| CHLOROFORM | • chloroform n. (Organic chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling… • chloroform v. To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform. • CHLOROFORM v. to treat with or as if with the colourless volatile liquid chloroform esp. so as to produce anesthesia. |
| COHOMOLOGY | • cohomology n. (Mathematics) A method of contravariantly associating a family of invariant quotient groups to each… • cohomology n. (Mathematics) A system of quotient groups associated to a topological space. • COHOMOLOGY n. a theory in topology which uses groups to study the properties of topological spaces. |
| COMMONHOLD | • commonhold n. (Property law, England & Wales) The freehold tenure of part of a multioccupancy building (typically… • COMMONHOLD n. a freehold held in common by a number of owners. |
| HOMESCHOOL | • homeschool v. Alternative spelling of home school. • homeschool n. Alternative spelling of home school. • home␣school v. (Transitive) To educate children at home, that is, at a private domestic place, in lieu of sending them… |
| HOMOLOGATE | • homologate v. (Transitive) To confirm, ratify or approve, especially officially or legally. • HOMOLOGATE v. to sanction, allow esp. officially. |
| HOMOLOGIES | • homologies n. Plural of homology. • HOMOLOGY n. similarity in structure and origin. |
| HOMOLOGISE | • homologise v. Alternative form of homologize. • HOMOLOGISE v. to determine the homologies or structural relations of, also HOMOLOGIZE. |
| HOMOLOGIZE | • homologize v. (Transitive) To make something homologous. • homologize v. (Intransitive) To become homologous. • HOMOLOGIZE v. to determine the homologies or structural relations of, also HOMOLOGISE. |
| HOMOLOGOUS | • homologous adj. Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity. • HOMOLOGOUS adj. having the same relative structure, also HOMOLOGICAL. |
| HOMOLOGUES | • homologues n. Plural of homologue. • HOMOLOGUE n. a thing exactly or relatively corresponding in structure. |
| HOMOLOSINE | • homolosine adj. (Cartography) Being or employing a particular pseudocylindrical, equal-area, composite projection used for world maps. • HOMOLOSINE adj. as in homolosine projection, an equal-area projection map of the globe. |
| HOMOSOCIAL | • homosocial adj. Pertaining to homosociality, to social interaction with the same sex. • HOMOSOCIAL adj. of, relating to, or involving social relationships between persons of the same sex and esp. between men. |
| HOROLOGIUM | • Horologium prop.n. (Astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pendulum clock. It lies between… • HOROLOGIUM n. (obsolete) an instrument for telling the time, also HOROLOGE, HOROLOGION. |
| HYLOTOMOUS | • HYLOTOMOUS adj. of insects, cutting or boring wood. |
| MORPHOLINO | • morpholino n. (Genetics) A structural analog of natural nucleic acid used to modify gene expression, in which the… • MORPHOLINO n. a type of molecule used in altering the development of genes by preventing the access of other molecules. |
| MORPHOLOGY | • morphology n. (Uncountable) A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially… • morphology n. (Countable) The form and structure of something. • morphology n. (Countable) A description of the form and structure of something. |
| SCHOOLROOM | • schoolroom n. A classroom, a room in a school used for instruction. • SCHOOLROOM n. a classroom. |
| TOMFOOLISH | • tomfoolish adj. Silly; foolish. • TOMFOOLISH adj. foolish. |