| AMPHITHEATRICAL | • amphitheatrical adj. Having some of the characteristics of an amphitheatre. • AMPHITHEATRICAL adj. relating to an amphitheater, also AMPHITHEATRIC. |
| ANTHROPOPATHISM | • anthropopathism n. Anthropopathy. • ANTHROPOPATHISM n. the ascription of human feelings to something not human. |
| ANTIARRHYTHMICS | • antiarrhythmics n. Plural of antiarrhythmic. • ANTIARRHYTHMIC n. a drug to prevent cardiac arrhythmia. |
| CHEMAUTOTROPHIC | • chemautotrophic adj. Alternative form of chemoautotrophic. • CHEMAUTOTROPHIC adj. of or like a chemautotroph. |
| CHEMOLITHOTROPH | • chemolithotroph n. Chemoautotroph. • CHEMOLITHOTROPH n. a bacterium that obtains its energy from inorganic compounds containing iron, nitrogen, or sulfur, and not from living on decaying organisms. |
| CHEMOTHERAPISTS | • chemotherapists n. Plural of chemotherapist. • CHEMOTHERAPIST n. one who practises chemotherapy. |
| CHRESTOMATHICAL | • chrestomathical adj. Synonym of chrestomathic. • CHRESTOMATHICAL adj. of or like a chrestomathy, a selection of passages compiled as an aid to learning a language, also CHRESTOMATHIC. |
| HEMICRYPTOPHYTE | • hemicryptophyte n. (Botany) Any plant whose buds rest on the surface, being protected in various ways. • HEMICRYPTOPHYTE n. any perennial plant that bears its overwintering buds at soil level, where they are often partly covered by surface debris. |
| HETEROCHROMATIC | • heterochromatic adj. Having more than one colour; relating to heterochromia. • heterochromatic adj. Of light, having more than one wavelength. • heterochromatic adj. Of or relating to heterochromatin. |
| HETEROCHROMATIN | • heterochromatin n. (Cytology) Heterochromatic tightly coiled chromosome material; believed to be genetically inactive. • HETEROCHROMATIN n. densely staining chromatin that appears as nodules in or along chromosomes and contains relatively few genes. |
| HETEROTHALLISMS | • heterothallisms n. Plural of heterothallism. • HETEROTHALLISM n. the state of being heterothallic, also HETEROTHALLY. |
| LITHOCHROMATICS | • LITHOCHROMATICS n. the art or process of painting in oil on stone and taking impressions from the result. |
| ORTHOCHROMATISM | • orthochromatism n. Quality of being orthochromatic. • ORTHOCHROMATISM n. the state of being orthochromatic, of photographic film, sensitive to all colours except red. |
| TACHYARRHYTHMIA | • tachyarrhythmia n. (Cardiology) pathological tachycardia. • TACHYARRHYTHMIA n. arrhythmia characterized by a rapid irregular heartbeat. |
| THERIANTHROPISM | • therianthropism n. The representation of deities in combined human and animal form. • THERIANTHROPISM n. the representation or worship of therianthropic forms or gods. |
| THERMAESTHESIAS | • THERMAESTHESIA n. sensitivity to various degrees of heat and cold, also THERMESTHESIA. |
| THERMOCHEMISTRY | • thermochemistry n. (Chemistry, physics) The study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions. • THERMOCHEMISTRY n. a branch of chemistry that deals with the interrelation of heat with chemical reaction or physical change of state. |
| THERMOTHERAPIES | • thermotherapies n. Plural of thermotherapy. • THERMOTHERAPY n. the treatment of a part of the body by heat. |
| THIRTYSOMETHING | • thirtysomething n. A tricenarian: a person in their thirties, a person aged between 30 and 39 years (inclusive). • thirtysomething adj. Between 30 and 39 years of age. • thirtysomething adj. Between 30 and 39 in number. |
| TRIHALOMETHANES | • trihalomethanes n. Plural of trihalomethane. • TRIHALOMETHANE n. any of various derivatives of methane such as chloroform, that have three halogen atoms per molecule and are formed esp. during the chlorination of drinking water. |