| CHIROGNOMIST | • chirognomist n. One who studies chirognomy. • CHIROGNOMIST n. someone who studies chirognomy. |
| HELIOTROPISM | • heliotropism n. The property of some plants of turning under the influence of light; either positively (towards the… • HELIOTROPISM n. the movement of plants towards sunlight. |
| HERNIOTOMIES | • herniotomies n. Plural of herniotomy. • HERNIOTOMY n. a cutting for the cure or relief of hernia. |
| IDIOTHERMOUS | • IDIOTHERMOUS adj. warm-blooded. |
| ISOCHROMATIC | • isochromatic adj. (Optics) Having the same colour or wavelength. • isochromatic adj. Of or corresponding to constant colour. • isochromatic adj. Of uniform colour. |
| MITOCHONDRIA | • mitochondria n. Plural of mitochondrion. • mitochondria n. (Sometimes proscribed) mitochondrion. • MITOCHONDRION n. a cell structure containing enzymes that provide the cell with energy. |
| MONITORSHIPS | • monitorships n. Plural of monitorship. • MONITORSHIP n. the office of monitor. |
| POIKILOTHERM | • poikilotherm adj. Cold-blooded. • poikilotherm n. A cold-blooded animal. • POIKILOTHERM n. an organism that takes on the temperature of its surroundings. |
| RACHIOTOMIES | • rachiotomies n. Plural of rachiotomy. • RACHIOTOMY n. another name for laminectomy. |
| RADIOTHORIUM | • radiothorium n. (Physics) The radioactive isotope thorium-228. • RADIOTHORIUM n. a radioactive isotope of thorium with the mass number 228. |
| THIGMOTROPIC | • thigmotropic adj. (Biology) Relating to thigmotropism. • THIGMOTROPIC adj. showing thigmotropism, i.e. response to direct contact with a surface. |
| TRICHOTOMIES | • trichotomies n. Plural of trichotomy. • TRICHOTOMY n. division into three parts or categories. |
| TRICHOTOMISE | • trichotomise v. Alternative form of trichotomize. • TRICHOTOMISE v. to divide into three, also TRICHOTOMIZE. |
| TRICHOTOMIZE | • trichotomize v. To divide into three parts, elements, or classes. • TRICHOTOMIZE v. to divide into three, also TRICHOTOMISE. |