| COUNTRYISH | • countryish adj. (Music) Having characteristics of country music. • COUNTRYISH adj. rustic, characteristic of the countryside. |
| DISHARMONY | • disharmony n. The absence of harmony or concordance. • DISHARMONY n. lack of harmony. |
| DYNORPHINS | • dynorphins n. Plural of dynorphin. • DYNORPHIN n. a drug used to treat cocaine addiction. |
| DYSTROPHIN | • dystrophin n. (Biochemistry) A cytoplasmic structural protein that is deficient in some forms of muscular dystrophy. • DYSTROPHIN n. a protein essential to normal muscle function, found to be lacking in muscular dystrophy sufferers. |
| ERYTHROSIN | • erythrosin n. (Chemistry) A red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosin. • erythrosin n. (Chemistry) A red dyestuff obtained from fluorescein by the action of iodine. • ERYTHROSIN n. a red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosine, also ERYTHROSINE. |
| HISTORYING | • historying v. Present participle of history. • HISTORY v. to relate in a history or narrative. |
| HORNYWINKS | • hornywinks n. Plural of hornywink. • HORNYWINK n. (dialect) a lapwing. |
| HYDRATIONS | • hydrations n. Plural of hydration. • HYDRATION n. the act of combining with water. |
| HYDRONIUMS | • hydroniums n. Plural of hydronium. • HYDRONIUM n. the hydrated hydrogen ion, H3O+. |
| HYPERSONIC | • hypersonic adj. (Of a speed, aviation) Equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound. • hypersonic adj. (Of a speed, aeronautics) Far enough above the speed of sound as to cause significant differences in… • HYPERSONIC adj. flying at more than five times the speed of sound. |
| HYPNOTISER | • hypnotiser n. Alternative form of hypnotizer. • HYPNOTISER n. one who hypnotises, also HYPNOTIZER. |
| NOTARYSHIP | • notaryship n. The state of being a notary. • NOTARYSHIP n. the office of notary. |
| PORPHYRINS | • porphyrins n. Plural of porphyrin. • PORPHYRIN n. any of a large group of red or purple crystalline pigments present in plant and animal tissues. |
| RHINOSCOPY | • rhinoscopy n. (Medicine) examination of the nasal passages using an endoscope or speculum; nasal endoscopy. • RHINOSCOPY n. the examination of the nose. |
| SYNCHRONIC | • synchronic adj. Occurring at a specific point in time. • synchronic adj. (Linguistics) Relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history. • SYNCHRONIC adj. concerned with the study of a subject (esp. a language) at a particular period, without considering the past or the future, also SYNCHRONICAL. |
| THYROXINES | • thyroxines n. Plural of thyroxine. • THYROXINE n. an iodine compound, a hormone forming the active principle of the thyroid gland, also THYROXIN. |