| CHLOROHYDRIN | • chlorohydrin n. (Organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is chlorine. • CHLOROHYDRIN n. any of various organic compounds derived from diols or polyhydroxy alcohols by substitution of chlorine for part of the hydroxyl groups. |
| CHONDROPHORE | • chondrophore n. Any hydrozoan of the former order Chondrophora (now included in order Anthoathecata). • CHONDROPHORE n. a medusoid hydrozoan that resembles a jellyfish. |
| CHRONOGRAPHS | • chronographs n. Plural of chronograph. • CHRONOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording the moment of an event. |
| CHRONOGRAPHY | • chronography n. A description or record of past time; history. • chronography n. Measurement with a chronograph. • CHRONOGRAPHY n. chronology. |
| 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. |
| HARMONOGRAPH | • harmonograph n. A mechanical device that uses a combination of pendulums to generate an image based on Lissajous curves. • HARMONOGRAPH n. an instrument for drawing curves representing vibrations. |
| HETEROCHRONY | • heterochrony n. (Biology) the variation in ontogeny of individuals of a species that gives rise to evolution. • HETEROCHRONY n. divergence from normal time sequence in development, also HETEROCHRONISM. |
| ORNITHOMORPH | • ornithomorph n. A figure in ancient art resembling a bird. • ORNITHOMORPH n. a figure or design in the form of a bird. |
| PHONOGRAPHER | • phonographer n. (Obsolete) A person skilled at phonography. • PHONOGRAPHER n. a specialist in phonography. |
| RHINORRHOEAL | • rhinorrhoeal adj. Alternative form of rhinorrheal. • rhinorrhœal adj. Rare form of rhinorrheal. • RHINORRHOEAL adj. relating to rhinorrhoea, continuous nasal catarrh. |
| RHINORRHOEAS | • rhinorrhoeas n. Plural of rhinorrhoea. • RHINORRHOEA n. continuous nasal catarrh. |
| RHOMBOHEDRON | • rhombohedron n. A prism with six faces, each a rhombus. • RHOMBOHEDRON n. a parallelepiped whose faces are rhombuses. |
| RHYNCHOPHORE | • RHYNCHOPHORE n. a member of the Rhyncophora, weevils. |
| THYROTROPHIN | • thyrotrophin n. Alternative form of thyrotropin. • THYROTROPHIN n. a hormone, produced in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which stimulates the thyroid, also THYROTROPIN. |
| TRICHLORPHON | • trichlorphon n. Alternative form of trichlorfon. • TRICHLORPHON n. a crystalline compound used as an insecticide, also TRICHLORFON. |