| DERMATOPHYTE | • dermatophyte n. Any parasitic fungus (mycosis) that infects the skin (tinea, ringworm, jock itch, athlete’s foot). • DERMATOPHYTE n. a fungus parasitic on the skin or skin derivatives (as hair or nails). |
| ERYTHEMATOUS | • erythematous adj. Of or pertaining to erythema#Noun. • ERYTHEMATOUS adj. showing erythema, redness of the skin. |
| ERYTHORBATES | • erythorbates n. Plural of erythorbate. • ERYTHORBATE n. a salt of erythorbic acid that is used in foods as an antioxidant. |
| ERYTHROCYTES | • erythrocytes n. Plural of erythrocyte. • ERYTHROCYTE n. a red blood corpuscle. |
| FOURTEENTHLY | • fourteenthly adv. In the fourteenth place; fourteenth in a row. • FOURTEENTH adv. number fourteen in sequence. |
| HETEROBLASTY | • heteroblasty n. (Biology, botany) The state of being heteroblastic. • HETEROBLASTY n. the state of being heteroblastic. |
| HETERODACTYL | • heterodactyl adj. (Zoology) heterodactylous. • HETERODACTYL n. a heterodactylous bird. |
| HETEROGAMETY | • heterogamety n. (Biology) The production of gametes of different ploidy by an individual of one sex of an organism. • HETEROGAMETY n. the state of being heterogametic. |
| HETEROPLASTY | • heteroplasty n. The grafting of tissue between different individuals of the same or different species. • HETEROPLASTY n. grafting of foreign tissue. |
| HETEROSTYLED | • heterostyled adj. (Botany) Having styles of two or more distinct forms or lengths. • HETEROSTYLED adj. having styles of different length in different flowers, also HETEROSTYLOUS. |
| HETEROTHALLY | • heterothally n. Heterothallism. • HETEROTHALLY n. the state of being heterothallic, also HETEROTHALLISM. |
| HETEROTROPHY | • heterotrophy n. The state of being a heterotroph. • HETEROTROPHY n. the state of being a heterotroph, a secondary feeder eating plants or other animals. |
| HETEROZYGOTE | • heterozygote n. (Genetics) A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci. • heterozygote n. (Biology) A bacteriophage that has two different copies of its genetic material and so produces two… • HETEROZYGOTE n. a heterozygous individual. |
| HYSTERECTOMY | • hysterectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus. • HYSTERECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the womb. |
| PHREATOPHYTE | • phreatophyte n. (Biology) Any plant, typically living in deserts, that obtains its water from long taproots that reach… • PHREATOPHYTE n. a plant with a deep root system that draws its water supply from near the water table. |
| PTERIDOPHYTE | • pteridophyte n. Any plant of the division Pteridophyta, of simple vascular plants that reproduce via spores rather than… • PTERIDOPHYTE n. the general name for the ferns and their allies. |
| RHYTHMOMETER | • rhythmometer n. An instrument for marking time in musical movements. • RHYTHMOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the speed of rhythms. |
| STEPMOTHERLY | • stepmotherly adj. Like or befitting a stepmother. • STEPMOTHERLY adj. like a stepmother. |
| STONYHEARTED | • stonyhearted adj. Cruel, compassionless, discompassionate, as if having a heart made of stone. • stony-hearted adj. Alternative form of stonyhearted. • STONYHEARTED adj. unfeeling, cruel. |
| TRACHEOPHYTE | • tracheophyte n. (Botany): Any plant possessing vascular tissue (xylem and phloem), including ferns, conifers, and flowering plants. • TRACHEOPHYTE n. any member of the clade of plants possessing vascular tissue; a vascular plant. |