| AUTOHYPNOSES | • autohypnoses n. Plural of autohypnosis. • AUTOHYPNOSIS n. self-induced and usually automatic hypnosis. |
| CRYOPHORUSES | • cryophoruses n. Plural of cryophorus. • CRYOPHORUS n. an instrument for showing the decrease in the temperature of water by its evaporation. |
| ENDOPHYLLOUS | • endophyllous adj. (Botany) Wrapped in a leaf or sheath. • ENDOPHYLLOUS adj. being or formed within a sheathing leaf; living inside a leaf. |
| EUPHONIOUSLY | • euphoniously adv. In a euphonious manner. • EUPHONIOUS adv. agreeable in sound, also EUPHONIC, EUPHONICAL. |
| HECTOCOTYLUS | • hectocotylus n. (Zoology) A modified arm of any of several male cephalopods that functions as a reproductive organ by… • HECTOCOTYLUS n. a tentacle in certain male cephalopod molluscs, such as the octopus, that is specialized for transferring spermatozoa to the female. |
| HETEROGYNOUS | • heterogynous adj. (Zoology) Having females very unlike the males in form and structure. • heterogynous adj. (Zoology) Having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants or bees. • HETEROGYNOUS adj. of ants, bees, etc., having two types of female, one fertile and the other infertile. |
| HETERONYMOUS | • heteronymous adj. Of, or relating to a heteronym. • heteronymous adj. Being different words, but having a common relationship, as in the case of brother and sister, which denote siblings. • heteronymous adj. (Ophthalmology) Heteronymous hemianopsia (blindness in the left side of one eye and the right side of the other eye). |
| HETEROZYGOUS | • heterozygous adj. Of an organism which has two different alleles of a given gene. • HETEROZYGOUS adj. having the two alleles at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes different for one or more loci. |
| HOMOSEXUALLY | • homosexually adv. In a homosexual way. • HOMOSEXUAL adv. attracted to the same sex. |
| HORRENDOUSLY | • horrendously adv. In a horrendous manner. • HORRENDOUS adv. fearful; frightful. |
| HYDROQUINONE | • hydroquinone n. (Organic chemistry) The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic… • HYDROQUINONE n. another name for quinol. |
| HYPERCOLOURS | • HYPERCOLOUR n. a dye that causes a fabric to change colour with a change of temperature. |
| MESOPHYLLOUS | • mesophyllous adj. (Botany) Of moist habitats and having mostly large and soft leaves. • mesophyllous adj. (Botany) Relating to the mesophyllum. • MESOPHYLLOUS adj. of or like a mesophyll, also MESOPHYLLIC. |
| OXYCEPHALOUS | • OXYCEPHALOUS adj. having a conical skull, also OXYCEPHALIC. |
| POLYCHAETOUS | • polychaetous adj. Relating to polychaetes. • POLYCHAETOUS adj. of or like a polychaete, a type of aquatic worm, also POLYCHETOUS. |
| PYROPHORUSES | • PYROPHORUS n. any substance capable of igniting spontaneously on exposure to air. |
| RHEUMATOLOGY | • rheumatology n. (Medicine) The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints. • RHEUMATOLOGY n. the study of rheumatism. |
| URETHROSCOPY | • urethroscopy n. (Medicine) Examination of the interior of the urethra. • URETHROSCOPY n. medical examination of the urethra. |