| DIETHYLENE | • diethylene n. (Organic chemistry, in combination) Two ethylene groups in a molecule. • DIETHYLENE n. as in diethylene glycol, a colourless soluble liquid. |
| DYOTHELETE | • dyothelete n. Alternative form of dyothelite. • DYOTHELETE n. a believer in dithelism, the doctrine that Christ on earth had two wills, human and divine, also DIOTHELETE, DITHELETE, DYOTHELITE. |
| 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. |
| ETHEREALLY | • ethereally adv. In an ethereal manner. • ETHEREAL adv. characterized by lightness and insubstantiality, also AETHEREAL, ETHEREOUS, ETHERIAL. |
| EYEPATCHES | • eyepatches n. Plural of eyepatch. • eye␣patches n. Plural of eye patch. • EYEPATCH n. a patch worn to protect an injured eye. |
| GREYWETHER | • greywether n. A large block of hard sandstone found sporadically over south and southeast England. • GREYWETHER n. a sandstone boulder of South England, also GRAYWETHER. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| HYETOMETER | • hyetometer n. Rain gauge. • HYETOMETER n. an instrument for measuring rainfall. |
| HYPERMETER | • hypermeter n. A hypercatalectic line, i.e. with two syllables beyond the metrum. • hypermeter n. A period with a redundant syllable. • HYPERMETER n. a verse which has a redundant syllable or foot; a hypercatalectic verse. |
| HYPERTENSE | • hypertense adj. Extremely tense. • HYPERTENSE adj. excessively tense. |
| HYSTERESES | • hystereses n. Plural of hysteresis. • HYSTERESIS n. the retardation or lagging of an effect behind the cause of the effect. |
| METHYLENES | • methylenes n. Plural of methylene. • METHYLENE n. the radical CH2, which is the basic unit of hydrocarbon chains. |
| 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. |
| VEHEMENTLY | • vehemently adv. In a vehement manner; expressing with a strong or forceful attitude. • VEHEMENT adv. ardent. |