| 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. |
| CHRONOGRAPHY | • chronography n. A description or record of past time; history. • chronography n. Measurement with a chronograph. • CHRONOGRAPHY n. chronology. |
| ETHNOHISTORY | • ethnohistory n. The history of an indigenous people. • ETHNOHISTORY n. a study of the development of cultures. |
| 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. |
| HOBBYHORSING | • HOBBYHORSE v. of a vessel, to pitch violently. |
| HYDROPHANOUS | • hydrophanous adj. (Mineralogy) Made transparent by immersion in water. • HYDROPHANOUS adj. becoming transparent when placed in water. |
| HYDROPHYTONS | • HYDROPHYTON n. the coenosarc of a hydroid colony. |
| HYMENOPHORES | • hymenophores n. Plural of hymenophore. • HYMENOPHORE n. the fruiting body of some basidiomycetous fungi. |
| HYPOCHONDRIA | • hypochondria n. (Medicine) A psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness. • hypochondria n. (Obsolete, medicine) Melancholy; depression. • hypochondria n. Plural of hypochondrium. |
| ONYCHOPHORAN | • onychophoran n. (Zoology) Any of many wormlike carnivorous ecdysozoan animals of the phylum Onychophora. • ONYCHOPHORAN n. any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms. |
| ORNITHOPHILY | • ornithophily n. Pollination by birds. • ORNITHOPHILY n. pollination by birds. |
| PHYTOHORMONE | • phytohormone n. A plant hormone. • PHYTOHORMONE n. a plant hormone, regulating growth. |
| PYTHONOMORPH | • pythonomorph n. Any large extinct reptile of the taxon Pythonomorpha. • pythonomorph n. Any member of the taxon Pythonomorpha. • PYTHONOMORPH n. a large marine reptile of the Cretaceous period, with long, scaly body and paddle-shaped limbs. |
| RHYNCHOCOELS | • rhynchocoels n. Plural of rhynchocoel. • RHYNCHOCOEL n. the cavity in which the proboscis of a nemertine lies. |
| 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. |
| TRICHOPHYTON | • trichophyton n. Any member of the fungus genus Trichophyton. • Trichophyton prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Arthrodermataceae – fungi that are parasitic in the skin and hair… • TRICHOPHYTON n. any fungus of the genus Trichophyton, causing ringworm. |