| HALON | • halon n. (Organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon (more precisely haloalkane) in which one or more hydrogen atoms have… • HALON n. any one of a class of halogenated hydrocarbons, used esp. in fire extinguishers. |
| SALON | • salon n. A large room, especially one used to receive and entertain guests. • salon n. A gathering of people for a social or intellectual meeting. • salon n. (Art) An art gallery or exhibition; especially the Paris salon or autumn salon. |
| TALON | • talon n. A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal. • talon n. (Zoology) One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant’s tooth. • talon n. (Architecture) A kind of moulding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; an ogee. (When the concave… |
| ETALON | • etalon n. An optical device containing parallel mirrors, used as a narrow band filter, often in laser design. • ETALON n. (French) a device used to measure wavelengths. |
| SIALON | • sialon n. Any of a class of strong refractory ceramics, based on the elements silicon, aluminium, oxygen and nitrogen… • SIALON n. a type of ceramic material. |
| GONFALON | • gonfalon n. A standard or ensign, consisting of a pole with a crosspiece from which a banner is suspended, especially… • GONFALON n. a small flag or pennant immediately below the head of a knight's lance, also GONFANON. |
| PANTALON | • PANTALON n. (French) a movement in a quadrille, also PANTALONE. |
| ENCEPHALON | • encephalon n. (Neuroanatomy) The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed… • ENCEPHALON n. the contents of the cranium; the brain. |
| DIENCEPHALON | • diencephalon n. (Neuroanatomy, anatomy) The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes… • DIENCEPHALON n. the back of the forebrain, connecting the midbrain with the cerebral hemispheres. |
| EPENCEPHALON | • epencephalon n. (Anatomy) The segment of the brain next behind the midbrain, including the cerebellum and pons; the hindbrain. • EPENCEPHALON n. the cerebellum. |
| MESENCEPHALON | • mesencephalon n. A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed… • MESENCEPHALON n. the middle section of the embryonic brain. |
| METENCEPHALON | • metencephalon n. (Neuroanatomy) The portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise. • METENCEPHALON n. the anterior segment of the developing vertebrate hindbrain. |
| PARENCEPHALON | • parencephalon n. (Anatomy) The cerebellum. • PARENCEPHALON n. a cerebral hemisphere. |
| TELENCEPHALON | • telencephalon n. (Neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the forebrain; the endbrain. • TELENCEPHALON n. the anterior subdivision of the embryonic forebrain or corresponding part of the adult forebrain. |
| MYELENCEPHALON | • myelencephalon n. (Neuroanatomy) The portion of the brain composed of the medulla oblongata. • MYELENCEPHALON n. the posterior part of the developing vertebrate hindbrain or the corresponding part of the adult brain composed of the medulla oblongata. |
| PROSENCEPHALON | • prosencephalon n. (Neuroanatomy) Forebrain. • PROSENCEPHALON n. the forebrain. |
| RHINENCEPHALON | • rhinencephalon n. (Anatomy) The part of the brain involved with olfaction. • RHINENCEPHALON n. the olfactory lobe of the brain. |
| RHOMBENCEPHALON | • rhombencephalon n. (Neuroanatomy) The hindbrain. • RHOMBENCEPHALON n. the hindbrain. |