAL | • hemispheroidal adj. Approximating a hemisphere in shape. • HEMISPHEROIDAL adj. in the form of a half-sphere. |
| HERMAPHRODITES | • hermaphrodites n. Plural of hermaphrodite. • HERMAPHRODITE n. a human being, animal or plant with the organs of both sexes. |
| 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. |
| HETEROTHALLISM | • heterothallism n. (Botany) The condition of being heterothallic. • HETEROTHALLISM n. the state of being heterothallic, also HETEROTHALLY. |
| HYDROMECHANICS | • hydromechanics n. (Physics) fluid mechanics, especially when dealing with water. • HYDROMECHANICS n. the study of movement in liquids, also HYDRODYNAMICS. |
| LYMPHOGRAPHIES | • lymphographies n. Plural of lymphography. • LYMPHOGRAPHY n. radiography of the lymph glands. |
| 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. |
| MORPHOGRAPHIES | • morphographies n. Plural of morphography. • MORPHOGRAPHY n. a morphological description or study. |
| SHAMEWORTHIEST | • SHAMEWORTHY adj. worthy of shame. |
| THEANTHROPISMS | • THEANTHROPISM n. the belief in the union of the divine and human. |
| THERMOCHEMICAL | • thermochemical adj. Of or pertaining to thermochemistry. • THERMOCHEMICAL adj. relating to thermochemistry. |
| THERMOGRAPHIES | • thermographies n. Plural of thermography. • THERMOGRAPHY n. a process of writing or printing involving the use of heat. |
| TRIHALOMETHANE | • trihalomethane n. (Organic chemistry) Any of many halogenated derivatives of methane containing three (not always the… • TRIHALOMETHANE n. any of various derivatives of methane such as chloroform, that have three halogen atoms per molecule and are formed esp. during the chlorination of drinking water. |
| XEROPHTHALMIAS | • xerophthalmias n. Plural of xerophthalmia. • XEROPHTHALMIA n. extreme dryness of the conjunctive, thought to stem from a vitamin A deficiency, also XEROMA. |