| DICHLOROMETHANE | • dichloromethane n. (Organic chemistry) The partially halogenated hydrocarbon CH2Cl2 widely used as a solvent. • DICHLOROMETHANE n. a noxious colourless liquid widely used as a solvent, e.g. in paint strippers. |
| EDRIOPHTHALMIAN | • EDRIOPHTHALMIAN adj. of crustaceans, with stalkless eyes, also EDRIOPHTHALMIC, EDRIOPHTHALMOUS. |
| EDRIOPHTHALMIC | • EDRIOPHTHALMIC adj. of crustaceans, with stalkless eyes, also EDRIOPHTHALMIAN, EDRIOPHTHALMOUS. |
| EDRIOPHTHALMOUS | • edriophthalmous adj. (Zoology) Pertaining to the Edriophthalma, a former classification of peracarids. • EDRIOPHTHALMOUS adj. of crustaceans, with stalkless eyes, also EDRIOPHTHALMIAN, EDRIOPHTHALMIC. |
| HEADMASTERSHIP | • headmastership n. The role or position of headmaster. • HEADMASTERSHIP n. the office of headmaster. |
| HEADMASTERSHIPS | • headmasterships n. Plural of headmastership. • HEADMASTERSHIP n. the office of headmaster. |
| HEMICHORDATE | • hemichordate n. (Biology) Any of many marine worms, of the phylum Hemichordata, that have a primitive notochord. • hemichordate adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of these animals. • HEMICHORDATE n. a kind of marine worm. |
| HEMICHORDATES | • hemichordates n. Plural of hemichordate. • HEMICHORDATE n. a kind of marine worm. |
| HEMIHYDRATE | • hemihydrate n. (Chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains one molecule of water of crystallization per two molecules… • HEMIHYDRATE n. a hydrate, such as plaster of paris, containing half a mole of water to one mole of the compound forming the hydrate. |
| HEMIHYDRATED | • hemihydrated adj. (Chemistry) In the form of a hemihydrate. • HEMIHYDRATED adj. in the form of a hemihydrate. |
| HEMIHYDRATES | • hemihydrates n. Plural of hemihydrate. • HEMIHYDRATE n. a hydrate, such as plaster of paris, containing half a mole of water to one mole of the compound forming the hydrate. |
| HERMAPHRODITE | • hermaphrodite n. An individual or organism possessing ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads. • hermaphrodite n. A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities. • hermaphrodite n. (Nautical) A hermaphrodite brig. |
| HERMAPHRODITES | • hermaphrodites n. Plural of hermaphrodite. • HERMAPHRODITE n. a human being, animal or plant with the organs of both sexes. |
| HERMAPHRODITIC | • hermaphroditic adj. Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite. • hermaphroditic adj. (Biology) Possessing the reproductive organs of both sexes. • HERMAPHRODITIC adj. of or like a hermaphrodite, bearing both sexes, e.g. of plants usually in the same flower. |
| HERMAPHRODITISM | • hermaphroditism n. The state of having sexual organs of both the male and female sexes. • HERMAPHRODITISM n. the state of being hermaphrodite, bearing both sexes, usually in the same flower. |
| HYPERTHYROIDISM | • hyperthyroidism n. (Medicine) The excessive production of hormones by the thyroid. • hyperthyroidism n. (Pathology) The pathological condition resulting from these excess hormones. • HYPERTHYROIDISM n. excessive functional activity of the thyroid gland. |
| RHADAMANTHINE | • Rhadamanthine adj. Strictly and uncompromisingly just. • Rhadamanthine adj. Inflexibly rigorous or severe. • RHADAMANTHINE adj. strictly and inflexibly honest and just. |
| RHYTHMISED | • rhythmised v. Simple past tense and past participle of rhythmise. • RHYTHMISE v. to subject to rhythm, also RHYTHMIZE. |
| RHYTHMIZED | • rhythmized v. Simple past tense and past participle of rhythmize. • RHYTHMIZE v. to subject to rhythm, also RHYTHMISE. |