| CHLOROMETHANE | • chloromethane n. (Organic chemistry) Any chlorinated derivative of methane, but especially CH3Cl (methyl chloride) once… • CHLOROMETHANE n. an organic compound, methyl chloride. |
| COMMONWEALTHS | • commonwealths n. Plural of commonwealth. • COMMONWEALTH n. the public or whole body of the people. |
| ENCEPHALOTOMY | • encephalotomy n. The dissection of the brain. • ENCEPHALOTOMY n. dissection of the brain. |
| ENDOTHELIOMAS | • endotheliomas n. Plural of endothelioma. • ENDOTHELIOMA n. a tumour of the endothelia. |
| GENTLEMANHOOD | • gentlemanhood n. The qualities or condition of a gentleman. • GENTLEMANHOOD n. the state of being a gentleman. |
| HAEMATOXYLONS | • HAEMATOXYLON n. any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp. the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa, the heartwood of which yields the dye haematoxylin. |
| HAEMODILUTION | • haemodilution n. Alternative form of hemodilution. • HAEMODILUTION n. an increase in the fluid content of blood leading to a lower concentration of red blood cells, also HEMODILUTION. |
| HOMOGENETICAL | • homogenetical adj. Synonym of homogenetic. • HOMOGENETICAL adj. homogeneous, also HOMOGENETIC. |
| HOMOLOGATIONS | • homologations n. Plural of homologation. • HOMOLOGATION n. confirmation, agreement. |
| LOATHSOMENESS | • loathsomeness n. (Uncountable) The nature or property that gives rise to revulsion or inspires loathing. • loathsomeness n. (Countable) A loathsome thing. • LOATHSOME n. abhorrent, also LOTHSOME. |
| MACHICOLATION | • machicolation n. (Architecture) An opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery… • machicolation n. (Architecture) A projecting parapet with a series of such openings. • MACHICOLATION n. an opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal for shooting or dropping missiles upon assailants attacking the base of the walls. |
| METALLOPHONES | • metallophones n. Plural of metallophone. • METALLOPHONE n. an instrument like a xylophone with metal bars, the hammers being operated by hand or by means of a keyboard. |
| MITOCHONDRIAL | • mitochondrial adj. (Cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria. • MITOCHONDRIAL adj. of or like a mitochondrion. |
| MONOPHTHONGAL | • monophthongal adj. (Linguistics) Of or pertaining to a monophthong. • monophthongal adj. (Linguistics, of a vowel) Pronounced as a single vowel sound; said especially of a vowel that is also… • MONOPHTHONGAL adj. of or like a monophthong. |
| MONOTHALAMOUS | • monothalamous adj. (Botany) Whose spikelets are all similar. • monothalamous adj. (Zoology) Having a single chamber. • MONOTHALAMOUS adj. of an animal or protist, having a shell, test, or skeleton with a single chamber. |
| NONHAEMOLYTIC | • nonhaemolytic adj. Alternative spelling of nonhemolytic. • NONHAEMOLYTIC adj. not haemolytic, also NONHEMOLYTIC. |
| ORNITHOGALUMS | • ORNITHOGALUM n. a plant of a large genus of herbs of the family Liliaceae. |
| PHONOMETRICAL | • PHONOMETRICAL adj. relating to use of the phonometer, an instrument for measuring sound levels, also PHONOMETRIC. |
| THEOLOGOUMENA | • theologoumena n. Plural of theologoumenon. • THEOLOGOUMENON n. theological statement as opposed to divine one. |
| TRICHOMONADAL | • TRICHOMONADAL adj. of or like a trichomonad, a kind of flagellate protozoans, also TRICHOMONAL. |