| CHEMOLITHOTROPH | • chemolithotroph n. Chemoautotroph. • CHEMOLITHOTROPH n. a bacterium that obtains its energy from inorganic compounds containing iron, nitrogen, or sulfur, and not from living on decaying organisms. |
| CHINCHERINCHEES | • chincherinchees n. Plural of chincherinchee. • CHINCHERINCHEE n. a kind of African flower, also CHINKERINCHEE. |
| CHONDRICHTHYANS | • chondrichthyans n. Plural of chondrichthyan. • CHONDRICHTHYAN n. a technical name for a cartilaginous fish. |
| HERNIORRHAPHIES | • herniorrhaphies n. Plural of herniorrhaphy. • HERNIORRHAPHY n. the surgical repair of a hernia by an operation involving suturing. |
| HEXACHLORETHANE | • hexachlorethane n. Alternative form of hexachloroethane. • HEXACHLORETHANE n. a toxic crystalline compound used in smoke bombs. |
| HEXACHLOROPHANE | • HEXACHLOROPHANE n. a bactericide used in antiseptic soaps, deodorants etc., also HEXACHLOROPHENE. |
| HEXACHLOROPHENE | • hexachlorophene n. (Organic chemistry) A polyhalogenated compound, 2,2’-methylenebis(3,4,6-trichlorophenol)-3,4,6-trichloro-2-[(2,3,5-tric… • HEXACHLOROPHENE n. a bactericide used in antiseptic soaps, deodorants etc., also HEXACHLOROPHANE. |
| HOBBLEDEHOYHOOD | • hobbledehoyhood n. The period or time of being a hobbledehoy; awkward adolescence. • HOBBLEDEHOYHOOD n. the state of being a hobbledehoy, an awkward young fellow, also HOBBLEDEHOYDOM, HOBBLEDEHOYISM. |
| HOUSEHOLDERSHIP | • householdership n. The position or role of a householder. • HOUSEHOLDERSHIP n. the office of householder. |
| HYPOPHOSPHOROUS | • hypophosphorous adj. (Chemistry) Of or pertaining to hypophosphorous acid or its derivatives. • HYPOPHOSPHOROUS adj. as in hypophosphorous acid, a monobasic acid and a reducing agent. |
| ICHTHYOPHAGISTS | • ichthyophagists n. Plural of ichthyophagist. • ICHTHYOPHAGIST n. one who eats fish. |
| OPHTHALMOPHOBIA | • OPHTHALMOPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of being stared at. |
| ORNITHORHYNCHUS | • ornithorhynchus n. A platypus (genus Ornithorhynchus). • Ornithorhynchus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Ornithorhynchidae – the single species Ornithorhynchus anatinus… • ORNITHORHYNCHUS n. the duckbill platypus. |
| ORTHOPHOSPHATES | • orthophosphates n. Plural of orthophosphate. • ORTHOPHOSPHATE n. a salt or ester of orthophosphoric acid. |
| ORTHOPHOSPHORIC | • orthophosphoric adj. (Chemistry) Describing the ordinary form of phosphoric acid and its derivatives. • ORTHOPHOSPHORIC adj. phosphoric. |
| PHENOLPHTHALEIN | • phenolphthalein n. (Chemistry, pharmacology) A white or yellowish-white crystalline compound C20H14O4 used in medicine… • phenol␣phthalein n. (Chemistry) A white or yellowish-white crystalline substance made from phthalic acid and phenol. Its… • PHENOLPHTHALEIN n. a crystalline compound used as an indicator. |
| PHOTOLITHOGRAPH | • photolithograph n. A lithograph made by photolithography. • photolithograph v. To produce (a picture or copy) by the process of photolithography. • PHOTOLITHOGRAPH n. a plate produced by photolithography. |
| STAPHYLORRHAPHY | • staphylorrhaphy n. The operation of uniting a cleft palate by paring and bringing together the edges of the cleft. • STAPHYLORRHAPHY n. the operation of uniting a cleft palate. |
| TACHYARRHYTHMIA | • tachyarrhythmia n. (Cardiology) pathological tachycardia. • TACHYARRHYTHMIA n. arrhythmia characterized by a rapid irregular heartbeat. |