| ATHERMANCY | • athermancy n. Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat. • ATHERMANCY n. imperviousness to radiant heat. |
| ENDOTHERMY | • endothermy n. (Biology) A form of thermoregulation in which heat is generated by the organism’s metabolism. • ENDOTHERMY n. surgical introduction of electric needle or knife into tissues. |
| HEMELYTRON | • hemelytron n. (Anatomy) An insect’s forewing with both membranous and hardened portions. • HEMELYTRON n. an insect forewing thickened at the base, membranous at the apex, also HEMELYTRUM, HEMIELYTRON. |
| HERNIOTOMY | • herniotomy n. (Surgery) Surgical repair of a hernia. • HERNIOTOMY n. a cutting for the cure or relief of hernia. |
| HERRYMENTS | • HERRYMENT n. (Scots) spoliation, plunder, also HERRIMENT. |
| HETERONOMY | • heteronomy n. The political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law. • heteronomy n. The state of being beholden to external influences. • heteronomy n. (Biology) The condition of being heteronomous. |
| HETERONYMS | • heteronyms n. Plural of heteronym. • HETERONYM n. a word having same spelling but different sound and meaning e.g. lead/lead. |
| MERCHANTRY | • merchantry n. (Dated) The body of merchants taken collectively. • merchantry n. (Dated) The business of a merchant; merchandise. • MERCHANTRY n. the body of merchants taken collectively. |
| NAMEWORTHY | • nameworthy adj. Worthy of being named or having a name; nameable; worthy of mention. • NAMEWORTHY adj. worth naming, distinguished. |
| NEPHROTOMY | • nephrotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney. • NEPHROTOMY n. the extraction of a stone from the kidney by cutting. |
| PARCHMENTY | • parchmenty adj. Resembling or characteristic of parchment. • PARCHMENTY adj. like parchment. |
| STRYCHNISM | • strychnism n. Alternative form of strychninism. • STRYCHNISM n. strychnine poisoning, also STRYCHNINISM. |
| TRIMONTHLY | • trimonthly adj. Occurring at intervals three months apart. • trimonthly n. A periodical publication that appears four times per year (every three months). • TRIMONTHLY adj. every three months. |
| UNMOTHERLY | • unmotherly adj. Not motherly; unmaternal. • UNMOTHERLY adj. not motherly. |
| UNRHYTHMIC | • unrhythmic adj. Having no rhythm. • UNRHYTHMIC adj. not rhythmic, also UNRHYTHMICAL. |