| DIPTEROCARP | • dipterocarp n. Any member of the family Dipterocarpaceae of tropical rainforest trees having two-winged fruits. • DIPTEROCARP n. a kind of Oriental tree, with sepals that serve as wings for the fruit. |
| ENTEROCELES | • enteroceles n. Plural of enterocele. • ENTEROCELE n. a hernial tumor whose contents are intestine. |
| ENTEROCOCCI | • enterococci n. Plural of enterococcus. • ENTEROCOCCUS n. any of a genus of bacteria that resemble streptococci and were formerly classified with them. |
| ENTEROCOELE | • enterocoele n. (Anatomy) A perivisceral cavity which arises as an outgrowth or outgrowths from the digestive tract. • ENTEROCOELE n. a coelom originating by outgrowth from the archenteron, also ENTEROCOEL. |
| ENTEROCOELS | • enterocoels n. Plural of enterocoel. • ENTEROCOEL n. a coelom originating by outgrowth from the archenteron, also ENTEROCOELE. |
| ENTEROCYTES | • enterocytes n. Plural of enterocyte. |
| FEROCIOUSLY | • ferociously adv. In a ferocious manner, particularly violent and aggressive. • ferociously adv. Intensely or extremely. • FEROCIOUS adv. fierce. |
| HETEROCERCY | • heterocercy n. (Anatomy) unequal development of the tail lobes of fishes; the possession of a heterocercal tail. • HETEROCERCY n. the state of being heterocercal, also HETEROCERCALITY. |
| HETEROCLITE | • heteroclite adj. Deviating from the ordinary rule; eccentric, abnormal. • heteroclite adj. (Grammar) Being irregularly declined or inflected. • heteroclite n. A person who is unconventional; a maverick. |
| HETEROCONTS | • HETEROCONT n. a kind of yellow-green alga, also HETEROKONT. |
| HETEROCYCLE | • heterocycle n. (Organic chemistry) A heterocyclic compound or ring. • HETEROCYCLE n. a ring composed of atoms of more than one kind. |
| HETEROCYSTS | • heterocysts n. Plural of heterocyst. • HETEROCYST n. a cell larger than the others, and of different appearance, occurring in certain algae related to nostoc. |
| HIEROCRATIC | • hierocratic adj. Of or relating to (a) hierocracy. • HIEROCRATIC adj. of or like a hierocracy, government by priests or religious ministers, also HIEROCRATICAL. |
| INTEROCULAR | • interocular adj. Between the eyes. • INTEROCULAR adj. between the eyes. |
| LAVEROCKING | • LAVEROCK v. to catch larks. |
| SCLEROCAULY | • SCLEROCAULY n. possession of a hard, dry stem. |
| SEROCONVERT | • seroconvert v. To become seropositive: to be infected by a bloodborne pathogen. • SEROCONVERT v. to produce specific antibodies in response to the presence of an antigen, such as a virus or vaccine. |
| SPHEROCYTES | • spherocytes n. Plural of spherocyte. • SPHEROCYTE n. an abnormal red-blood cell that is spherical rather than disc-shaped. |
| SUPEROCTAVE | • superoctave n. (Music) The octave above another. • superoctave n. (Music) A coupler in the organ by means of which is sounded an octave higher than the one struck. • superoctave n. (Music) An organ stop two octaves above the principal. |
| XEROCHASIES | • XEROCHASY n. dehiscence on drying. |