| ECTOTHERM | • ectotherm n. (Biology) An animal, such as an amphibian, fish, reptile, or arthropod, which has a limited ability… • ECTOTHERM n. a cold-blooded animal. |
| HAEMATITE | • haematite n. (Chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematite. • hæmatite n. Alternative spelling of hematite. • HAEMATITE n. an ore of iron, also HEMATITE. |
| HEMATITES | • hematites n. Plural of hematite. • HEMATITE n. an ore of iron, also HAEMATITE. |
| HERMETIST | • hermetist n. Alternative form of hermeticist. • HERMETIST n. an adherent of hermetism, a system of ideas based on hermetic teachings. |
| HETMANATE | • hetmanate n. Government by a hetman, or the territory thereby governed. • HETMANATE n. the office of hetman, the head or general of the Cossacks. |
| HUMECTATE | • humectate v. (Obsolete) To moisten. • HUMECTATE v. to moisten; to wet, also HUMECT. |
| METHYLATE | • methylate v. To add, or treat with methyl alcohol (see methylated spirits). • methylate v. (Organic chemistry) To add a methyl group to a compound. • methylate v. (Biochemistry) To add a methyl group to a nucleic acid as part of the process of gene expression. |
| NOMOTHETE | • nomothete n. A lawgiver; a legislator. • nomothete n. A name giver. • NOMOTHETE n. a lawgiver. |
| NYMPHETTE | • nymphette n. Alternative form of nymphet. • NYMPHETTE n. a sexually desirable pubescent girl, also NYMPHET. |
| THELEMENT | • THELEMENT n. (Spenser) the element. |
| THEMATISE | • thematise v. (Linguistics) Convert a sentence or a part of it into a theme; modify a verb form by adding a thematic vowel. • thematise v. Make thematic; organize in themes. • thematise v. Bring attention to a topic, e.g. by discussing it constructively. |
| THEMATIZE | • thematize v. Alternative spelling of thematise. • THEMATIZE v. to place (a word or phrase) at the start of a sentence in order to focus attention on it, also THEMATISE. |
| THERMETTE | • thermette n. (New Zealand) A portable device for efficiently boiling water outdoors using small combustible materials… • THERMETTE n. (tradename) a device, used outdoors, for boiling water rapidly. |
| THERMITES | • thermites n. Plural of thermite. • THERMITE n. a metallic mixture that produces intense heat when ignited, also THERMIT. |
| THERMOSET | • thermoset n. A thermosetting plastic. • THERMOSET v. of resin or plastic, to set permanently after melting and moulding. |
| UMPTEENTH | • umpteenth adj. (Informal, often slightly derogatory) Occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence. • UMPTEENTH adj. the ordinal of umpteen. • UMPTEENTH n. an indefinitely large number in a sequence, also UMPTIETH, UMTEENTH. |