| ASTHENOSPHERES | • asthenospheres n. Plural of asthenosphere. • ASTHENOSPHERE n. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, characterized by a relatively low resistance to plastic flow. |
| ASTHENOSPHERIC | • asthenospheric adj. (Geology) Of, pertaining to, or arising from the asthenosphere, the soft area of the upper mantle. • ASTHENOSPHERIC adj. relating to the asthenosphere. |
| CHEMOSYNTHESES | • chemosyntheses n. Plural of chemosynthesis. • CHEMOSYNTHESIS n. synthesis of organic compounds (as in living cells) by energy derived from inorganic chemical reactions. |
| CHEMOSYNTHESIS | • chemosynthesis n. The production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds such as carbon dioxide, using… • CHEMOSYNTHESIS n. synthesis of organic compounds (as in living cells) by energy derived from inorganic chemical reactions. |
| ETHNOHISTORIES | • ethnohistories n. Plural of ethnohistory. • ETHNOHISTORY n. a study of the development of cultures. |
| HEALTHLESSNESS | • healthlessness n. The state or condition of being healthless. • HEALTHLESSNESS n. the state of being healthless. |
| HEATHENISHNESS | • heathenishness n. The state or quality of being heathenish. • HEATHENISHNESS n. the state of being heathenish. |
| HYPERSTHENITES | • hypersthenites n. Plural of hypersthenite. • HYPERSTHENITE n. a pyroxenite composed almost wholly of hypersthene. |
| PHILHELLENISTS | • Philhellenists n. Plural of Philhellenist. • PHILHELLENIST n. one who loves Greece, also PHILHELLENE. |
| PHOSPHORESCENT | • phosphorescent adj. Having the property of emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away… • phosphorescent n. A phosphorescent substance. • PHOSPHORESCENT adj. exhibiting phosphorescence. |
| PHOTOSYNTHESES | • photosyntheses n. Plural of photosynthesis. • PHOTOSYNTHESIS n. the biochemical process in which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll, and is used to fuel the building of sugar molecules. |
| PHYTOBENTHOSES | • PHYTOBENTHOS n. plants living at the bottom of water collectively. |
| THIEVISHNESSES | • THIEVISHNESS n. the state of being thievish. |
| THOROUGHNESSES | • thoroughnesses n. Plural of thoroughness. • THOROUGHNESS n. the state of being thorough. |
| THUNDERFLASHES | • thunderflashes n. Plural of thunderflash. • THUNDERFLASH n. a container, such as a blank shell, filled with explosive powder, which makes a flash and a loud explosion when detonated. |
| THUNDERSHOWERS | • thundershowers n. Plural of thundershower. • THUNDERSHOWER n. a shower accompanied by lightning and thunder. |
| WORTHWHILENESS | • worthwhileness n. The condition of being worthwhile. • WORTHWHILENESS n. the state of being worthwhile. |