| CHLAMYDOSPORE | • chlamydospore n. A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria. • CHLAMYDOSPORE n. a thick-walled usually resting fungal spore. |
| COPOLYMERISED | • copolymerised v. Simple past tense and past participle of copolymerise. • COPOLYMERISE v. to make into a copolymer, also COPOLYMERIZE. |
| COPOLYMERIZED | • copolymerized adj. Polymerized, along with another compound, to form a copolymer. • COPOLYMERIZE v. to make into a copolymer, also COPOLYMERISE. |
| COUNTERMELODY | • countermelody n. (Music) a secondary or supplemental melody played simultaneously with the primary melody. • counter-melody n. Alternative form of countermelody. • counter␣melody n. Alternative form of countermelody. |
| DEMONSTRATORY | • demonstratory adj. Serving to demonstrate something. • DEMONSTRATORY adj. serving to demonstrate. |
| DISCONFORMITY | • disconformity n. (Geology) A type of unconformity in which erosion or lack of deposition has occurred between two parallel… • disconformity n. (Religion) nonconformity. • DISCONFORMITY n. an unconformity in which the beds above the unconformity are parallel to the beds below the unconformity. |
| DYSMENORRHOEA | • dysmenorrhoea n. Alternative spelling of dysmenorrhea. • dysmenorrhœa n. Obsolete form of dysmenorrhea. • DYSMENORRHOEA n. painful menstruation, also DYSMENORRHEA. |
| GYNANDROMORPH | • gynandromorph n. An insect, crustacean or bird literally having physical characteristics of both sexes, usually displaying… • gynandromorph n. A person having certain physical characteristics of both sexes. • GYNANDROMORPH n. an animal having both male and female characteristics. |
| HYDROFORMINGS | • HYDROFORMING n. the catalytic reforming of petroleum to increase the proportion of aromatic and branched-chain hydrocarbons. |
| HYDROMEDUSOID | • HYDROMEDUSOID n. a hydromedusa, also HYDROMEDUSA, HYDROMEDUSAN. |
| HYDROSOMATOUS | • HYDROSOMATOUS adj. of or like hydrosomata. |
| HYDROTROPISMS | • hydrotropisms n. Plural of hydrotropism. • HYDROTROPISM n. growth in the direction of water. |
| HYPOCHONDRIUM | • hypochondrium n. (Anatomy) The upper region of the abdomen, below the lower ribs, each side of the epigastrium. • HYPOCHONDRIUM n. either of two regions of the upper part of the abdomen. |
| MOLLYCODDLERS | • mollycoddlers n. Plural of mollycoddler. • MOLLYCODDLER n. one who mollycoddles. |
| MONOGLYCERIDE | • monoglyceride n. (Organic chemistry) a lipid, an ester of glycerol and one fatty acid (in the 1- or 2- positions). • MONOGLYCERIDE n. any of various esters of glycerol in which only one of the three hydroxyl groups is esterified and which are often used as emulsifiers. |
| POSTMODERNITY | • postmodernity n. The state or condition of being postmodern. • postmodernity n. Something postmodern. |
| RHABDOMYOMATA | • rhabdomyomata n. Plural of rhabdomyoma. • RHABDOMYOMA n. a tumour of striated muscle. |
| THYROIDECTOMY | • thyroidectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland. • THYROIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the thyroid gland. |
| TROGLODYTISMS | • TROGLODYTISM n. the practice of living in caves. |