| CHROMOPHORIC | • chromophoric adj. (Chemistry) Of or relating to a chromophore. • chromophoric adj. (Biology) Coloured. • CHROMOPHORIC adj. of or like a chromophore, the group of atoms in a chemical compound responsible for its colour, also CHROMOPHOROUS. |
| HAEMORRHAGIC | • haemorrhagic adj. (Chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemorrhagic. • hæmorrhagic adj. (Chiefly British spelling) Obsolete spelling of hemorrhagic. • HAEMORRHAGIC adj. relating to haemorrhage, also HEMORRHAGIC. |
| HAEMORRHOIDS | • haemorrhoids n. A pathological condition caused by painful masses of dilated veins in swollen anal tissue. • haemorrhoids n. Plural of haemorrhoid. • hæmorrhoids n. Plural of hæmorrhoid. |
| HARMONICHORD | • harmonichord n. (Music) A kind of upright piano whose strings are set in vibration not by the blow of the hammer but… • HARMONICHORD n. a keyboard instrument of violin tone, in which the strings are rubbed by rosined wheels. |
| HEMORRHAGING | • hemorrhaging v. Present participle of hemorrhage. • hemorrhaging n. Bleeding. • HEMORRHAGING n. excessive loss of blood from blood vessels, also HAEMORRHAGING. |
| HEMORRHOIDAL | • hemorrhoidal adj. Of or relating to hemorrhoids. • HEMORRHOIDAL adj. of or like a haemorrhoid. • HEMORRHOIDAL n. a hemorrhoidal part (as an artery or vein). |
| HYDROMORPHIC | • hydromorphic adj. Synonym of hydric (“requiring moisture”). • hydromorphic adj. (Soil science) Formed in the presence of an excess of water. • HYDROMORPHIC adj. developed in the presence of an excess of moisture which tends to suppress aerobic factors in soil-building. |
| ORNITHOMORPH | • ornithomorph n. A figure in ancient art resembling a bird. • ORNITHOMORPH n. a figure or design in the form of a bird. |
| ORTHOMORPHIC | • orthomorphic adj. (Cartography) conformal. • ORTHOMORPHIC adj. of a map projection, maintaining true shape over a small area and scale in every direction. |
| ORTHORHOMBIC | • orthorhombic adj. (Crystallography) Having three unequal axes at right angles. • ORTHORHOMBIC adj. three mutually perpendicular axes of different lengths. |
| RHEOMORPHISM | • rheomorphism n. (Geology) The liquefaction of rock, and subsequent flowing and intrusion into surrounding rocks. • RHEOMORPHISM n. the liquefaction of rock, which results in its flowing and intruding into surrounding rocks. |
| THERIOMORPHS | • THERIOMORPH n. an animal form in art. |