| AMPHIGORIES | • amphigories n. Plural of amphigory. • AMPHIGORY n. a nonsensical piece of writing, usually in verse form, typically composed as a parody, also AMPHIGOURI. |
| BEHAVIORISM | • behaviorism n. An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is… • BEHAVIORISM n. (US) the psychological theory that behaviour is governed by conditioning rather than internal processes and that by changing behaviour patterns it is possible to treat psychological disorders, also BEHAVIOURISM. |
| BIMORPHEMIC | • bimorphemic adj. Consisting of, or relating to, two morphemes. • bimorphemic adj. Relating to bimorphemes. • BIMORPHEMIC adj. consisting of two morphemes. |
| CHIRONOMIES | • chironomies n. Plural of chironomy. • CHIRONOMY n. the art of gesticulation or mime. |
| DIAMORPHINE | • diamorphine n. (Pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin. • DIAMORPHINE n. a strong painkilling drug. |
| DINOTHERIUM | • dinotherium n. An extinct animal of large size, with elephant-like tusks curved down from its lower jaw. • DINOTHERIUM n. an extinct elephantine mammal with downward-curving tusks, also DEINOTHERE, DEINOTHERIUM, DINOTHERE. |
| HELIOMETRIC | • heliometric adj. Of or relating to the heliometer, or to heliometry. • HELIOMETRIC adj. relating to heliometry, also HELIOMETRICAL. |
| HEMIMORPHIC | • hemimorphic adj. (Crystallography) Having the two ends (of an axis) modified with unlike planes. • HEMIMORPHIC adj. asymmetric at the axial ends. |
| HEMITROPIES | • HEMITROPY n. the state of being a twin. |
| HEMITROPISM | • HEMITROPISM n. the state of being a hemitrope, a twinned crystal. |
| HEMOSIDERIN | • hemosiderin n. (Biochemistry) An abnormal microscopic pigment, formed of granules of a complex of iron hydroxides… • HEMOSIDERIN n. a pigment that is formed in some phagocytic cells by the breakdown of hemoglobin and is probably essentially a denatured form of ferritin, also HAEMOSIDERIN. |
| INHARMONIES | • inharmonies n. Plural of inharmony. • INHARMONY n. want of harmony. |
| MICROFICHES | • microfiches n. Plural of microfiche. • microfiches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of microfiche. • MICROFICHE n. a sheet of microfilm containing rows of images of pages of printed matter. |
| MICROINCHES | • microinches n. Plural of microinch. • MICROINCH n. one millionth of an inch. |
| MISBEHAVIOR | • misbehavior n. (American spelling) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected. • MISBEHAVIOR n. bad behaviour, also MISBEHAVIOUR. |
| MOONSHINIER | • MOONSHINY adj. full of moonlight. |
| PERIMORPHIC | • perimorphic adj. Of or relating to perimorphism or a perimorph. • PERIMORPHIC adj. like a perimorph, also PERIMORPHOUS. |
| PREHOMINIDS | • prehominids n. Plural of prehominid. • PREHOMINID n. an ancestor of hominids. |
| RHIZOTOMIES | • rhizotomies n. Plural of rhizotomy. • RHIZOTOMY n. the surgical severance of the spinal nerve roots to alleviate pain. |
| THERMIONICS | • thermionics n. The science dealing with thermionic emission. • THERMIONICS n. physics dealing with thermionic phenomena. |