| FORHOOING | • FORHOO v. (Scots) to desert or abandon, also FORHOOIE, FORHOW. |
| GONOPHORE | • gonophore n. (Botany) An elongated receptacle above the corolla to elevate the stamens and carpels. • gonophore n. (Zoology) A medusoid bud on a hydroid. • GONOPHORE n. in certain flowers, an elongate structure bearing the stamens and pistil. |
| HOOROOING | • hoorooing v. Present participle of hooroo. • HOOROO v. (Australian) to say goodbye, cheerio. |
| HORNBOOKS | • hornbooks n. Plural of hornbook. • HORNBOOK n. an ancient child's schoolbook comprising alphabet, digits, etc. on parchment covered with sheet of horn. |
| HYDROZOON | • hydrozoon n. (Zoology) One of the Hydrozoa. • HYDROZOON n. any coelenterate of the class Hydrozoa, comprising organisms that are mostly marine and colonial with polyp and medusoid stages in the life cycle, also HYDROZOAN. |
| IONOPHORE | • ionophore n. (Chemistry) Any substance that can transfer ions from a hydrophilic medium (such as water) to a hydrophobic… • IONOPHORE n. a chemical compound able to combine with an ion and enable it to pass through a cell membrane. |
| MONOCHORD | • monochord n. A musical instrument for experimenting with the mathematical relations of musical sounds, consisting… • monochord n. A stringed instrument with only one string. • MONOCHORD n. a musical instrument having only one string. |
| MONOTROCH | • monotroch n. A wheelbarrow or other one-wheeled vehicle. • MONOTROCH n. (Scott) a wheelbarrow. |
| NOTOCHORD | • notochord n. A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates; a primitive spine. • notochord n. A similar structure found in the embryos of vertebrates from which the spine develops. • NOTOCHORD n. a backbone-like series of cells in the lowest vertebrates. |
| OOPHORONS | • OOPHORON n. an ovary. |
| ORTHOTONE | • orthotone adj. (Grammar) Retaining the accent; not enclitic; said of certain indefinite pronouns and adverbs when used… • ORTHOTONE adj. taking an accent in certain positions but not in others, also ORTHOTONIC. • ORTHOTONE n. an orthotone word. |
| OVERHONOR | • OVERHONOR v. to honor too highly, also OVERHONOUR. |
| PHONOPORE | • phonopore n. (Historical, telecommunications) An invention allowing telephonic voice communications to be transmitted… • PHONOPORE n. a kind of sound-conducting apparatus. |