| ENTEROTOMY | • enterotomy n. (Surgery) incision into the intestine. • ENTEROTOMY n. incision of the intestines, esp. in reducing certain cases of hernia. |
| HETEROATOM | • heteroatom n. (Chemistry) Any atom which is not carbon or hydrogen. • heteroatom n. (Chemistry) Any atom in a heterocyclic ring (or other structure normally built of carbon atoms) that… • HETEROATOM n. an atom other than carbon in the ring of a heterocyclic compound. |
| HETEROCONT | • HETEROCONT n. a kind of yellow-green alga, also HETEROKONT. |
| HETERODONT | • heterodont adj. (Zootomy) Having teeth of different types (like most mammals). • heterodont adj. (Malacology) Of bivalves or their hinge teeth: having two to three wedge-shaped cardinal teeth set in… • heterodont n. (Zoology) A heterodont animal. |
| HETEROKONT | • heterokont adj. (Biology) Having flagella of unequal length. • heterokont n. (Biology) Any member of the superphylum Heterokonta, most of which are algae. • HETEROKONT n. a kind of yellow-green alga, also HETEROCONT. |
| HETEROTOPY | • heterotopy n. (Biology) A deviation from the natural position; abnormal placement. • heterotopy n. (Biology) A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to take place over thousands of years… • HETEROTOPY n. displacement of an organ of the body, also HETEROTOPIA. |
| OPTOMETERS | • optometers n. Plural of optometer. • OPTOMETER n. an instrument for testing vision. |
| OUTTOWERED | • outtowered v. Simple past tense and past participle of outtower. • OUTTOWER v. to tower above. |
| OVERPOTENT | • overpotent adj. Too potent or powerful. • OVERPOTENT adj. too potent or powerful. |
| PHOTOMETER | • photometer n. (Physics) Any of several instruments used to measure various aspects of the intensity of light. • photometer v. (Astronomy) To measure some aspect of light (from a star) using a photometer. • PHOTOMETER n. an instrument for measuring light intensity. |
| POTOMETERS | • potometers n. Plural of potometer. • POTOMETER n. an instrument measuring the rate at which plants absorb water. |
| PROTOSTELE | • protostele n. (Botany) A type of stele, in which the vascular tissue in the stem forms a solid core, with no central… • PROTOSTELE n. a stele in which the vascular tissue forms a solid core, with centrally placed xylem surrounded by phloem. |
| SCOTOMETER | • scotometer n. An instrument for detecting and measuring scotomas. • SCOTOMETER n. an instrument for detecting defects in the visual field. |
| STEREOTOMY | • stereotomy n. (Geometry, masonry) The cutting or dissection of solids. • STEREOTOMY n. the cutting of stone or other solid materials. |
| STREETROOM | • STREETROOM n. space enough in the street. |
| TELEROBOTS | • telerobots n. Plural of telerobot. • TELEROBOT n. a robot under continuous human control), for example as used to perform a task in an area unsafe for the human operator such as in nuclear decommissioning. |
| TENDERFOOT | • tenderfoot n. (Chiefly North America) An inexperienced person; a novice. • tenderfoot n. (Historical) A newcomer or arriviste to the region in the American frontier (Old West and Wild West). • tenderfoot n. (Dated) A Boy Scout of the lowest rank. |
| TENTERHOOK | • tenterhook n. One of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter. • tenter-hook n. Alternative form of tenterhook. • tenter␣hook n. Alternative form of tenterhook. |
| TONOMETERS | • tonometers n. Plural of tonometer. • TONOMETER n. an instrument used to measure the pitch of musical tones. |
| TROMOMETER | • tromometer n. An instrument for measuring slight earthquake shocks. • TROMOMETER n. an instrument for detecting or measuring faint tremors caused by an earthquake. |