| COELENTERATES | • coelenterates n. Plural of coelenterate. • COELENTERATE n. a classification of animals that includes sea anemones, hydra, jellyfish, and coral. |
| ELECTROCEMENT | • ELECTROCEMENT n. cement made in an electric furnace by adding lime to molten slag. |
| ELECTROMETERS | • electrometers n. Plural of electrometer. • ELECTROMETER n. an instrument for measuring electrical potential. |
| ENTERECTOMIES | • enterectomies n. Plural of enterectomy. • ENTERECTOMY n. surgical removal of the intestines. |
| EXTENSOMETERS | • extensometers n. Plural of extensometer. • EXTENSOMETER n. an instrument for measuring deformation in an object due to forces applied. |
| EXTEROCEPTIVE | • exteroceptive adj. (Anatomy) That responds to external stimuli. • EXTEROCEPTIVE adj. relating to, being, or activated by stimuli received by an organism from outside. |
| HETEROGAMETES | • heterogametes n. Plural of heterogamete. • HETEROGAMETE n. male and female sex cells are different. |
| HETEROGENEITY | • heterogeneity n. (Uncountable) Diversity. • heterogeneity n. (Countable) A composition of diverse parts. • heterogeneity n. (Uncountable) The quality of a substance which is not uniform. |
| HETEROGENETIC | • heterogenetic adj. (Biology) Of, or relating to heterogenesis. • heterogenetic adj. (Medicine) Of a disease: produced by infection from outside the body. • HETEROGENETIC adj. relating to heterogenesis, also HETEROGENIC. |
| PENETROMETERS | • penetrometers n. Plural of penetrometer. • PENETROMETER n. an instrument for measuring the firmness or consistency of substances. |
| REFLECTOMETER | • reflectometer n. An instrument used to measure the reflectance of a surface. • REFLECTOMETER n. instrument for measuring reflectance of radiant energy. |
| STEREOMETRIES | • STEREOMETRY n. the measurement of volumes of solid figures. |
| TELECONVERTER | • teleconverter n. (Photography) A secondary lens mounted between the camera and a photographic lens so as to enlarge the… • TELECONVERTER n. a supplementary lens system for converting a camera lens to a greater focal length. |
| TENDEROMETERS | • tenderometers n. Plural of tenderometer. • TENDEROMETER n. an instrument for measuring tenderness of fruits and vegetables. |
| TERATOGENESES | • teratogeneses n. Plural of teratogenesis. • TERATOGENESIS n. the production of developmental malformations. |
| THERMOELEMENT | • thermoelement n. (Physics) A thermoelectric couple used to convert heat into electricity; a thermocouple. • THERMOELEMENT n. a device for measuring small currents consisting of a wire heating element and a thermocouple in electrical contact with it. |
| WEATHEROMETER | • weatherometer n. A device that measures the controlled weathering of a sample of material under the influence of light… • WEATHEROMETER n. an instrument for measuring weather-resisting properties of paint. |