| ASTHENOSPHERE | • asthenosphere n. (Geology) The zone of the Earth’s upper mantle, below the lithosphere. • ASTHENOSPHERE n. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, characterized by a relatively low resistance to plastic flow. |
| CHAPTERHOUSES | • chapterhouses n. Plural of chapterhouse. • chapter-houses n. Plural of chapter-house. • chapter␣houses n. Plural of chapter house. |
| COAUTHORSHIPS | • coauthorships n. Plural of coauthorship. • COAUTHORSHIP n. the role of coauthor. |
| CROSSHATCHING | • crosshatching v. Present participle of crosshatch. • crosshatching n. (Art) A method of showing shading by means of multiple small lines that intersect. • crosshatching n. A method of indicating terrain on a map by using the same technique. |
| HORSEFEATHERS | • horsefeathers interj. (Euphemistic) Indicates disbelief. • horsefeathers n. Plural of horsefeather (singular not used). • horsefeathers n. (Euphemistic) Nonsense; indicates disbelief. |
| HYDRARTHROSES | • HYDRARTHROSIS n. swelling of a joint caused by the accumulation in it of watery fluid. |
| HYDRARTHROSIS | • hydrarthrosis n. (Medicine) An effusion of watery liquid into the cavity of a joint. • HYDRARTHROSIS n. swelling of a joint caused by the accumulation in it of watery fluid. |
| HYDROPATHISTS | • hydropathists n. Plural of hydropathist. • HYDROPATHIST n. one who treats with hydropathy. |
| HYSTERANTHOUS | • hysteranthous adj. (Botany) Having the leaves emerge after the flowers have opened. It typically refers to geophytes that… • HYSTERANTHOUS adj. having the leaves appearing after the flowers. |
| ICHTHYOSAURUS | • ichthyosaurus n. (Archaic) Alternative form of ichthyosaur. • ichthyosaurus n. Any members of the genus Ichthyosaurus. • Ichthyosaurus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Ichthyosauridae – large, extinct marine reptiles. |
| OPISTHOGRAPHS | • opisthographs n. Plural of opisthograph. • OPISTHOGRAPH n. a manuscript or slab inscribed on both back and front. |
| PHOSPHATURIAS | • phosphaturias n. Plural of phosphaturia. • PHOSPHATURIA n. the excessive discharge of phosphates in the urine. |
| SHARPSHOOTERS | • sharpshooters n. Plural of sharpshooter. • SHARPSHOOTER n. a marksman. |
| SHARPSHOOTING | • sharpshooting n. Highly accurate marksmanship. • sharpshooting v. Present participle of sharpshoot. • SHARPSHOOTING n. shooting with great precision. |
| SHORTCHANGERS | • shortchangers n. Plural of shortchanger. • SHORTCHANGER n. one who gives short change. |
| STROPHANTHINS | • strophanthins n. Plural of strophanthin. • STROPHANTHIN n. a very poisonous glucoside found in the seeds of the plant Strophanthus. |
| TRIPHOSPHATES | • triphosphates n. Plural of triphosphate. • TRIPHOSPHATE n. a salt or acid that contains three phosphate groups. |