| COMETOGRAPHY | • cometography n. A scientific description of comets. • COMETOGRAPHY n. the description of comets. |
| HEPATICOLOGY | • hepaticology n. The scientific study of liverworts (Marchantiophyta). • HEPATICOLOGY n. the study of liverworts. |
| HOMEOTYPICAL | • homeotypical adj. (Biology) Of or resembling the usual type. • HOMEOTYPICAL adj. denoting or relating to the second nuclear division of meiosis, which resembles mitosis, also HOMOEOTYPICAL. |
| HYPEROSTOTIC | • hyperostotic adj. Exhibiting or relating to hyperostosis. • HYPEROSTOTIC adj. relating to hyperostosis, abnormal growth of bone tissue. |
| HYPOCHLORITE | • hypochlorite n. (Chemistry) any salt of hypochlorous acid; used as a household bleach. • HYPOCHLORITE n. a salt of hypochlorous acid. |
| HYPOTHECATOR | • hypothecator n. (Law) One who hypothecates or pledges anything as security for the repayment of money borrowed. • HYPOTHECATOR n. one who hypothecates. |
| HYSTEROSCOPE | • hysteroscope n. (Medicine) An instrument designed to allow visual examination of the uterus. |
| HYSTEROSCOPY | • hysteroscopy n. (Medicine) The examination of the uterus using a hysteroscope. |
| MONOPHYLETIC | • monophyletic adj. (Biology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting a single phylum (or other taxon) of organisms. • monophyletic adj. (Biology) Deriving from a single clade (monophylum). • monophyletic adj. (Biology) Descending from a single ancestral species. |
| OOPHORECTOMY | • oophorectomy n. (Medicine) Surgical removal of one or both ovaries. • oöphorectomy n. Alternative spelling of oophorectomy. • OOPHORECTOMY n. the operation of removing one or both of the ovaries, aka ovariotomy. |
| ORTHOCEPHALY | • orthocephaly n. The condition of being orthocephalic. • ORTHOCEPHALY n. the state of being orthocephalic. |
| PHAGOCYTOSED | • phagocytosed adj. Engulfed and ingested as a result of phagocytosis. • PHAGOCYTOSE v. to subject to phagocytic action. |
| PHAGOCYTOSES | • phagocytoses n. Plural of phagocytosis. • PHAGOCYTOSIS n. the destruction of harmful elements by phagocytes. |
| PHYTOCHROMES | • phytochromes n. Plural of phytochrome. • PHYTOCHROME n. a plant pigment which absorbs red or infrared rays and acts as an enzyme controlling growth. |
| POLYCHAETOUS | • polychaetous adj. Relating to polychaetes. • POLYCHAETOUS adj. of or like a polychaete, a type of aquatic worm, also POLYCHETOUS. |
| PYROCATECHOL | • pyrocatechol n. (Organic chemistry) A dihydric phenol, benzene-1,2-diol, present in some tars. • PYROCATECHOL n. another name for catechol, also PYROCATECHIN. |
| TRACHEOSCOPY | • tracheoscopy n. (Medicine) examination of the interior of the trachea using a tracheoscope. • TRACHEOSCOPY n. inspection of the trachea. |
| URETHROSCOPY | • urethroscopy n. (Medicine) Examination of the interior of the urethra. • URETHROSCOPY n. medical examination of the urethra. |