| CHALDRONS | • chaldrons n. Plural of chaldron. • CHALDRON n. an old unit of capacity, equal to 36 heaped bushels, also CHALDER. |
| CHLORDANE | • chlordane n. (Organic chemistry) A very toxic chlorinated polycyclic hydrocarbon once used as an insecticide. • CHLORDANE n. a highly poisonous liquid insecticide, also CHLORDAN. |
| CHLORDANS | • chlordans n. Plural of chlordan. • CHLORDAN n. a toxic compound of chlorine, used as an insecticide. |
| CHONDRULE | • chondrule n. A small, round granule, formed from molten rock, found in chondritic meteorites. • CHONDRULE n. a spheroidal mineral grain embedded in a meteorite, also CHONDRE. |
| DRONISHLY | • dronishly adv. In a dronish manner. • DRONISH adv. like a drone; idle. |
| HANDROLLS | • handrolls n. Plural of handroll. • HANDROLL n. a cigarette rolled by hand. |
| HODIERNAL | • hodiernal adj. (Archaic or literary, rare outside grammar) Of or pertaining to the present day or today; hodiern. • HODIERNAL adj. of or pertaining to the present day. |
| HOLANDRIC | • holandric adj. (Genetics, of a trait) Encoded by genes on the Y chromosome and thus transmitted from father to son. • HOLANDRIC adj. transmitted by a gene in the nonhomologous portion of the Y chromosome. |
| HORNGELDS | • horngelds n. Plural of horngeld. • HORNGELD n. a feudal rent based upon the number of horned cattle. |
| HOWLROUND | • howlround n. (Electronics) A high-pitched squeal produced by feedback when a microphone is too close to its connected speakers. • howl-round n. (Television) feedback (high-pitched howling noise caused by a loop between microphone and speaker). • HOWLROUND n. a condition resulting in a howling noise when recording from a mike, also HOWLBACK. |
| INHOLDERS | • inholders n. Plural of inholder. • INHOLDER n. a container. |
| INKHOLDER | • inkholder n. A container for ink. • INKHOLDER n. a container for ink; the reservoir of a fountain-pen. |
| NORTHLAND | • northland n. A land that lies to the north. • Northland prop.n. A region in the far north of the North Island, New Zealand. • NORTHLAND n. the northern part of a country. |
| PENHOLDER | • penholder n. A device for storing pens while they are not being used. • penholder n. Alternative form of penhold. • PENHOLDER n. a holder for pens. |
| RHODINALS | • RHODINAL n. an aldehyde found in citronella, used in soaps and perfumes. |
| ROUNDHEEL | • ROUNDHEEL n. an immoral woman. |
| WALDHORNS | • waldhorns n. Plural of waldhorn. • WALDHORN n. (German) a French valveless hunting horn. |