| CEPHALOCELES | • cephaloceles n. Plural of cephalocele. • CEPHALOCELE n. the protrusion of the membranes of the brain through a hole in the skull. |
| CEPHALOMETER | • cephalometer n. An instrument for measuring the head. • cephalometer n. A device for positioning the head, and holding it steady, for an X-ray or surgery; a cephalostat. • CEPHALOMETER n. an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry. |
| ELECTROPHILE | • electrophile n. (Chemistry) A compound or functional group that is attractive to, and accepts electrons, especially… • ELECTROPHILE n. an electrophilic substance, such as an electron-accepting reagent. |
| ELECTROPHONE | • electrophone n. (Music) any instrument designed to create sounds using electric currents. • ELECTROPHONE n. any instrument whose sound is produced by the oscillation of an electric current, such as an electronic organ, synthesizer, etc. |
| EPENCEPHALON | • epencephalon n. (Anatomy) The segment of the brain next behind the midbrain, including the cerebellum and pons; the hindbrain. • EPENCEPHALON n. the cerebellum. |
| EPHEBOPHILES | • ephebophiles n. Plural of ephebophile. • EPHEBOPHILE n. one who is sexually attracted to adolescents. |
| EXTREMOPHILE | • extremophile n. (Ecology) An organism that lives under extreme conditions of temperature, salinity etc; commercially… • EXTREMOPHILE n. an organism that lives under extreme environmental conditions. |
| HECKELPHONES | • heckelphones n. Plural of heckelphone. • HECKELPHONE n. an instrument of the oboe family. |
| HELICOPTERED | • helicoptered v. Simple past tense and past participle of helicopter. • HELICOPTER v. to travel by helicopter. |
| HELIOSPHERES | • heliospheres n. Plural of heliosphere. • HELIOSPHERE n. the region in space influenced by the sun or solar wind. |
| HETERODUPLEX | • heteroduplex n. (Biochemistry) A nucleic acid composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule. • heteroduplex v. To form such a compound by genetic recombination. • HETERODUPLEX n. a nucleic-acid molecule, such as DNA, composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule. |
| HETEROPHILES | • heterophiles n. Plural of heterophile. • HETEROPHILE n. a polymorphonuclear leukocyte in humans that may be stained with dyes, also HETEROPHIL. |
| HOPELESSNESS | • hopelessness n. The lack of hope; despair. • HOPELESSNESS n. the state of being hopeless. |
| NEPHELOMETER | • nephelometer n. (Analytical chemistry) An instrument for measuring various aspects of the suspended particles in a fluid;… • NEPHELOMETER n. an instrument for measuring cloudiness. |
| NEPHELOMETRY | • nephelometry n. (Analytical chemistry) The measurement of the concentration of a solution, suspension or dispersion… • nephelometry n. (Immunology) A technique used to determine the levels of antibodies or antigens in a suspension, based… • NEPHELOMETRY n. the measurement of the cloudiness of liquids. |
| PHYLOGENESES | • phylogeneses n. Plural of phylogenesis. • PHYLOGENESIS n. the evolutionary development of a species or other group of organisms through a succession of forms. |
| POLYETHYLENE | • polyethylene n. (Organic chemistry) A polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used for kitchenware… • POLYETHYLENE n. a generic name for certain thermoplastics, polymers of ethylene, also POLYTHENE. |
| SPELAEOTHEMS | • SPELAEOTHEM n. a term for depositional features, such as stalactites and stalagmites, found in caves, also SPELEOTHEM. |