| CHIAROSCUROS | • chiaroscuros n. Plural of chiaroscuro. • CHIAROSCURO n. (Italian) the quality of being veiled or partly in shadow. |
| CHIROPTEROUS | • CHIROPTEROUS adj. relating to the Chiroptera, bats. |
| CREATUREHOOD | • creaturehood n. The condition of being a creature; the realm of creatures. • CREATUREHOOD n. the state of being a creature. |
| CRYOPHORUSES | • cryophoruses n. Plural of cryophorus. • CRYOPHORUS n. an instrument for showing the decrease in the temperature of water by its evaporation. |
| FLUOROCHROME | • fluorochrome n. Any of various fluorescent dyes used to stain biological material before microscopic examination. • FLUOROCHROME n. any of various fluorescent substances used in biological staining to produce fluorescence in a specimen. |
| HYDROFLUORIC | • hydrofluoric adj. (Chemistry) Containing hydrogen and fluorine. • HYDROFLUORIC adj. as in hydrofluoric acid, a strong acid used for etching glass. |
| HYPERCOLOURS | • HYPERCOLOUR n. a dye that causes a fabric to change colour with a change of temperature. |
| LEUCORRHOEAL | • leucorrhoeal adj. Alternative form of leukorrheal. • leucorrhœal adj. Obsolete form of leukorrheal. • LEUCORRHOEAL adj. relating to leucorrhoea, also LEUKORRHEAL. |
| LEUCORRHOEAS | • leucorrhoeas n. Plural of leucorrhoea. • LEUCORRHOEA n. an abnormal mucous or mucopurulent discharge from the vagina, also LEUKORRHEA. |
| NECROPHOROUS | • necrophorous adj. (Zoology) Carrying away and burying dead bodies, like the beetles of the genus Necrophorus. • NECROPHOROUS adj. carrying away and burying dead bodies, as do burying beetles. |
| NEUROTROPHIC | • neurotrophic adj. Of or relating to neurotrophy. • NEUROTROPHIC adj. relating to the nutrition of the nervous system, or to nutritional changes influenced by the nervous system. |
| PHOTOCURRENT | • photocurrent n. Any electric current that flows as a result of photoconductivity or the photovoltaic effect. • PHOTOCURRENT n. a stream of electrons produced by photoelectric or photovoltaic effects. |
| RHIZOCARPOUS | • rhizocarpous adj. (Botany) Having perennial rootstocks or bulbs, but annual flowering stems; said of all perennial herbs. • RHIZOCARPOUS adj. of or like a rhizocarp, also RHIZOCARPIC. |
| URETHROSCOPE | • urethroscope n. An instrument for examining the interior of the urethra. • URETHROSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing the interior of the urethra. |
| URETHROSCOPY | • urethroscopy n. (Medicine) Examination of the interior of the urethra. • URETHROSCOPY n. medical examination of the urethra. |
| UROCHORDATES | • urochordates n. Plural of urochordate. • UROCHORDATE n. a member of the Urochordata, tunicates. |