| DIPTEROCARPS | • dipterocarps n. Plural of dipterocarp. • DIPTEROCARP n. a kind of Oriental tree, with sepals that serve as wings for the fruit. |
| ENTEROCOCCAL | • enterococcal adj. Relating to, or produced by, an enterococcus. • ENTEROCOCCAL adj. relating to enterococcus. |
| ENTEROCOCCUS | • enterococcus n. (Bacteriology) Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the… • Enterococcus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Enterococcaceae – gram-positive bacteria that resemble streptococci… • ENTEROCOCCUS n. any of a genus of bacteria that resemble streptococci and were formerly classified with them. |
| ENTEROCOELES | • enterocoeles n. Plural of enterocoele. • ENTEROCOELE n. a coelom originating by outgrowth from the archenteron, also ENTEROCOEL. |
| ENTEROCOELIC | • enterocoelic adj. Relating to an enterocoel or to enterocoely. • ENTEROCOELIC adj. of or like an enterocoele. |
| EXTEROCEPTOR | • exteroceptor n. (Anatomy) A sense organ or nerve receptor that responds to external stimuli. • EXTEROCEPTOR n. a sense organ excited by exteroceptive stimuli. |
| HEMEROCALLIS | • hemerocallis n. (Botany) Any member of the genus Hemerocallis of daylilies. • Hemerocallis prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asphodelaceae – daylilies, perennial plants native to East Asia. • HEMEROCALLIS n. the daylily. |
| HETEROCERCAL | • heterocercal adj. (Ichthyology) Of a fish’s tail, such that the vertebral column bends and extends upwards into the upper… • HETEROCERCAL adj. having the vertebral column passing into the upper lobe of the tail, which is usually larger than the lower, as in sharks. |
| HETEROCHRONY | • heterochrony n. (Biology) the variation in ontogeny of individuals of a species that gives rise to evolution. • HETEROCHRONY n. divergence from normal time sequence in development, also HETEROCHRONISM. |
| HETEROCLITES | • heteroclites n. Plural of heteroclite. • HETEROCLITE n. an irregularly inflected word. |
| HETEROCLITIC | • heteroclitic adj. (Linguistics) In linguistics, particularly Indo-European Studies, signifying a stem which alternates… • heteroclitic adj. (Microbiology) Pertaining to antibodies that react to a wide variety of antigens. • heteroclitic n. A heteroclitic noun. |
| HETEROCYCLES | • heterocycles n. Plural of heterocycle. • HETEROCYCLE n. a ring composed of atoms of more than one kind. |
| HETEROCYCLIC | • heterocyclic adj. (Chemistry, of a cyclic compound) Having atoms of two or more different elements in at least one of its rings. • heterocyclic adj. (Organic chemistry, of a cyclic compound) Having one or more atoms other than carbon in at least one of its rings. • heterocyclic n. (Organic chemistry) A heterocycle. |
| HIEROCRACIES | • hierocracies n. Plural of hierocracy. • HIEROCRACY n. government by priests or religious ministers. |
| INTEROCEANIC | • interoceanic adj. Between oceans; connecting two oceans. • INTEROCEANIC adj. between oceans, also INTEROCEAN. |
| INTEROCEPTOR | • interoceptor n. A sensory receptor that detects stimulus within the body. • INTEROCEPTOR n. a sensory receptor responding to stimuli arising within the body, esp. the viscera. |
| PLEROCERCOID | • plerocercoid n. (Zoology) An unsegmented worm-like larval form of certain tapeworms which develops from the procercoid. • PLEROCERCOID n. the infective larva of tapeworms. |
| SEROCONVERTS | • seroconverts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of seroconvert. • SEROCONVERT v. to produce specific antibodies in response to the presence of an antigen, such as a virus or vaccine. |
| SUPEROCTAVES | • superoctaves n. Plural of superoctave. • SUPEROCTAVE n. an organ coupler giving an octave higher; an organ stop two octaves above the basic pitch. |