| HETEROCHRONOUS | • heterochronous adj. (Paleontology) formed at different periods. • HETEROCHRONOUS adj. divergent from the normal time sequence. |
| HOREHOUNDS | • horehounds n. Plural of horehound. • HOREHOUND n. a kind of wild flower, also HOARHOUND. |
| HURCHEONS | • hurcheons n. Plural of hurcheon. • HURCHEON n. (Scots) an urchin, a hedgehog. |
| HYSTERANTHOUS | • hysteranthous adj. (Botany) Having the leaves emerge after the flowers have opened. It typically refers to geophytes that… • HYSTERANTHOUS adj. having the leaves appearing after the flowers. |
| NEIGHBOURHOODS | • neighbourhoods n. Plural of neighbourhood. • NEIGHBOURHOOD n. a district, locality, esp. with reference to its inhabitants as a community, also NEIGHBORHOOD. |
| NEUROHYPOPHYSES | • neurohypophyses n. Plural of neurohypophysis. • NEUROHYPOPHYSIS n. the portion of the pituitary gland that is composed of the infundibulum and posterior lobe and is concerned with the secretion of various hormones. |
| NEUROHYPOPHYSIS | • neurohypophysis n. (Anatomy) The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, responsible for the release of oxytocin and antidiuretic… • NEUROHYPOPHYSIS n. the portion of the pituitary gland that is composed of the infundibulum and posterior lobe and is concerned with the secretion of various hormones. |
| NONCHURCHES | • NONCHURCH v. to take away a church's status as a church. |
| NONCHURCHGOERS | • nonchurchgoers n. Plural of nonchurchgoer. • NONCHURCHGOER n. one who does not attend church. |
| ORNITHODELPHOUS | • ORNITHODELPHOUS adj. of or like the Ornithodelphia, monotremes, also ORNITHODELPHIAN, ORNITHODELPHIC. |
| OXYRHYNCHUSES | • OXYRHYNCHUS n. an Egyptian fish, sacred to the goddess Hathor, represented on coins and sculptures. |
| PHENYLTHIOUREAS | • phenylthioureas n. Plural of phenylthiourea. • PHENYLTHIOUREA n. a crystalline compound used to test for the presence of a certain dominant gene (the compound tasting bitter to those who possess the gene). |
| PITHECANTHROPUS | • Pithecanthropus prop.n. A former taxonomic genus in the family Hominidae, whose species are now assigned to the genus Homo… • PITHECANTHROPUS n. any of several primitive extinct men from Java. |
| SHOUTHERING | • SHOUTHER v. (Scots) to assume the burden of, also SHOULDER. |
| STROPHANTHUSES | • strophanthuses n. Plural of strophanthus. • STROPHANTHUS n. a plant of the African and Asiatic genus Strophanthus, of the periwinkle family. |
| THORNBUSHES | • thornbushes n. Plural of thornbush. • THORNBUSH n. a bush bearing thorns. |
| THOROUGHNESS | • thoroughness n. The state of being thorough. • thoroughness n. Attention to detail. • THOROUGHNESS n. the state of being thorough. |
| THOROUGHNESSES | • thoroughnesses n. Plural of thoroughness. • THOROUGHNESS n. the state of being thorough. |
| THUNDERSHOWER | • thundershower n. A rain shower accompanied by thunder and lightning. • THUNDERSHOWER n. a shower accompanied by lightning and thunder. |
| THUNDERSHOWERS | • thundershowers n. Plural of thundershower. • THUNDERSHOWER n. a shower accompanied by lightning and thunder. |