| BICEPHALOUS | • bicephalous adj. (Zoology) Having two heads. • BICEPHALOUS adj. having two heads. |
| CEPHALOCELE | • cephalocele n. (Medicine) encephalocele. • CEPHALOCELE n. the protrusion of the membranes of the brain through a hole in the skull. |
| CEPHALOPODS | • cephalopods n. Plural of cephalopod. • CEPHALOPOD n. any marine mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, that includes the octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and pearly nautilus, also CEPHALOPODAN. |
| CEPHALOTHIN | • cephalothin n. (Medicine) A semisynthetic antibiotic related to cephalosporin. • CEPHALOTHIN n. a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from cephalosporin and used in the form of its sodium salt. |
| CEPHALOTOMY | • cephalotomy n. Dissection or opening of the head. • cephalotomy n. (Medicine) craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw. • CEPHALOTOMY n. the dissection of the head. |
| DICEPHALOUS | • dicephalous adj. Two-headed. • DICEPHALOUS adj. having two heads. |
| ENCEPHALOID | • encephaloid adj. Resembling the material of the brain; cerebriform. • encephaloid n. A malignant cancer of brain-like consistency. • ENCEPHALOID adj. like or resembling a brain. |
| ENCEPHALOMA | • encephaloma n. (Medicine, dated) A tumor of the brain. • encephaloma n. (Medicine, dated) Encephaloid carcinoma. • ENCEPHALOMA n. a brain tumour. |
| ENCEPHALONS | • encephalons n. Plural of encephalon. • ENCEPHALON n. the contents of the cranium; the brain. |
| ENCEPHALOUS | • encephalous adj. (Zoology) Having a head; said of most mollusks. • ENCEPHALOUS adj. having a head, also CEPHALOUS. |
| HALOBIONTIC | • HALOBIONTIC adj. living in the sea, also HALOBIOTIC. |
| HALOCARBONS | • halocarbons n. Plural of halocarbon. • HALOCARBON n. a compound consisting of carbon and one or more halogens. |
| HALOGENATED | • halogenated v. Simple past tense and past participle of halogenate. • halogenated adj. (Chemistry) Treated or reacted with a halogen. • halogenated adj. (Chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with a halogen. |
| HALOGENATES | • halogenates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halogenate. • HALOGENATE v. to combine with a halogen. |
| HALOMORPHIC | • halomorphic adj. Of soil: containing enough salt to affect plant growth. • HALOMORPHIC adj. developed in the presence of neutral or alkali salts or both. |
| HALOPERIDOL | • haloperidol n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic antidepressant drug used chiefly in the treatment of psychotic conditions. • HALOPERIDOL n. a synthetic tranquillizing drug used in treating psychiatric illnesses. |
| HALOPHILIES | • HALOPHILY n. being adapted to salt conditions. |
| HALOPHILOUS | • halophilous adj. (Biology) Thriving in a highly saline environment. • HALOPHILOUS adj. tolerant of salt or saltwater. |
| HALOPHYTISM | • HALOPHYTISM n. the state of being a halophyte. |