| HONEYMONTHED | • HONEYMONTH v. (obsolete) to spend one's honeymoon, also HONEYMOON. |
| HYDROFORMING | • hydroforming n. (Engineering) A cost-effective way of shaping malleable metals into lightweight, stiff pieces by means… • hydroforming n. (Organic chemistry) The reaction of petroleum with hydrogen. • HYDROFORMING n. the catalytic reforming of petroleum to increase the proportion of aromatic and branched-chain hydrocarbons. |
| HYDROMETEORS | • hydrometeors n. Plural of hydrometeor. • HYDROMETEOR n. a general term for the aqueous phenomena of the atmosphere, as rain, snow, sleet, hail. |
| HYDROMORPHIC | • hydromorphic adj. Synonym of hydric (“requiring moisture”). • hydromorphic adj. (Soil science) Formed in the presence of an excess of water. • HYDROMORPHIC adj. developed in the presence of an excess of moisture which tends to suppress aerobic factors in soil-building. |
| HYDROTROPISM | • hydrotropism n. (Biology) The movement of a plant (or other organism) in response to water, either towards or away from water. • HYDROTROPISM n. growth in the direction of water. |
| HYDROXONIUMS | • hydroxoniums n. Plural of hydroxonium. • HYDROXONIUM n. the obsolete name for the cation H3O+ derived from protonation of water. |
| LYMPHOMATOID | • lymphomatoid adj. Relating to, or characteristic of lymphomata. • LYMPHOMATOID adj. like a lymphoma. |
| MONOHYDRATED | • monohydrated adj. Hydrated with a single molecule of water. • MONOHYDRATED adj. like a monohydrate. |
| MONOHYDRATES | • monohydrates n. Plural of monohydrate. • MONOHYDRATE n. a hydrate containing one molecule of water per molecule of the compound. |
| MONOHYDROGEN | • monohydrogen n. (Chemistry, in combination) A single hydrogen atom in a compound. • MONOHYDROGEN adj. designating compounds containing one hydrogen atom or ion for each combining radical or ion, e.g. disodium monohydrogen orthophosphate. |
| MONOPHYODONT | • monophyodont adj. (Biology) Having only one set of teeth. • monophyodont n. (Biology) Any organism with only one set of teeth. • MONOPHYODONT n. an animal with only one set of teeth. |
| MYTHOLOGISED | • mythologised v. Simple past tense and past participle of mythologise. • MYTHOLOGISE v. to make mythical, also MYTHOLOGIZE. |
| MYTHOLOGIZED | • mythologized v. Simple past tense and past participle of mythologize. • MYTHOLOGIZE v. to make mythical, also MYTHOLOGISE. |
| ORCHIDECTOMY | • orchidectomy n. Synonym of orchiectomy. • ORCHIDECTOMY n. excision of one or both testicles, also ORCHIECTOMY. |
| PHOTODYNAMIC | • photodynamic adj. Of, relating to, or caused by the energy or momentum of light or other electromagnetic radiations. • photodynamic adj. Of, or relating to photodynamics. • PHOTODYNAMIC adj. of, relating to, or having the property of intensifying or inducing a toxic reaction to light (as in the destruction of cancer cells stained with a light-sensitive dye) in a living system. |
| PODOPHYLLUMS | • podophyllums n. Plural of podophyllum. • PODOPHYLLUM n. the dried rootlet and rhizome of the mayapple, used as a caustic. |
| RHABDOMYOMAS | • rhabdomyomas n. Plural of rhabdomyoma. • RHABDOMYOMA n. a tumour of striated muscle. |