| ANTHOCHLORES | • ANTHOCHLORE n. a yellow pigment in flowers. |
| AXEROPHTHOLS | • AXEROPHTHOL n. vitamin A, a pale yellow crystalline substance, deficiency of which causes xerophthalmia. |
| CHLOROETHENE | • chloroethene n. (Organic chemistry) vinyl chloride, or any other chlorinated derivative of ethene. • CHLOROETHENE n. ethyl chloride. |
| CHLOROPHYTUM | • CHLOROPHYTUM n. any plant of the genus Chlorophytum, grown as pot plants for their long narrow leaves. |
| CLOTHESHORSE | • clotheshorse n. A frame on which laundry is hung to dry. • clotheshorse n. (Figurative) A person excessively concerned with the appearance of their clothing. • clothes-horse n. Alternative form of clotheshorse. |
| HOLOPHRASTIC | • holophrastic adj. (Linguistics, of a sentence) Consisting of a single word, such as "Go." or "Whatever.". • holophrastic adj. (Linguistics) Pertaining to the stage of development where a child produces simple one-word utterances. • HOLOPHRASTIC adj. of or like a holophrase, a single word expressing a sentence or phrase. |
| HOLOTHURIANS | • holothurians n. Plural of holothurian. • HOLOTHURIAN n. any member of a class of wormlike unarmoured echinoderms, aka sea cucumbers. |
| HOMEOTHERMAL | • homeothermal adj. Alternative form of homeothermic. • HOMEOTHERMAL adj. keeping the same temperature, warm-blooded, also HOMOEOTHERMAL, HOMOEOTHERMIC, HOMOEOTHERMOUS, HOMOIOTHERMAL, HOMOTHERMAL, HOMOTHERMIC. |
| HYPOCHLORITE | • hypochlorite n. (Chemistry) any salt of hypochlorous acid; used as a household bleach. • HYPOCHLORITE n. a salt of hypochlorous acid. |
| LOPHOPHORATE | • lophophorate adj. (Zoology) Having a lophophore. • lophophorate n. (Zoology) A member of the Lophophorata, a clade of invertebrate animals. • LOPHOPHORATE adj. of or like a lophophore, a ring of ciliated tentacles round the mouth of some sedentary marine animals. |
| METHOXYCHLOR | • methoxychlor n. (Organic chemistry) A synthetic organochlorine used as an insecticide. • METHOXYCHLOR n. a relatively nontoxic organochlorine insecticide. |
| ORNITHOPHILY | • ornithophily n. Pollination by birds. • ORNITHOPHILY n. pollination by birds. |
| ORTHOCEPHALY | • orthocephaly n. The condition of being orthocephalic. • ORTHOCEPHALY n. the state of being orthocephalic. |
| OVERWITHHOLD | • overwithhold v. (Finance) To withhold an excess amount of tax for an employee etc., the excess being refunded at a later stage. • OVERWITHHOLD v. to withhold excessively. |
| PHOTOTHERMAL | • photothermal adj. (Physics) Involving the production of heat by photoexcitation. • PHOTOTHERMAL adj. of or concerned with light and heat, esp. the production of heat by light, also PHOTOTHERMIC. |
| THROTTLEHOLD | • throttlehold n. A stranglehold. • THROTTLEHOLD n. a vicious, strangling, or stultifying control. |
| TRICHLORPHON | • trichlorphon n. Alternative form of trichlorfon. • TRICHLORPHON n. a crystalline compound used as an insecticide, also TRICHLORFON. |