| ARCHEGONIUM | • archegonium n. (Botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell)… • ARCHEGONIUM n. the structure on the pteridophyte prothallus that produces the sessile female gametes. |
| ATHERMANOUS | • athermanous adj. Not transmitting heat. • ATHERMANOUS adj. impervious to radiant heat. |
| BURTHENSOME | • burthensome adj. Obsolete spelling of burdensome. • BURTHENSOME adj. heavy, oppressive, also BURDENOUS, BURDENSOME. |
| CHURCHWOMEN | • churchwomen n. Plural of churchwoman. • CHURCHWOMAN n. a woman who is a member of a church. |
| COUNTERMYTH | • countermyth n. A myth that counters or contradicts another. • COUNTERMYTH n. an opposing myth. |
| 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. |
| ERYTHRONIUM | • erythronium n. A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet. • erythronium n. (Obsolete) An early proposed name for vanadium. • Erythronium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Liliaceae – the fawnlilies. |
| EUCHROMATIN | • euchromatin n. (Genetics) uncoiled dispersed threads of chromosomal material that occurs during interphase; it stains… • EUCHROMATIN n. the part of chromatin that is genetically active and is largely composed of genes. |
| HOMONUCLEAR | • homonuclear adj. (Chemistry, of a molecule) Having atoms of only one element, especially having elements of only a single isotope. • homonuclear adj. (Organic chemistry, of a reaction etc) Taking place within the same ring of a compound. • HOMONUCLEAR adj. of or relating to a molecule composed of identical nuclei. |
| HUMDURGEONS | • HUMDURGEON n. an imaginary illness. |
| NEUROHUMORS | • neurohumors n. Plural of neurohumor. • NEUROHUMOR n. a neurohormone, esp. a neurotransmitter, also NEUROHUMOUR. |
| NEUROHUMOUR | • neurohumour n. Alternative form of neurohumor. • NEUROHUMOUR n. a neurohormone, esp. a neurotransmitter, also NEUROHUMOR. |
| NOTOTHERIUM | • Nototherium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Diprotodontidae – extinct marsupials with hypsodont molars, a relative… • NOTOTHERIUM n. an extinct Pleistocene rhinoceros-sized marsupial of the genus Nototherium, related to the wombats. |
| NOURISHMENT | • nourishment n. The act of nourishing or the state of being nourished. • nourishment n. Something that nourishes; food. • NOURISHMENT n. food, nutriment. |
| OUTHOMERING | • outhomering v. Present participle of outhomer. • OUTHOMER v. to surpass in hitting home runs. |
| PNEUMOGRAPH | • pneumograph n. Alternative form of pneumatograph. • PNEUMOGRAPH n. an instrument for measuring and recording respiration. |
| RHAMNACEOUS | • rhamnaceous adj. Of or pertaining to plants in the family Rhamnaceae, the buckthorns. • RHAMNACEOUS adj. relating to the buckthorn family. |
| SOUTHERNISM | • southernism n. Anything characteristic of the southern part of a region, especially the southern United States. • southernism n. A word or phrase (a dialectism) from Southern American English. • SOUTHERNISM n. a southern expression. |