| CHROMATIN | • chromatin n. (Biology) A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense… • CHROMATIN n. a protein/DNA complex making the chromosome. |
| CORNMOTHS | • CORNMOTH n. a moth of the clothes-moth genus. |
| ENDOTHERM | • endotherm n. (Biology) an animal that maintains a constant body temperature. • ENDOTHERM n. a warm-blooded animal. |
| HARMONIST | • harmonist n. One who shows the agreement of corresponding passages of different authors, as of the four Biblical evangelists. • harmonist n. (Music) One who understands the principles of harmony or is skillful in applying them in composition; a composer. • Harmonist n. (Historical) A member of the Harmony Society, a Christian theosophy and pietist society founded in Germany in 1785. |
| HETERONYM | • heteronym n. (Linguistics) A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning. • heteronym n. (Literature) A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style. • HETERONYM n. a word having same spelling but different sound and meaning e.g. lead/lead. |
| HORSEMINT | • horsemint n. (US) A coarse American plant of the mint family (Monarda punctata). • horsemint n. (UK) Wild mint (Mentha sylvestris, now Mentha longifolia). • horsemint n. (Southwestern US, Northwestern US) An aromatic plant of the mint family, Agastache urticifolia. |
| IRONSMITH | • ironsmith n. A blacksmith (who makes articles from iron). • ironsmith n. An East Indian barbet (Psilopogon faber) whose note resembles the sounds made by a smith. • IRONSMITH n. a worker in iron. |
| MARATHONS | • marathons n. Plural of marathon. • MARATHON n. a long-distance race. |
| METARCHON | • METARCHON n. a nontoxic substance, such as a chemical to mask pheromones, that reduces the persistence of a pest. |
| MISTHROWN | • misthrown v. Past participle of misthrow. • MISTHROW v. to throw errantly. |
| MONOTROCH | • monotroch n. A wheelbarrow or other one-wheeled vehicle. • MONOTROCH n. (Scott) a wheelbarrow. |
| MOTHERING | • mothering v. Present participle of mother. • mothering n. The nurturing of a child by its mother. • mothering n. The protective behaviour of a mother towards her child. |
| NATHEMORE | • nathemore adv. Obsolete form of neverthemore. • NATHEMORE adv. (Spenser) nevermore, also NATHEMO, NEVERMORE. |
| NORTHMOST | • northmost adj. Furthest to the north; most northern. • NORTHMOST adj. most northerly, also NORTHERMOST, NORTHERNMOST. |
| PHONMETER | • PHONMETER n. an instrument for measuring sound levels, also PHONOMETER. |
| THERMIONS | • thermions n. Plural of thermion. • THERMION n. an ion emitted by a heated body. |
| THROMBINS | • thrombins n. Plural of thrombin. • THROMBIN n. an enzyme that causes the blood to clot. |
| TRIMPHONE | • trimphone n. (UK) A luxury telephone of the 1960s with a then-innovative electronic ringer and illuminated dial. • TRIMPHONE n. (tradename) a phone designed in the 1960s. |