| DIETHYLENE | • diethylene n. (Organic chemistry, in combination) Two ethylene groups in a molecule. • DIETHYLENE n. as in diethylene glycol, a colourless soluble liquid. |
| ELEVENTHLY | • eleventhly adv. In the eleventh place; eleventh in a row. • ELEVENTH adv. eleventh in sequence. |
| ENTHYMEMES | • enthymemes n. Plural of enthymeme. • ENTHYMEME n. an argument of probability only. |
| HENPECKERY | • henpeckery n. Henpecking behaviour. • HENPECKERY n. the practice of henpecking, nagging. |
| HETERODYNE | • heterodyne adj. Of two oscillations: having two slightly different frequencies such that, when combined, they produce a beat. • heterodyne n. The beat so produced. • heterodyne n. Either the sum or difference of the two oscillations. |
| HETEROGENY | • heterogeny n. (Biology) the condition or state of being heterogenous. • heterogeny n. (Biology) heterogenesis. • HETEROGENY n. spontaneous or alternate generation, also HETEROGENESIS. |
| HONEYDEWED | • honeydewed adj. Covered in honeydew. • HONEYDEWED adj. covered with honeydew, a sugary substance excreted by aphids and other insects. |
| HONEYEATER | • honeyeater n. Any of the many Australasian birds of the family Meliphagidae, which have a tongue adapted for obtaining… • HONEYEATER n. any bird of a large Australian family. |
| HYPERTENSE | • hypertense adj. Extremely tense. • HYPERTENSE adj. excessively tense. |
| MESENCHYME | • mesenchyme n. (Anatomy) That part of the mesoderm of an embryo that develops into connective tissue, bone, cartilage, etc. • MESENCHYME n. the embryonic tissue from which circulatory, lymphatic, skeletal, and connective tissue develop. |
| METHYLENES | • methylenes n. Plural of methylene. • METHYLENE n. the radical CH2, which is the basic unit of hydrocarbon chains. |
| PHENYLENES | • phenylenes n. Plural of phenylene. • PHENYLENE n. a compound derived from benzene. |
| POLYETHENE | • polyethene n. (Organic chemistry, official IUPAC name) polyethylene. • POLYETHENE n. the systematic name for polythene. |
| SYNESTHETE | • synesthete n. Alternative spelling of synaesthete. |
| THREEPENNY | • threepenny adj. Having a value or cost of threepence. • threepenny adj. Of little worth; mean; vulgar. • threepenny n. A stamp worth three pence. |
| UNHEEDEDLY | • unheededly adv. Without being heeded. • UNHEEDED adv. not heeded. |
| VEHEMENTLY | • vehemently adv. In a vehement manner; expressing with a strong or forceful attitude. • VEHEMENT adv. ardent. |