| ETHNOGRAPHY | • ethnography n. (Anthropology) The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies. • ethnography n. An ethnographic work. • ETHNOGRAPHY n. the study and systematic recording of human cultures. |
| HEMERYTHRIN | • hemerythrin n. (Biochemistry) A respiratory pigment found in sipunculids, priapulids and brachiopods. • HEMERYTHRIN n. an iron-containing respiratory pigment in the blood of various chiefly marine invertebrates. |
| HETEROPHONY | • heterophony n. (Music) The simultaneous performance by a number of singers or musicians of two or more versions of the same melody. • HETEROPHONY n. an independent variation on a single melody by two or more voices. |
| HYDROPHANES | • hydrophanes n. Plural of hydrophane. • HYDROPHANE n. a semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water. |
| HYDROPHONES | • hydrophones n. Plural of hydrophone. • HYDROPHONE n. an apparatus for listening to sounds conveyed by water. |
| 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. |
| HYPAETHRONS | • HYPAETHRON n. an open court. |
| HYPERSTHENE | • hypersthene n. (Mineralogy) An inosilicate that is an orthorhombic pyroxene. • HYPERSTHENE n. a rock-forming orthorhombic silicate of magnesium and ferrous iron. |
| NEPHROPATHY | • nephropathy n. (Pathology) Damage to, disease of, or abnormality of the kidneys. • NEPHROPATHY n. kidney disease. |
| RHYNCHOCOEL | • rhynchocoel n. A nemertean worm of the former phylum Rhynchocoela. • rhynchocoel n. A tubular cavity, in such worms and other organisms, enclosing a proboscis. • RHYNCHOCOEL n. the cavity in which the proboscis of a nemertine lies. |
| SYNCHROMESH | • synchromesh n. A system of synchronized transmission found in modern gearboxes to make gear changing easier and smoother. • synchromesh n. (By extension) A device which functions like a synchronized transmission. • synchromesh adj. Having the quality of smoothly exchanging interlocking forces. |
| TENORRHAPHY | • tenorrhaphy n. (Surgery) suture of a tendon. • TENORRHAPHY n. the repairing of a split or torn tendon by sutures. |
| THEANTHROPY | • theanthropy n. Theanthropism. • THEANTHROPY n. a belief in the union of divine and human. |