| 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. |
| HETEROMORPHY | • heteromorphy n. (Biology) The state or quality of being heteromorphic; heteromorphism. • HETEROMORPHY n. dissimilarity in shape, structure, or magnitude. |
| HETEROTROPHY | • heterotrophy n. The state of being a heterotroph. • HETEROTROPHY n. the state of being a heterotroph, a secondary feeder eating plants or other animals. |
| HYDROGENATOR | • hydrogenator n. (Chemistry) A device that hydrogenates. • HYDROGENATOR n. an agent that hydrogenates. |
| HYDROMETEORS | • hydrometeors n. Plural of hydrometeor. • HYDROMETEOR n. a general term for the aqueous phenomena of the atmosphere, as rain, snow, sleet, hail. |
| HYDROTROPISM | • hydrotropism n. (Biology) The movement of a plant (or other organism) in response to water, either towards or away from water. • HYDROTROPISM n. growth in the direction of water. |
| OTHERWORLDLY | • otherworldly adj. Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a different world than that of the tangible here and now, such… • otherworldly adj. Not belonging to the real world; unnatural; odd and unfamiliar. • other-worldly adj. Alternative spelling of otherworldly. |
| 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)… |
| PROTOHISTORY | • protohistory n. The period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed… • PROTOHISTORY n. the study of human beings in the times that immediately antedate recorded history. |
| 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. |
| PYROMORPHITE | • pyromorphite n. (Mineralogy) A yellowish-green mineral, a mixed phosphate and chloride of lead with the chemical formula… • PYROMORPHITE n. a green, brown, or yellow lead ore. |
| STEREOCHROMY | • stereochromy n. The painting of murals using pigments mixed with water glass. • STEREOCHROMY n. colourful wall painting. |
| SYNCHROTRONS | • synchrotrons n. Plural of synchrotron. • SYNCHROTRON n. a type of very high-energy particle accelerator. |
| THERMOCHROMY | • thermochromy n. The property possessed by heat of being composed, like light, of rays of different degrees of refrangibility… • THERMOCHROMY n. a phenomenon in which certain dyes made from liquid crystals change colour reversibly when their temperature is change, also THERMOCHROMISM. |
| THYROTROPHIC | • thyrotrophic adj. That stimulates the thyroid gland. • thyrotrophic adj. Of or pertaining to thyrotropism. • THYROTROPHIC adj. exerting or characterized by a direct influence on the secretory activity of the thyroid gland, also THYROTROPIC. |
| 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. |
| URETHROSCOPY | • urethroscopy n. (Medicine) Examination of the interior of the urethra. • URETHROSCOPY n. medical examination of the urethra. |