| AEROHYDROPLANE | • AEROHYDROPLANE n. a winged hydroplane or flying-boat. |
| ANDROGYNOPHORE | • androgynophore n. (Botany) A stalk bearing both the androecium and the gynoecium of a flower above the level of insertion… • ANDROGYNOPHORE n. another name for the androphore, a support or column on which stamens are raised. |
| CHONDROPHORINE | • CHONDROPHORINE n. a member of the Chondrophora, a suborder of hydrozoans similar to medusae but with a different internal structure. |
| DEHYDRORETINOL | • dehydroretinol n. (Organic chemistry) A derivative of retinol having an extra double bond; vitamin A2. • DEHYDRORETINOL n. vitamin A2. |
| DYSMENORRHOEAL | • dysmenorrhoeal adj. Alternative form of dysmenorrheal. • dysmenorrhœal adj. Obsolete form of dysmenorrheal. • DYSMENORRHOEAL adj. suffering from dysmenorrhoea, painful menstruation, also DYSMENORRHEAL. |
| DYSMENORRHOEAS | • dysmenorrhoeas n. Plural of dysmenorrhoea. • dysmenorrhœas n. Plural of dysmenorrhœa. • DYSMENORRHOEA n. painful menstruation, also DYSMENORRHEA. |
| DYSMENORRHOEIC | • dysmenorrhoeic adj. Alternative spelling of dysmenorrheic. • dysmenorrhœic adj. Obsolete form of dysmenorrheic. • DYSMENORRHOEIC adj. suffering from dysmenorrhoea, painful menstruation, also DYSMENORRHEIC. |
| ENDOMYCORRHIZA | • endomycorrhiza n. (Ecology) A form of mycorrhiza in which the hyphae of the fungus penetrate the root cells. • ENDOMYCORRHIZA n. a type of fungus with hyphae that penetrate the cell wall and invaginate the cell membrane. |
| HORRENDOUSNESS | • horrendousness n. The quality of being horrendous. • HORRENDOUS n. fearful; frightful. |
| HYDROCORALLINE | • HYDROCORALLINE n. a member the Hydrozoa, which includes millepores etc. |
| HYDROCORTISONE | • hydrocortisone n. (Biochemistry, steroids, pharmacology) A glucocorticoid steroid hormone C21H30O5 produced by the adrenal… • HYDROCORTISONE n. a glucocorticoid hormone that is used to treat inflammatory and allergic conditions, aka cortisol. |
| HYDRONEPHROSES | • hydronephroses n. Plural of hydronephrosis. • HYDRONEPHROSIS n. distension of the kidney with urine held up as a result of obstruction in the urinary tract. |
| HYDRONEPHROSIS | • hydronephrosis n. (Pathology) distension of the kidneys due to obstruction in the flow of urine. • HYDRONEPHROSIS n. distension of the kidney with urine held up as a result of obstruction in the urinary tract. |
| HYDRONEPHROTIC | • hydronephrotic adj. Exhibiting hydronephrosis. • HYDRONEPHROTIC adj. relating to hydronephrosis, distension of the kidney with urine. |
| HYDROXYPROLINE | • hydroxyproline n. (Biochemistry) A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue. • HYDROXYPROLINE n. an amino acid. |
| NORETHINDRONES | • NORETHINDRONE n. a synthetic progestational hormone used in birth control pills. |
| ORTHOHYDROGENS | • orthohydrogens n. Plural of orthohydrogen. • ORTHOHYDROGEN n. the form of molecular hydrogen, constituting about 75 per cent of the total at normal temperatures, in which the nuclei of the atoms spin in the same direction. |
| ROADWORTHINESS | • roadworthiness n. The property of being roadworthy. • ROADWORTHINESS n. the state of being roadworthy. |
| TRAPEZOHEDRONS | • trapezohedrons n. Plural of trapezohedron. • TRAPEZOHEDRON n. a crystalline form whose faces are trapeziums. |
| TRISOCTAHEDRON | • trisoctahedron n. (Crystallography) A solid of the isometric system bounded by 24 equal faces, three corresponding to… • TRISOCTAHEDRON n. a solid figure having 24 congruent faces and an octahedron as a base. |