| COMMITTEESHIP | • committeeship n. The position or office of being on a committee. • COMMITTEESHIP n. the office of committee. |
| DETECTOPHONES | • DETECTOPHONE n. a secret telephone for eavesdropping. |
| GENETOTROPHIC | • GENETOTROPHIC adj. denoting a defect in metabolism which prevents the normal assimilation of essential food elements. |
| HEMATOPOIETIC | • hematopoietic adj. Of or pertaining to hematopoiesis. • HEMATOPOIETIC adj. relating to hematopoiesis, the formation of blood, also HAEMATOPOIETIC. |
| HEPATECTOMIES | • hepatectomies n. Plural of hepatectomy. • HEPATECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the liver. |
| HETEROPLASTIC | • heteroplastic adj. (Pathology) Of, or relating to heteroplasm. • heteroplastic adj. (Surgery) Of a graft between individuals of different species. • heteroplastic adj. (Botany) Of cells possessing plastids from two or more parent cells or organisms. |
| HETEROTROPHIC | • heterotrophic adj. Being a heterotroph. • HETEROTROPHIC adj. dependent on external sources of organic nutrients. |
| HETEROTYPICAL | • heterotypical adj. Alternative form of heterotypic. • HETEROTYPICAL adj. denoting or relating to the first nuclear division of meiosis, in which the chromosome number is halved, also HETEROTYPIC. |
| HYPOEUTECTOID | • hypoeutectoid adj. Synonym of hypoeutectic. • hypoeutectoid n. A hypoeutectic alloy. • HYPOEUTECTOID adj. of a compound, containing less of the minor component than a eutectic compound. |
| PETROCHEMISTS | • petrochemists n. Plural of petrochemist. • PETROCHEMIST n. someone who studies petrochemistry or works in the petrochemical industry. |
| PHOTODETECTOR | • photodetector n. Any device used to detect electromagnetic radiation. • PHOTODETECTOR n. any of various devices for detecting and measuring the intensity of radiant energy through photoelectric action. |
| PHOTOELECTRIC | • photoelectric adj. Of or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron… • PHOTOELECTRIC adj. relating to photoelectricity, also PHOTOELECTRICAL. |
| PHOTOELECTRON | • photoelectron n. (Physics) An electron ejected from the surface of a material by the photoelectric effect. • PHOTOELECTRON n. an electron released from a surface by a photon. |
| PHOTOREACTIVE | • photoreactive adj. That participates in, or initiates a photoreaction. • PHOTOREACTIVE adj. reacting to light. |
| PHOTORECEPTOR | • photoreceptor n. (Biology) A specialized neuron or other structure able to detect and react to light. • PHOTORECEPTOR n. a receptor for light stimuli. |
| SPERMATOTHECA | • spermatotheca n. Synonym of spermatheca. • SPERMATOTHECA n. a receptacle for storing sperm. |
| STETHOSCOPIES | • STETHOSCOPY n. examination with a stethoscope. |
| TRACHEOPHYTES | • tracheophytes n. Plural of tracheophyte. • TRACHEOPHYTE n. any member of the clade of plants possessing vascular tissue; a vascular plant. |
| TWOPENCEWORTH | • TWOPENCEWORTH n. goods to the value of twopence. |