| CHORDOTOMIES | • chordotomies n. Plural of chordotomy. • CHORDOTOMY n. the surgical division of a bundle of nerve fibres in the spinal cord, also CORDOTOMY. |
| HETERONOMOUS | • heteronomous adj. Arising from an external influence, force, or agency; not autonomous. • heteronomous adj. (Biology, of parts of an organism) Differing in development or in specialization. • heteronomous adj. (Linguistics, of a language) Being a dialect of an autonomous language. |
| HOMOEOSTASES | • HOMOEOSTASIS n. a tendency towards health or stable physical conditions, also HOMEOSTASIS. |
| HOMOEOSTASIS | • homoeostasis n. Alternative spelling of homeostasis. • homœostasis n. Obsolete spelling of homeostasis. • HOMOEOSTASIS n. a tendency towards health or stable physical conditions, also HOMEOSTASIS. |
| HOMOEOSTATIC | • homoeostatic adj. Alternative spelling of homeostatic. • HOMOEOSTATIC adj. relating to homoeostasis. |
| HOMOEOTHERMS | • homoeotherms n. Plural of homoeotherm. • HOMOEOTHERM n. an animal or organism that keeps its body at an almost constant temperature, also HOMEOTHERM, HOMOIOTHERM. |
| HOMOEROTISMS | • HOMOEROTISM n. homosexuality, also HOMOEROTICISM. |
| HOMOIOTHERMS | • homoiotherms n. Plural of homoiotherm. • HOMOIOTHERM n. a warm-blooded animal, also HOMEOTHERM, HOMOEOTHERM. |
| HOMOTHERMOUS | • homothermous adj. (Biology) warm-blooded. • HOMOTHERMOUS adj. keeping the same temperature, warm-blooded. |
| MONOSTROPHES | • monostrophes n. Plural of monostrophe. • MONOSTROPHE n. a poem in which all the stanzas or strophes are written in the same metre. |
| MOTHPROOFERS | • mothproofers n. Plural of mothproofer. • MOTHPROOFER n. a substance that keeps away moths. |
| MOTORCOACHES | • motorcoaches n. Plural of motorcoach. • motor-coaches n. Plural of motor-coach. • motor␣coaches n. Plural of motor coach. |
| OMMATOPHORES | • ommatophores n. Plural of ommatophore. • OMMATOPHORE n. an eyestalk, as in snails. |
| ORTHODROMIES | • ORTHODROMY n. the act or art of sailing on a great circle, also ORTHODROMICS. |
| PHOTOBOMBERS | • photobombers n. Plural of photobomber. |
| PHOTOCOMPOSE | • photocompose v. To use photocomposition to prepare text for printing. • PHOTOCOMPOSE v. to set (as reading matter) by photocomposition. |
| PROTOPHLOEMS | • protophloems n. Plural of protophloem. • PROTOPHLOEM n. the first-formed phloem that develops from procambium, usually associated with a region of rapid growth. |
| THERMOMOTORS | • THERMOMOTOR n. an engine that produces force from the expansion of a heated fluid. |