| 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. |
| 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. |
| HETEROKARYON | • heterokaryon n. (Biology) A cell having two or more genetically different nuclei. • HETEROKARYON n. a cell, as in the mycelium of a fungus, that contains two or more genetically unlike nuclei. |
| HORRENDOUSLY | • horrendously adv. In a horrendous manner. • HORRENDOUS adv. fearful; frightful. |
| HYDROCARBONS | • hydrocarbons n. Plural of hydrocarbon. • HYDROCARBON n. a compound of hydrogen and carbon with nothing else, occurring notably in oil, natural gas and coal. |
| HYDROFORMING | • hydroforming n. (Engineering) A cost-effective way of shaping malleable metals into lightweight, stiff pieces by means… • hydroforming n. (Organic chemistry) The reaction of petroleum with hydrogen. • HYDROFORMING n. the catalytic reforming of petroleum to increase the proportion of aromatic and branched-chain hydrocarbons. |
| HYDROGENATOR | • hydrogenator n. (Chemistry) A device that hydrogenates. • HYDROGENATOR n. an agent that hydrogenates. |
| ORGANOGRAPHY | • organography n. (Biology) The scientific description of the structure and function of the organs of living organisms. • ORGANOGRAPHY n. a description of the organs of plants or animals. |
| OROPHARYNGES | • oropharynges n. Plural of oropharynx. • OROPHARYNX n. the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the epiglottis. |
| OROPHARYNXES | • oropharynxes n. Plural of oropharynx. • OROPHARYNX n. the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the epiglottis. |
| PORPHYROPSIN | • porphyropsin n. Any of a group of purple carotenoid pigments, similar to rhodopsin, in the retinas of some fish. • PORPHYROPSIN n. a purple pigment in the retinal rods of freshwater fishes that resembles rhodopsin. |
| PROTHONOTARY | • prothonotary n. (Obsolete, historical) A chief legal clerk or notary in Roman Byzantium, and (hence) in Rome. • prothonotary n. (Roman Catholicism) One of the seven prelates, constituting a college in the Roman Curia, whose office… • prothonotary n. A registrar or chief clerk in various courts of law, especially (US) in a county court, (Australia)… |
| PYRITOHEDRON | • pyritohedron n. (Mathematics) An irregular dodecahedron, the faces of which are identical but irregular pentagons. • pyritohedron n. (Mineralogy) The shape of one of the crystal habits of pyrite. • PYRITOHEDRON n. a pentagonal dodecahedron. |
| RHYNCHOPHORE | • RHYNCHOPHORE n. a member of the Rhyncophora, weevils. |
| SYNCHROTRONS | • synchrotrons n. Plural of synchrotron. • SYNCHROTRON n. a type of very high-energy particle accelerator. |
| 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. |
| THYROTROPINS | • thyrotropins n. Plural of thyrotropin. • THYROTROPIN n. a hormone, produced in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which stimulates the thyroid, also THYROTROPHIN. |
| UNROADWORTHY | • unroadworthy adj. Describing a vehicle which is not safe for use on the road. • UNROADWORTHY adj. not roadworthy. |
| WHOREMONGERY | • whoremongery n. Sexual relations by or with a prostitute. • whoremongery n. (More generally) The act of engaging in illicit sexual relations. • WHOREMONGERY n. the business of a whoremonger. |