| CEPHALOCHORDATE | • cephalochordate n. Any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets… • cephalochordate adj. Of or pertaining to these creatures. • CEPHALOCHORDATE n. any of a number of chordate fishlike animals (including the lancelets and amphioxus), having a persisting notochord projecting beyond the nerve cord to the end of the snout. |
| CEPHALOTHORACES | • cephalothoraces n. Plural of cephalothorax. • CEPHALOTHORAX n. the body, or head with thorax, of spiders, crustaceans, etc. |
| CEPHALOTHORACIC | • cephalothoracic adj. (Anatomy) Relating to or resembling a cephalothorax. • CEPHALOTHORACIC adj. relating to the cephalothorax. |
| CEPHALOTHORAXES | • cephalothoraxes n. Plural of cephalothorax. • CEPHALOTHORAX n. the body, or head with thorax, of spiders, crustaceans, etc. |
| CHEMOLITHOTROPH | • chemolithotroph n. Chemoautotroph. • CHEMOLITHOTROPH n. a bacterium that obtains its energy from inorganic compounds containing iron, nitrogen, or sulfur, and not from living on decaying organisms. |
| CHLOROETHYLENES | • chloroethylenes n. Plural of chloroethylene. • CHLOROETHYLENE n. vinyl chloride. |
| CHLOROTHIAZIDES | • chlorothiazides n. Plural of chlorothiazide. • CHLOROTHIAZIDE n. a thiazide diuretic used esp. in the treatment of edema and hypertension. |
| CHLORTHALIDONES | • CHLORTHALIDONE n. a diuretic used in the treatment of oedema, hypertension, and diabetes insipidus. |
| DICHLOROETHANES | • dichloroethanes n. Plural of dichloroethane. • DICHLOROETHANE n. a colorless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. |
| 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. |
| ELEUTHEROPHOBIC | • ELEUTHEROPHOBIC adj. suffering from a fear of freedom. |
| ETHNOHISTORICAL | • ethnohistorical adj. Relating to ethnohistory. • ETHNOHISTORICAL adj. relating to ethnohistory, also ETHNOHISTORIC. |
| ICHTHYODORULITE | • ichthyodorulite n. (Zoology) One of the spiny plates found on the back and tail of certain skates. • ichthyodorulite n. (Geology) A fossil fish-spine found in stratified rock. • ICHTHYODORULITE n. a fossilised fish-spine, also ICHTHYODORYLITE. |
| ICHTHYODORYLITE | • ICHTHYODORYLITE n. a fossilised fish-spine, also ICHTHYODORULITE. |
| LITHOCHROMATICS | • LITHOCHROMATICS n. the art or process of painting in oil on stone and taking impressions from the result. |
| LOPHOBRANCHIATE | • lophobranchiate adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Lophobranchii. • LOPHOBRANCHIATE n. any fish of the seahorse and pipefish genus. |
| PERCHLOROETHENE | • PERCHLOROETHENE n. a chlorine-carbon compound widely used for the dry cleaning of fabrics. |
| SCHOOLMASTERISH | • schoolmasterish adj. Resembling or characteristic of a schoolmaster. • SCHOOLMASTERISH adj. like a schoolmaster. |
| TRICHLOROETHANE | • trichloroethane n. (Organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric halogenated hydrocarbons, CH3-CCl3 or CH2Cl-CHCl2, that are… • trichloroethane n. (Organic chemistry) Any of many derivatives of these compounds. • TRICHLOROETHANE n. a volatile nonflammable colourless liquid with low toxicity used for cleaning electrical apparatus and as a solvent. |