| ARCHIPHONEME | • archiphoneme n. (Phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them… • ARCHIPHONEME n. an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized, conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes. |
| ARCHIPHONEMES | • archiphonemes n. Plural of archiphoneme. • ARCHIPHONEME n. an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized, conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes. |
| CHAMBERLAINSHIP | • chamberlainship n. The office or post of chamberlain. • CHAMBERLAINSHIP n. the office of chamberlain. |
| CHERISHMENT | • cherishment n. (Rare) the act of cherishing. • cherishment n. (Obsolete) encouragement; comfort. • CHERISHMENT n. the act of cherishing. |
| CHERISHMENTS | • cherishments n. Plural of cherishment. • CHERISHMENT n. the act of cherishing. |
| CHLORAMPHENICOL | • chloramphenicol n. (Pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic C11H12Cl2N2O5 isolated from cultures of a soil actinomycete… • CHLORAMPHENICOL n. an antibiotic drug originally isolated from a soil microorganism, effective against various bacterial and viral diseases. |
| CHURCHMANLIER | • CHURCHMANLY adj. in the manner of a churchman. |
| CHURCHMANLIEST | • CHURCHMANLY adj. in the manner of a churchman. |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | • dichloromethane n. (Organic chemistry) The partially halogenated hydrocarbon CH2Cl2 widely used as a solvent. • DICHLOROMETHANE n. a noxious colourless liquid widely used as a solvent, e.g. in paint strippers. |
| HETEROCHROMATIN | • heterochromatin n. (Cytology) Heterochromatic tightly coiled chromosome material; believed to be genetically inactive. • HETEROCHROMATIN n. densely staining chromatin that appears as nodules in or along chromosomes and contains relatively few genes. |
| HETEROCHRONISM | • heterochronism n. (Biology) heterochrony. • HETEROCHRONISM n. divergence from the normal time sequence in development, also HETEROCHRONY. |
| HETEROCHRONISMS | • heterochronisms n. Plural of heterochronism. • HETEROCHRONISM n. divergence from the normal time sequence in development, also HETEROCHRONY. |
| HYDROMECHANICAL | • hydromechanical adj. Of or pertaining to hydromechanics. • HYDROMECHANICAL adj. relating to a branch of mechanics that deals with the equilibrium and motion of fluids and of solid bodies immersed in them. |
| HYDROMECHANICS | • hydromechanics n. (Physics) fluid mechanics, especially when dealing with water. • HYDROMECHANICS n. the study of movement in liquids, also HYDRODYNAMICS. |
| MECHANOMORPHISM | • MECHANOMORPHISM n. the doctrine that the universe is fully explicable in mechanistic terms. |
| MORPHOPHONEMIC | • morphophonemic adj. (Linguistics) Relating to morphophonemes or morphophonemics. • MORPHOPHONEMIC adj. like a morphophoneme. |
| MORPHOPHONEMICS | • morphophonemics n. Morphophonology. • MORPHOPHONEMICS n. linguistic structure in terms of the phonological patterning of morphemes. |
| PHONOCHEMISTRY | • PHONOCHEMISTRY n. the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves. |
| TROCHELMINTH | • trochelminth n. (Zoology, obsolete) Any member of the Trochelminthes. • TROCHELMINTH n. any invertebrate of the former taxonomic group Trochelminthes, which included the rotifers and gastrotrichs. |
| TROCHELMINTHS | • trochelminths n. Plural of trochelminth. • TROCHELMINTH n. any invertebrate of the former taxonomic group Trochelminthes, which included the rotifers and gastrotrichs. |