| EARTHWORM | • earthworm n. A worm that lives in the ground. • earthworm n. A worm of the family Lumbricidae, or, more generally, of the suborder Lumbricina. • earthworm n. (Figurative) A contemptible person; a groveller. |
| HEARTWORM | • heartworm n. (Veterinary medicine) A parasitic organism that afflicts dogs, the roundworm Dirofilaria immitis. • heartworm n. (Veterinary medicine) (uncountable) The condition caused by this organism. • HEARTWORM n. a filarial worm that is a parasite esp. in the hearts of dogs. |
| HIEROGRAM | • hierogram n. Sacred symbol, letter or writing. • hierogram n. Hieroglyph. • HIEROGRAM n. a sacred or hieroglyphic symbol. |
| HOROMETRY | • horometry n. The art or practice of measuring time by hours and subordinate divisions. • HOROMETRY n. the science of time measurement. |
| MENORRHEA | • menorrhea n. The flow of blood at menstruation. • MENORRHEA n. normal menstrual bleeding, also MENORRHOEA. |
| MOTHERIER | • MOTHERY adj. consisting of, containing, or resembling, mother (in vinegar). |
| PERIMORPH | • perimorph n. (Mineralogy) A mineral enclosed within another. • perimorph n. (Mineralogy) The outer mineral that encloses an endomorph. • PERIMORPH n. a crystal of one species enclosing one of another species. |
| RHEOMETER | • rheometer n. A device used to measure the flow properties of fluids with variable viscosity. • rheometer n. (Obsolete) A device used to measure the flow of electric current: an ammeter. • rheometer n. (Now rare) A flowmeter, especially for water or blood. |
| RHEOMETRY | • rheometry n. (Physics) The measurement of electrical current. • rheometry n. (Physics) The measurement of rheological properties of materials, especially by the use of a rheometer. • rheometry n. (Obsolete, mathematics) The calculus. |
| SHROOMERS | • shroomers n. Plural of shroomer. • SHROOMER n. one who takes magic mushrooms. |
| SMOTHERER | • smotherer n. Agent noun of smother; one who smothers. • SMOTHERER n. one who smothers. |
| THEREFROM | • therefrom adv. (Formal) From that; from him, her, or it. • THEREFROM adv. from that. |
| THERMIDOR | • Thermidor prop.n. (Historical) The eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar, from July 19 or 20 to August 17 or 18. • Thermidor n. A counterrevolution; a coup d’état resembling the Thermidorian Reaction. • THERMIDOR n. a method of preparing lobsters, the flesh being mixed with a cream sauce seasoned with mustard, and served in the shell. |
| TRICHROME | • trichrome adj. Trichromatic (involving three colours). • trichrome adj. (Cytology, of a stain) Staining three different tissues three different colours. • trichrome n. (Cytology) A combined stain that stains three different tissues three different colours. |
| UROCHROME | • urochrome n. (Biochemistry) A pigment that causes the yellow color in urine. It is a breakdown product of the blood’s… • UROCHROME n. an amorphous yellow pigment found in urine. |
| WHEREFROM | • wherefrom adv. (Archaic) from which; whence. • wherefrom adv. (Interrogative) from what? from where? whence? • WHEREFROM adv. from where. |
| XEROMORPH | • xeromorph n. Any plant, with xeromorphic leaves, that is adapted to a dry atmosphere; a xerophyte. • XEROMORPH n. a plant thriving in desert conditions, a xerophyte. |