| CHAMAEPHYTE | • chamaephyte n. (Botany) Any low perennial plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level. • CHAMAEPHYTE n. a winter-flowering plant. |
| CHOMOPHYTES | • chomophytes n. Plural of chomophyte. • CHOMOPHYTE n. a plant growing on rocky ledges. |
| HAEMOLYMPHS | • haemolymphs n. Plural of haemolymph. • HAEMOLYMPH n. the bloodlike fluid of invertebrates, also HEMOLYMPH. |
| HOMEOMORPHY | • homeomorphy n. (Biology) The evolution of similar external forms from very distant ancestors. • homeomorphy n. (Mathematics) The formation of a new graph by inserting new nodes along existing edges. • HOMEOMORPHY n. the state of being homeomorphic, also HOMOMORPHY. |
| HOMOEOPATHY | • homoeopathy n. Alternative spelling of homeopathy. • homœopathy n. Alternative spelling of homeopathy. • HOMOEOPATHY n. the use of minute quantities of medications that in large amounts, produce symptoms like those of the disease being treated, also HOMEOPATHY. |
| HOMOPHYLIES | • homophylies n. Plural of homophyly. • HOMOPHYLY n. resemblance due to common ancestry. |
| HYMENOPHORE | • hymenophore n. (Mycology) The part of a fungus fruiting body which produces spore-bearing cells. • HYMENOPHORE n. the fruiting body of some basidiomycetous fungi. |
| HYPERTHERMY | • HYPERTHERMY n. an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41 degrees Centigrade or above, also HYPERPYREXIA. |
| HYPERTHYMIA | • hyperthymia n. A personality type characterized by an excessively positive disposition similar to, but more stable… • HYPERTHYMIA n. excessive emotionalism. |
| HYPOTHERMAL | • hypothermal adj. Involving extremely low temperatures. • hypothermal adj. (Geology) Formed or deposited under hypothermal conditions. • HYPOTHERMAL adj. of or relating to a hydrothermal metalliferous ore vein deposited at high temperature. |
| HYPOTHERMIA | • hypothermia n. (Pathology) Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans. • HYPOTHERMIA n. subnormal temperature of the body. |
| HYPOTHERMIC | • hypothermic adj. Affected by hypothermia; having an abnormally low body temperature. • HYPOTHERMIC adj. relating to hypothermia. |
| HYPSOCHROME | • hypsochrome adj. Hypsochromic. • HYPSOCHROME n. a shift to a shorter wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound. |
| PHYSITHEISM | • physitheism n. The ascription of physical form and attributes to a deity. • PHYSITHEISM n. the ascription of physical form and attributes to deity; the deification of the powers of nature. |
| PHYTOCHROME | • phytochrome n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of pigments that control most photomorphogenic responses in higher plants. • PHYTOCHROME n. a plant pigment which absorbs red or infrared rays and acts as an enzyme controlling growth. |