| CHERIMOYER | • cherimoyer n. Alternative form of cherimoya. • CHERIMOYER n. (Quechua) a Peruvian fruit resembling the custard apple, also CHERIMOYA, CHIRIMOYA. |
| CHOKEBERRY | • chokeberry n. Either of two species in Aronia, formerly and sometimes in Photinia, deciduous shrubs, native to Russia… • chokeberry n. The fruit of such a shrub. • CHOKEBERRY n. a small astringent fruit of various North American shrubs related to the apple. |
| COHERENTLY | • coherently adv. In a coherent manner. • COHERENT adv. sticking together. |
| COHESIVELY | • cohesively adv. In a cohesive manner. • COHESIVE adv. having the power of cohering. |
| CORYPHENES | • coryphenes n. Plural of coryphene. • CORYPHENE n. a fish of the genus Coryphaena. |
| ECCHYMOSED | • ecchymosed v. Simple past tense and past participle of ecchymose. • ECCHYMOSED adj. affected by ecchymosis. |
| ECCHYMOSES | • ecchymoses n. Plural of ecchymosis. • ECCHYMOSIS n. discoloration of the skin due to effusion of blood into tissue. |
| ECTOPHYTES | • ectophytes n. Plural of ectophyte. • ECTOPHYTE n. a vegetable ectoparasite. |
| HAEMOCYTES | • haemocytes n. Plural of haemocyte. • HAEMOCYTE n. a blood cell, esp. a red cell, also HEMOCYTE. |
| HEPATOCYTE | • hepatocyte n. Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and… • HEPATOCYTE n. an epithelial parenchymatous cell of the liver. |
| HETEROCYST | • heterocyst n. Alternative form of heterocyte. • HETEROCYST n. a cell larger than the others, and of different appearance, occurring in certain algae related to nostoc. |
| HYDROCELES | • hydroceles n. Plural of hydrocele. • HYDROCELE n. an abnormal collection of fluid in any saclike space, esp. around the testicles. |
| HYPOCENTER | • hypocenter n. (US) Alternative spelling of hypocentre. • HYPOCENTER n. the point under the earth's surface where the energy of an earthquake is first released. |
| HYPOCENTRE | • hypocentre n. (Geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre. • hypocentre n. (Military) The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero. • HYPOCENTRE n. the point on the earth directly below the centre of a nuclear explosion. |
| HYPOTHECAE | • hypothecae n. Plural of hypotheca. • HYPOTHECA n. the inner and younger layer of the cell wall of a diatom. |
| POLYCHAETE | • polychaete n. Alternative spelling of polychete. • POLYCHAETE n. a type of aquatic worm (including lugworms and ragworms), also POLYCHETE. |
| POLYCHETES | • polychetes n. Plural of polychete. • POLYCHETE n. a type of aquatic worm (including lugworms and ragworms), also POLYCHAETE. |
| SPHEROCYTE | • spherocyte n. (Cytology) A red blood cell that is spherical rather than biconcave, as occurs in spherocytosis. • SPHEROCYTE n. an abnormal red-blood cell that is spherical rather than disc-shaped. |
| SYNECDOCHE | • synecdoche n. (Rhetoric) A figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole, or the… • synecdoche n. (Rhetoric) The use of this figure of speech. • SYNECDOCHE n. a figure of speech by which a part is used for the whole (as fifty sail for fifty ships), or the whole for a part (as the smiling year for spring). |
| THEOTECHNY | • theotechny n. The scheme of divine intervention; the art of introducing deities into poetry. • THEOTECHNY n. the use of the gods as a primary moving force in a poem or play. |