| CHRYSOLITES | • chrysolites n. Plural of chrysolite. • CHRYSOLITE n. a yellow variety of olivine. |
| CHRYSOTILES | • chrysotiles n. Plural of chrysotile. • CHRYSOTILE n. an asbestiform variety of serpentine. |
| DYSTROPHIES | • dystrophies n. Plural of dystrophy. • DYSTROPHY n. impaired or imperfect nutrition; any of several disorders in which there is wasting of muscle tissue, also DYSTROPHIA. |
| ERYTHROSINS | • erythrosins n. Plural of erythrosin. • ERYTHROSIN n. a red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosine, also ERYTHROSINE. |
| HETEROCYSTS | • heterocysts n. Plural of heterocyst. • HETEROCYST n. a cell larger than the others, and of different appearance, occurring in certain algae related to nostoc. |
| HETEROLYSES | • heterolyses n. Plural of heterolysis. • HETEROLYSIS n. the decomposition of a compound into two oppositely charged particles or ions. |
| HETEROLYSIS | • heterolysis n. (Chemistry) In organic chemistry, the splitting of a molecule to form a pair of oppositely charged ions. • heterolysis n. (Biology) The disruption of blood cells by a heterolysin, or by enzymes from another species. • HETEROLYSIS n. the decomposition of a compound into two oppositely charged particles or ions. |
| HYPNOTISERS | • hypnotisers n. Plural of hypnotiser. • HYPNOTISER n. one who hypnotises, also HYPNOTIZER. |
| HYPSOMETERS | • hypsometers n. Plural of hypsometer. • HYPSOMETER n. an instrument for measuring height of trees through triangulation. |
| PHENOCRYSTS | • phenocrysts n. Plural of phenocryst. • PHENOCRYST n. a larger crystal in a porphyritic rock. |
| POLYCHRESTS | • polychrests n. Plural of polychrest. • POLYCHREST n. a thing or medicine useful in many ways. |
| SAPROPHYTES | • saprophytes n. Plural of saprophyte. • SAPROPHYTE n. a fungus or bacterium that feeds upon dead and decaying organic matter. |
| SOOTHSAYERS | • soothsayers n. Plural of soothsayer. • SOOTHSAYER n. a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means. |
| SPHEROCYTES | • spherocytes n. Plural of spherocyte. • SPHEROCYTE n. an abnormal red-blood cell that is spherical rather than disc-shaped. |
| SPOROPHYTES | • sporophytes n. Plural of sporophyte. • SPOROPHYTE n. a spore-producing phase in plants that reproduce by metagenesis (alternating asexual and sexual reproduction). |
| THERMOLYSES | • thermolyses n. Plural of thermolysis. • thermolyses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thermolyse. • THERMOLYSIS n. decomposition caused by heat. |
| THERMOLYSIS | • thermolysis n. (Chemistry) The dissociation or decomposition of a material as a result of being heated. • thermolysis n. (Physiology) The dissipation of heat from the body, especially by evaporation or radiation. • THERMOLYSIS n. decomposition caused by heat. |
| WORTHLESSLY | • worthlessly adv. In a worthless manner. • WORTHLESS adv. without worth. |