| CHIRONOMID | • chironomid n. (Entomology) Any of the non-biting midges or Chironomidae, a family of true flies within the order Diptera. • CHIRONOMID n. a member of a large genus of common midges. |
| CHROMIDIUM | • chromidium n. A granule of extranuclear chromatin in the cytoplasm of a cell. • CHROMIDIUM n. an algal cell in a lichen. |
| DIATHERMIA | • diathermia n. Diathermy. • DIATHERMIA n. heating of internal parts of the body by electric currents, also DIATHERMY. |
| DIATHERMIC | • diathermic adj. (Medicine) Of or pertaining to diathermy. • diathermic adj. That allows the free passage of heat. • DIATHERMIC adj. permeable to or able to conduct radiant heat, also DIATHERMOUS. |
| DICHROISMS | • dichroisms n. Plural of dichroism. • DICHROISM n. the property of showing different colours exhibited by doubly refracting crystals when viewed in different directions by transmitted light. |
| DICHROMISM | • dichromism n. Dichromatism. • DICHROMISM n. the state of being dichromic. |
| DIMORPHISM | • dimorphism n. (Biology) The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part. • dimorphism n. (Biology) The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual. • dimorphism n. (Geology) A property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms. |
| HUMIDIFIER | • humidifier n. A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air. • HUMIDIFIER n. a device for supplying or maintaining humidity. |
| HYBRIDISMS | • hybridisms n. Plural of hybridism. • HYBRIDISM n. the state of being hybrid, also HYBRIDITY. |
| MAIDENHAIR | • maidenhair n. (Uncountable) A woman’s pubic hair. • maidenhair n. Either of two species of genus Adiantum of fern with delicate, hair-like stalks, especially Adiantum capillus-veneris. • maidenhair n. Designating various types of moss or flowering plants. |
| MITHRIDATE | • mithridate n. (Historical medicine) Any of various historical medicines—typically an electuary compounded with various… • mithridate n. (Figurative, now rare) Synonym of cure. • mithridate n. (Rare, obsolete) Ellipsis of mithridate mustard.: pepperwort (L. campestre), pennycress (T. arvense)… |
| NEPHRIDIUM | • nephridium n. (Biology) A tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates. • nephridium n. (Anatomy) The embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney. • NEPHRIDIUM n. in invertebrates and lower chordates, an organ serving the function of a kidney. |
| PREHOMINID | • prehominid n. Any evolutionary ancestor of the hominids. • PREHOMINID adj. preceding the evolution of hominids. • PREHOMINID n. an ancestor of hominids. |
| RHIPIDIUMS | • RHIPIDIUM n. a fan-shaped cymose inflorescence. |
| RHOMBOIDEI | • rhomboidei n. Plural of rhomboideus. • RHOMBOIDEUS n. a rhomboid, also RHOMBOIDES. |
| SKIRMISHED | • skirmished v. Simple past tense and past participle of skirmish. • SKIRMISH v. to engage in a minor battle. |