| COHERENTLY | • coherently adv. In a coherent manner. • COHERENT adv. sticking together. |
| CORYPHENES | • coryphenes n. Plural of coryphene. • CORYPHENE n. a fish of the genus Coryphaena. |
| ENDOTHERMY | • endothermy n. (Biology) A form of thermoregulation in which heat is generated by the organism’s metabolism. • ENDOTHERMY n. surgical introduction of electric needle or knife into tissues. |
| ENHYDROSES | • enhydroses n. Plural of enhydros. • ENHYDROS n. (Greek) a variety of chalcedony containing water. |
| HEMELYTRON | • hemelytron n. (Anatomy) An insect’s forewing with both membranous and hardened portions. • HEMELYTRON n. an insect forewing thickened at the base, membranous at the apex, also HEMELYTRUM, HEMIELYTRON. |
| HETERODYNE | • heterodyne adj. Of two oscillations: having two slightly different frequencies such that, when combined, they produce a beat. • heterodyne n. The beat so produced. • heterodyne n. Either the sum or difference of the two oscillations. |
| HETEROGENY | • heterogeny n. (Biology) the condition or state of being heterogenous. • heterogeny n. (Biology) heterogenesis. • HETEROGENY n. spontaneous or alternate generation, also HETEROGENESIS. |
| HETEROGONY | • heterogony n. (Botany) The condition of having two or more kinds of flower, different as to the length of their stamens and pistils. • HETEROGONY n. the condition of having two or more kinds of flowers, different as to the length of their stamens and pistils. |
| HETERONOMY | • heteronomy n. The political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law. • heteronomy n. The state of being beholden to external influences. • heteronomy n. (Biology) The condition of being heteronomous. |
| HETERONYMS | • heteronyms n. Plural of heteronym. • HETERONYM n. a word having same spelling but different sound and meaning e.g. lead/lead. |
| HONEYEATER | • honeyeater n. Any of the many Australasian birds of the family Meliphagidae, which have a tongue adapted for obtaining… • HONEYEATER n. any bird of a large Australian family. |
| HYPERNOVAE | • hypernovae n. Plural of hypernova. • HYPERNOVA n. an exploding star than produces even more energy and light than a supernova. |
| HYPERPNOEA | • hyperpnoea n. Alternative spelling of hyperpnea. • hyperpnœa n. Obsolete spelling of hyperpnea. • HYPERPNOEA n. abnormally fast breathing, also HYPERPNEA. |
| HYPOCENTER | • hypocenter n. (US) Alternative spelling of hypocentre. • HYPOCENTER n. the point under the earth's surface where the energy of an earthquake is first released. |
| HYPOCENTRE | • hypocentre n. (Geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre. • hypocentre n. (Military) The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero. • HYPOCENTRE n. the point on the earth directly below the centre of a nuclear explosion. |
| NEPHROPEXY | • nephropexy n. (Surgery) suspension or fixation of the kidney. • NEPHROPEXY n. the fixation of a floating kidney. |
| PREHENSORY | • prehensory adj. Adapted to seize or grasp; prehensile. • PREHENSORY adj. adapted to seize or grasp; prehensile, also PREHENSILE, PREHENSIVE, PREHENSORIAL. |