| ANTHOPHORES | • anthophores n. Plural of anthophore. • ANTHOPHORE n. the stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the Pink family. |
| CHOROPLETHS | • choropleths n. Plural of choropleth. • CHOROPLETH n. a map using symbols (often a series of shadings) on geographic subdivisions to represent each subdivision's level in a range of values. |
| FATHERHOODS | • fatherhoods n. Plural of fatherhood. • FATHERHOOD n. the state of being a father. |
| HOMEOTHERMS | • homeotherms n. Plural of homeotherm. • HOMEOTHERM n. an organism that maintains the same temperature. |
| HOUSEMOTHER | • housemother n. A woman employed in a residence for young people, to look after them. • HOUSEMOTHER n. a woman in charge of children in an institution. |
| HYPOSTROPHE | • hypostrophe n. (Medicine) The act of a patient turning himself or herself. • hypostrophe n. (Medicine) A relapse, or return of a disease. • hypostrophe n. (Rhetoric) The use of insertion or parenthesis. |
| MOTHERHOODS | • motherhoods n. Plural of motherhood. • MOTHERHOOD n. the state of being a mother. |
| MOTHERHOUSE | • motherhouse n. The monastery from which the other ’houses’ of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly)… • motherhouse n. The convent which is the seat (and often the above original foundation) of the superior of an order… • MOTHERHOUSE n. the convent in which the superior of a religious community resides. |
| ORTHOPHYRES | • ORTHOPHYRE n. a fine-grained syenitic rock with orthoclase crystals. |
| PHOSPHORATE | • phosphorate v. (Transitive) To combine or treat with phosphorus; to phosphorize. • PHOSPHORATE v. to combine or impregnate with phosphorus. |
| PHOSPHORETS | • phosphorets n. Plural of phosphoret. • PHOSPHORET n. (obsolete) a phosphide, also PHOSPHURET. |
| PHOSPHORITE | • phosphorite n. (Mineralogy) a sedimentary rock rich in phosphate minerals such as apatite. • PHOSPHORITE n. fibrous apatite. |
| PHOTOPHORES | • photophores n. Plural of photophore. • PHOTOPHORE n. a luminiferous organ. |
| PHOTOSPHERE | • photosphere n. (Astronomy) A visible surface layer of a star, and especially that of a sun. • PHOTOSPHERE n. the sun's luminous envelope. |
| THEOSOPHERS | • theosophers n. Plural of theosopher. • THEOSOPHER n. a believer in theosophy, immediate divine illumination or wisdom, also THEOSOPH, THEOSOPHIST. |
| THOROUGHEST | • thoroughest adj. Superlative form of thorough: most thorough. • THOROUGH adj. complete, also THORO. |