| ASTHENOSPHERE | • asthenosphere n. (Geology) The zone of the Earth’s upper mantle, below the lithosphere. • ASTHENOSPHERE n. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, characterized by a relatively low resistance to plastic flow. |
| CHEESEHOPPERS | • CHEESEHOPPER n. a small fly whose larvae feed on cheese and move by jumping. |
| HEBEPHRENIACS | • hebephreniacs n. Plural of hebephreniac. • HEBEPHRENIAC n. one suffering from hebephrenia, a form of dementia occurring at puberty, also HEBEPHRENIC. |
| HEPHTHEMIMERS | • HEPHTHEMIMER n. in Greek and Latin prosody, seven half-feet. |
| HETEROPHONIES | • heterophonies n. Plural of heterophony. • HETEROPHONY n. an independent variation on a single melody by two or more voices. |
| HYPERESTHESIA | • hyperesthesia n. Unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense. • HYPERESTHESIA n. excessive sensitivity, also HYPERAESTHESIA. |
| HYPERESTHETIC | • hyperesthetic adj. Relating to, or exhibiting, hyperesthesia. • hyperesthetic adj. Excessively esthetic. • HYPERESTHETIC adj. relating to hyperesthesia. |
| HYPERSTHENITE | • hypersthenite n. (Mineralogy) A more or less coarsely crystalline igneous rock, allied to gabbro; an aggregate of labradorite… • HYPERSTHENITE n. a pyroxenite composed almost wholly of hypersthene. |
| HYPERTHERMIES | • HYPERTHERMY n. an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41 degrees Centigrade or above, also HYPERPYREXIA. |
| PHENANTHRENES | • phenanthrenes n. Plural of phenanthrene. • PHENANTHRENE n. an aromatic hydrocarbon of coal tar. |
| PHENYLEPHRINE | • phenylephrine n. (Medicine, pharmacology) An α-adrenergic receptor agonist related to adrenaline, used as a vasoconstrictor… • PHENYLEPHRINE n. an agent used in the form of its hydrochloride as a vasoconstrictor. |
| SHEEPHERDINGS | • SHEEPHERDING n. looking after sheep. |
| SHEEPSHEARERS | • sheepshearers n. Plural of sheepshearer. • SHEEPSHEARER n. one that shears sheep. |
| SHEEPSHEARING | • sheepshearing n. The act of shearing sheep. • SHEEPSHEARING n. the act of shearing sheep. |
| SHEPHERDESSES | • shepherdesses n. Plural of shepherdess. • SHEPHERDESS n. a woman or girl who tends sheep. |
| TEREPHTHALATE | • terephthalate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of terephthalic acid. • TEREPHTHALATE n. a salt or ester of terephthalic acid. |
| THERMOSPHERES | • thermospheres n. Plural of thermosphere. • THERMOSPHERE n. the outermost layer of the atmosphere. |