| ASTHENOSPHERES | • asthenospheres n. Plural of asthenosphere. • ASTHENOSPHERE n. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, characterized by a relatively low resistance to plastic flow. |
| ASTHENOSPHERIC | • asthenospheric adj. (Geology) Of, pertaining to, or arising from the asthenosphere, the soft area of the upper mantle. • ASTHENOSPHERIC adj. relating to the asthenosphere. |
| CHRISTOPHANIES | • Christophanies n. Plural of Christophany. • CHRISTOPHANY n. an appearance of Christ to men. |
| CROSSHATCHINGS | • crosshatchings n. Plural of crosshatching. • cross-hatchings n. Plural of cross-hatching. • CROSSHATCHING n. shading with intersecting sets of parallel lines. |
| OPISTHOBRANCHS | • opisthobranchs n. Plural of opisthobranch. • OPISTHOBRANCH n. a type of mollusc having gills, little or no shell, two pairs of tentacles. |
| ORNITHISCHIANS | • ornithischians n. Plural of ornithischian. • ORNITHISCHIAN n. any of an order of herbivorous dinosaurs. |
| ORTHOGNATHISMS | • ORTHOGNATHISM n. the state of having straight jaws. |
| PHONOGRAPHISTS | • phonographists n. Plural of phonographist. • PHONOGRAPHIST n. an exponent of phonography. |
| PHYSHARMONICAS | • PHYSHARMONICA n. an early form of harmonium. |
| RHYTHMISATIONS | • rhythmisations n. Plural of rhythmisation. • RHYTHMISATION n. the process of rhythmising, also RHYTHMIZATION. |
| SCHIZOPHRENIAS | • schizophrenias n. Plural of schizophrenia. • SCHIZOPHRENIA n. a mental disorder with 'splitting' of personality and separation from environment. |
| SHARPSHOOTINGS | • sharpshootings n. Plural of sharpshooting. • SHARPSHOOTING n. shooting with great precision. |
| STROPHANTHUSES | • strophanthuses n. Plural of strophanthus. • STROPHANTHUS n. a plant of the African and Asiatic genus Strophanthus, of the periwinkle family. |
| SYNCHROFLASHES | • SYNCHROFLASH n. a mechanism which synchronizes the opening of a camera shutter with the peak of brilliance of a flash bulb. |
| THEANTHROPISMS | • THEANTHROPISM n. the belief in the union of the divine and human. |
| THEANTHROPISTS | • theanthropists n. Plural of theanthropist. • THEANTHROPIST n. one who believes that gods can take human forms. |
| XANTHOCHROISMS | • XANTHOCHROISM n. a condition in which all skin pigments except yellow disappear. |