| AEROHYDROPLANES | • AEROHYDROPLANE n. a winged hydroplane or flying-boat. |
| ANDROGYNOPHORES | • androgynophores n. Plural of androgynophore. • ANDROGYNOPHORE n. another name for the androphore, a support or column on which stamens are raised. |
| ERYTHROPOIETINS | • erythropoietins n. Plural of erythropoietin. • ERYTHROPOIETIN n. a glycoprotein hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells by stem cells in bone marrow. |
| HYDROSULPHUROUS | • HYDROSULPHUROUS adj. as in hydrosulphurous acid. |
| HYDROXYPROLINES | • hydroxyprolines n. Plural of hydroxyproline. • HYDROXYPROLINE n. an amino acid. |
| HYPOMENORRHOEAS | • hypomenorrhoeas n. Plural of hypomenorrhoea. • HYPOMENORRHOEA n. the condition in which the interval between two menstrual periods is increased to between 35 and 42 days, also HYPOMENORRHEA. |
| HYSTRICOMORPHIC | • HYSTRICOMORPHIC adj. belonging to the rodent suborder Hystricomorpha, which includes porcupines, cavies, agoutis, and chinchillas. |
| MICROSPOROPHYLL | • microsporophyll n. A leaflike organ that bears one or more microsporangia (contrast megasporophyll or macrosporophyll). • MICROSPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more microsporangia. |
| MYOCARDIOGRAPHS | • MYOCARDIOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording the movements of heart muscle. |
| ORTHOPSYCHIATRY | • orthopsychiatry n. (Psychiatry) branch of psychiatry concerned with the prevention of mental illness, especially in the young. • ORTHOPSYCHIATRY n. preventive psychiatry for young people. |
| PORPHYROGENITES | • porphyrogenites n. Plural of porphyrogenite. • PORPHYROGENITE n. a Byzantine emperor's son, born in the purple. |
| PROTOPORPHYRINS | • protoporphyrins n. Plural of protoporphyrin. • PROTOPORPHYRIN n. metal-free porphyrin derived from blood hemin. |
| PYROPHOTOGRAPHS | • PYROPHOTOGRAPH n. a burnt-in photograph, e.g. on glass or porcelain. |
| PYROPHOTOMETERS | • PYROPHOTOMETER n. a type of pyrometer in which the temperature of an incandescent body is determined by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| RHOMBENPORPHYRS | • RHOMBENPORPHYR n. an intermediate, moderately fine-grained igneous rock with feldspar phenocrysts rhombic in section, also RHOMBENPORPHYRY, RHOMBPORPHYRY. |
| RHOMBPORPHYRIES | • RHOMBPORPHYRY n. an intermediate, moderately fine-grained igneous rock with feldspar inclusions, also RHOMBENPORPHYR, RHOMBENPORPHYRY. |
| SEMIPORNOGRAPHY | • semipornography n. Material that is partly or somewhat pornographic. • SEMIPORNOGRAPHY n. material approaching the pornographic. |
| ULTRASONOGRAPHY | • ultrasonography n. (Medicine) The use of ultrasound to produce diagnostic images of the internal organs of the body, or of a foetus. • ultrasonography n. The use of ultrasound to form images of underwater structures. • ULTRASONOGRAPHY n. the use of ultrasound. |