| ARCHIPHONEME | • archiphoneme n. (Phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them… • ARCHIPHONEME n. an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized, conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes. |
| CHLOROETHENE | • chloroethene n. (Organic chemistry) vinyl chloride, or any other chlorinated derivative of ethene. • CHLOROETHENE n. ethyl chloride. |
| CHRISTOPHENE | • christophene n. Alternative form of christophine. |
| ETHNOGRAPHER | • ethnographer n. One who practices ethnography. • ETHNOGRAPHER n. a student of ethnography. |
| HEARTHSTONES | • hearthstones n. Plural of hearthstone. • HEARTHSTONE n. a stone forming a hearth. |
| HENCHPERSONS | • henchpersons n. Plural of henchperson. • HENCHPERSON n. a henchman or henchwoman. |
| HEPTAHEDRONS | • heptahedrons n. Plural of heptahedron. • HEPTAHEDRON n. a solid figure having several plane faces. |
| HETEROCHRONY | • heterochrony n. (Biology) the variation in ontogeny of individuals of a species that gives rise to evolution. • HETEROCHRONY n. divergence from normal time sequence in development, also HETEROCHRONISM. |
| HEXAHEMERONS | • HEXAHEMERON n. the (biblical) six days of creation, also HEXAEMERON. |
| HORSESHOEING | • horseshoeing v. Present participle of horseshoe. • HORSESHOEING n. the act of shoeing a horse. |
| HYMENOPHORES | • hymenophores n. Plural of hymenophore. • HYMENOPHORE n. the fruiting body of some basidiomycetous fungi. |
| NYCHTHEMERON | • nychthemeron n. A period of one day and one night, a date: in the West, this is a period of 24 consecutive hours. • NYCHTHEMERON n. (Greek) a full period of a day and night. |
| PHANEROPHYTE | • phanerophyte n. (Biology) Any woody plant that carries its dormant buds openly on branches above the ground. • PHANEROPHYTE n. a perennial plant that bears its perennating buds well above the surface of the ground. |
| SCHIZOPHRENE | • schizophrene n. (Dated) A schizophrenic individual. • SCHIZOPHRENE n. one affected with schizophrenia. |
| THEATROPHONE | • theatrophone n. Alternative spelling of théâtrophone. • théâtrophone n. (Dated) An early telephone technology allowing subscribers to listen to live opera and theatre performances. • THEATROPHONE n. (historical) a telephone connecting callers to a theatre so they can listen to a live performance there. |
| THERMOHALINE | • thermohaline adj. Of, or relating to a combination of temperature and salinity. • thermohaline n. Thermohaline circulation. • THERMOHALINE adj. involving both temperature and salinity. |