| CEPHALOTHIN | • cephalothin n. (Medicine) A semisynthetic antibiotic related to cephalosporin. • CEPHALOTHIN n. a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from cephalosporin and used in the form of its sodium salt. |
| CHERISHMENT | • cherishment n. (Rare) the act of cherishing. • cherishment n. (Obsolete) encouragement; comfort. • CHERISHMENT n. the act of cherishing. |
| CHICKENSHIT | • chickenshit adj. (Slang, vulgar) petty and contemptible; contemptibly unimportant. (Compare bullshit.) • chickenshit adj. (Vulgar, slang) cowardly. • chickenshit n. (Slang, vulgar) (A) petty and contemptible thing(s). |
| CHLOANTHITE | • chloanthite n. (Mineralogy) A skutterudite relatively rich in nickel. • CHLOANTHITE n. a nickel-rich variety of skutterudite, aka white nickel. |
| DETHATCHING | • dethatching v. Present participle of dethatch. • DETHATCH v. to remove thatch from. |
| ETHNARCHIES | • ethnarchies n. Plural of ethnarchy. • ETHNARCHY n. the dominion of an ethnarch. |
| HATCHELLING | • hatchelling v. Present participle of hatchel. • HATCHEL v. to separate flax fibres with a comb, also HACKLE, HECKLE. |
| HELMINTHICS | • helminthics n. Plural of helminthic. • HELMINTHIC n. a drug for expelling worms. |
| HEXASTICHON | • HEXASTICHON n. a poem or stanza of six lines, also HEXASTICH. |
| HOLOBENTHIC | • holobenthic adj. (Biology) That inhabits the seafloor during all phases of life. • HOLOBENTHIC adj. passing the entire life in the deep ocean. |
| HYACINTHINE | • hyacinthine adj. Of the colour of a hyacinth (either the gem or the flower); reddish-gold (chiefly with reference to hair). • hyacinthine adj. Curling like the petals of the hyacinth. • hyacinthine adj. Beautiful, like the mythological Hyacinthus. |
| HYPOSTHENIC | • HYPOSTHENIC adj. suffering from hyposthenia, lack of strength. |
| INTERCHURCH | • interchurch adj. Between churches. • INTERCHURCH adj. between churches. |
| RHINOTHECAE | • RHINOTHECA n. the sheath of the upper mandible of a bird. |
| TECHNOPHILE | • technophile n. A person who is very enthusiastic about technology, especially one who enjoys the advances in computer… • TECHNOPHILE n. an enthusiast of technology. |
| THEOTECHNIC | • theotechnic adj. Relating to theotechny. • THEOTECHNIC adj. relating to theotechny, the use of the gods as primary moving force in a poem or play. |
| TICHORRHINE | • tichorrhine adj. (Paleontology, used to describe a fossil rhinoceros) Having a vertical bony medial septum supporting the nose. • TICHORRHINE n. a fossil woolly rhinoceros with a bony nasal septum. |