| BEACHCOMBERS | • beachcombers n. Plural of beachcomber. • BEACHCOMBER n. a white man living as a drifter or loafer especially on the islands of the South Pacific. |
| CHEMOCEPTORS | • chemoceptors n. Plural of chemoceptor. • CHEMOCEPTOR n. a sensory receptor in a biological cell membrane to which an external molecule binds to generate a smell or taste sensation. |
| CHEMOMETRICS | • chemometrics n. (Chemistry) The use of mathematical statistics in the design of experiments, and the evaluation of the resulting data. |
| CHEMOSPHERIC | • CHEMOSPHERIC adj. relating to the chemosphere, the outermost layer of the atmosphere. |
| COENENCHYMAS | • COENENCHYMA n. gelatinous material uniting the polyps of an anthozoan colony. |
| COENENCHYMES | • COENENCHYME n. the gelatinous framework between polyps of an anthozoan colony. |
| ESCARMOUCHES | • escarmouches n. Plural of escarmouche. • ESCARMOUCHE n. (obsolete) a skirmish. |
| GEOMECHANICS | • geomechanics n. (Geology) The mechanics of rocks and soil. • GEOMECHANICS n. the study and application of rock and soil mechanics. |
| HOMESCREETCH | • HOMESCREETCH n. the mistle thrush. |
| MEGACHURCHES | • megachurches n. Plural of megachurch. • mega-churches n. Plural of mega-church. • MEGACHURCH n. a church, usually Protestant, with a very large congregation, typically housed in a complex offering sophisticated multimedia presentations and a range of secular facilities and services. |
| MESOCEPHALIC | • mesocephalic adj. (Of a person or animal) Having a head that is not particularly short or long from front to back, relative… • mesocephalic n. A mesocephalic person. • MESOCEPHALIC adj. having a medium-sized skull. |
| MOLECATCHERS | • molecatchers n. Plural of molecatcher. • MOLECATCHER n. a person whose business is to catch moles. |
| PHYCOMYCETES | • phycomycetes n. Plural of phycomycete. • Phycomycetes prop.n. An obsolete taxon comprising certain fungi with non-septate hyphae. • PHYCOMYCETE n. a fungus resembling algae. |
| SARCENCHYMES | • SARCENCHYME n. a soft tissue of sponges with close-packed cells and reduced gelatinous matrix. |
| SCHIZOMYCETE | • SCHIZOMYCETE n. any microscopic organism of the class Schizomycetes. |
| SCLERENCHYMA | • sclerenchyma n. (Botany) A mechanical ground tissue, impermeable to water, which consists of cells having narrow lumen… • sclerenchyma n. (Zoology) The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of the stony corals (Anthozoa). • SCLERENCHYMA n. plant tissue consisting of cells with thick lignified walls. |