| CACHALOTS | • cachalots n. Plural of cachalot. • CACHALOT n. (French) a large whale, also CACHOLOT. |
| CEPHALOUS | • cephalous adj. (Zoology) Having a head; applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks. • -cephalous suff. (Anatomy) head. • CEPHALOUS adj. having a head, also ENCEPHALOUS. |
| ENHALOING | • enhaloing v. Present participle of enhalo. • ENHALO v. to surround with a halo. |
| ESCHALOTS | • eschalots n. Plural of eschalot. • ESCHALOT n. (French) an onion with garlic-flavoured bulbs, also SHALLOT, SHALOT. |
| HALOBIONT | • halobiont n. (Biology) an organism that lives in a salty environment. • HALOBIONT n. an organism living in a salt environment. |
| HALOCLINE | • halocline n. A strong, vertical salinity gradient; the (sometimes indistinct) border between layers of water that… • HALOCLINE n. a vertical gradient in ocean salinity. |
| HALOGENIC | • halogenic adj. (Inorganic chemistry) Relating to, characteristic of, or containing a halogen. • HALOGENIC adj. pertaining to halogens, a group of elements including chlorine, fluorine etc. |
| HALOGETON | • halogeton n. (Botany) Any plant of the genus Halogeton in the family Amaranthaceae. • Halogeton prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae. • HALOGETON n. a coarse annual herb of the goosefoot family. |
| HALOPHILE | • halophile n. (Biology) An organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such… • HALOPHILE n. a plant that is adapted to survive in salty soil. |
| HALOPHILY | • halophily n. (Biology) The ability to live and thrive in an environment of high salinity. • HALOPHILY n. being adapted to salt conditions. |
| HALOPHOBE | • halophobe n. (Biology) Any halophobic organism. • HALOPHOBE n. a plant that cannot survive in salty soil. |
| HALOPHYTE | • halophyte n. (Botany) Any plant that tolerates an environment having a high salt content. • HALOPHYTE n. a plant found growing in salt marshes, or in the sea. |
| HALOSERES | • HALOSERE n. a plant community that develops in highly saline conditions. |
| HALOTHANE | • halothane n. (Pharmacology) The halogenated hydrocarbon 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane that is used as an… • HALOTHANE n. an inhalation anaesthetic. |
| OMPHALOID | • omphaloid adj. Shaped like a navel. • OMPHALOID adj. of or pertaining to the omphalos, the umbilicus, or navel, also OMPHALIC. |
| TREHALOSE | • trehalose n. (Biochemistry) A disaccharide formed from two glucose units; it is an isomer of maltose. • TREHALOSE n. a disaccharide originally obtained from trehala and found in fungi, yeasts, etc. |