| HEMITROPOUS | • hemitropous adj. Turned half round; half inverted. • hemitropous adj. (Botany, of an ovule) Having the raphe terminating about halfway between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous. • HEMITROPOUS adj. of a crystal, having a twinned structure, also HEMITROPAL, HEMITROPE, HEMITROPIC. |
| HODOMETRIES | • HODOMETRY n. the measurement of distance by use of a hodometer, also ODOMETRY. |
| HOMOEROTISM | • homoerotism n. Synonym of homoeroticism. • HOMOEROTISM n. homosexuality, also HOMOEROTICISM. |
| HOROMETRIES | • horometries n. Plural of horometry. • HOROMETRY n. the science of time measurement. |
| ISOGEOTHERM | • isogeotherm n. A geoisotherm. • ISOGEOTHERM n. a line connecting points of equal subterranean temperature, also ISOGEOTHERMAL, ISOGEOTHERMIC. |
| MESOTHORIUM | • mesothorium n. (Physics) Any product of the radioactive decay of thorium, mainly isotopes of radium and actinium. • MESOTHORIUM n. an old name for either of two radioactive elements. |
| MESOTROPHIC | • mesotrophic adj. (Geography, of a body of water) providing intermediate (right) level of nutrients and minerals, nor… • mesotrophic adj. (Biology) describing organisms that inhabit such water. • MESOTROPHIC adj. having a moderate amount of dissolved nutrients. |
| MONITORSHIP | • monitorship n. The status of serving as a monitor. • MONITORSHIP n. the office of monitor. |
| ORTHOPRISMS | • ORTHOPRISM n. in monoclinic crystals, a form consisting of two faces parallel to the orthodiagonal. |
| RESMOOTHING | • resmoothing v. Present participle of resmooth. • RESMOOTH v. to smooth again. |
| RHEOTROPISM | • rheotropism n. (Biology) movement stimulated by a current of water. • RHEOTROPISM n. the direction of growth by water. |
| RHIZOMATOUS | • rhizomatous adj. (Botany) Having the nature or habit of a rhizome or rootstock. • RHIZOMATOUS adj. having the form of a rhizome. |
| RHIZOTOMIES | • rhizotomies n. Plural of rhizotomy. • RHIZOTOMY n. the surgical severance of the spinal nerve roots to alleviate pain. |
| SCHORLOMITE | • schorlomite n. (Mineralogy) An isometric garnet mineral. • SCHORLOMITE n. a black variety of garnet rich in titanium dioxide. |
| SHORTCOMING | • shortcoming n. A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal. • SHORTCOMING n. an imperfection or lack that detracts from the whole. |
| THROMBOSING | • thrombosing v. Present participle of thrombose. • THROMBOSE v. to cause thrombosis in. |
| TRICHOMONAS | • trichomonas n. Trichomonad. • Trichomonas prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Trichomonadidae – flagellated protozoans parasitic in many animals. |
| TRIMORPHOUS | • trimorphous adj. Trimorphic; having, or relating to, three forms. • TRIMORPHOUS adj. having three forms, also TRIMORPHIC. |
| WITCHBROOMS | • WITCHBROOM n. a dense abnormal growth of shoots on a tree or other woody plant, usually caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Taphrina. |