| ANTICHOICE | • antichoice adj. Alternative form of anti-choice. • anti-choice adj. (Derogatory, dysphemistic) Not pro-choice; opposed to the individual’s choice, especially of abortion or euthanasia. • ANTICHOICE adj. opposed to abortion. |
| ARTICHOKES | • artichokes n. Plural of artichoke. • ARTICHOKE n. a thistle-like perennial plant with large fleshy scaly head and bracts and edible receptacle. |
| CLARICHORD | • clarichord n. An old musical instrument in the form of a spinet; the manichord or clavichord. • CLARICHORD n. an old keyboard stringed instrument in which the tangent striking the string and producing the sound also determines the vibrating length, also CLAVICHORD. |
| CLAVICHORD | • clavichord n. (Music) An early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades (called tangents)… • CLAVICHORD n. an old keyboard stringed instrument, also CLARICHORD. |
| CORNICHONS | • cornichons n. Plural of cornichon. • CORNICHON n. (French) a small pickled gherkin. |
| DICHOGAMIC | • dichogamic adj. Relating to dichogamy. • DICHOGAMIC adj. relating to dichogamy, an arrangement for preventing the self-fertilization of hermaphrodite flowers. |
| DICHONDRAS | • dichondras n. Plural of dichondra. • DICHONDRA n. a genus of tropical perennial herbs of the morning glory family. |
| DICHOTOMIC | • dichotomic adj. In the form of a dichotomy; dichotomous. • dichotomic adj. (Computing) Choosing between two antithetical choices, between two distinct alternatives. Classification… • dichotomic adj. (Botany) That system of classification which pertains to two opposite criteria. |
| DISTICHOUS | • distichous adj. (Botany) Arranged in two rows on each side of an axis. • distichous adj. (Poetry) In the form of a distich. • DISTICHOUS adj. in or having two rows, also DISTICHAL. |
| DOLICHOSES | • dolichoses n. Plural of dolichos. • DOLICHOS n. (Greek) a long-podded leguminous plant allied to the haricot. |
| MUMMICHOGS | • mummichogs n. Plural of mummichog. • MUMMICHOG n. (Native American) any one of several species of small American cyprinodont fishes, aka killifish. |
| PETRICHORS | • PETRICHOR n. a sweet smell that is produced when rain falls on parched earth. |
| PICHOLINES | • PICHOLINE n. a variety of olive. |
| SEMICHORUS | • semichorus n. (Music) A half chorus; a passage to be sung by a selected portion of the voices, rather than the full choir. • semichorus n. A small number of selected singers. • SEMICHORUS n. half, or part of, a chorus; a passage sung by it. |
| STICHOLOGY | • STICHOLOGY n. metrical theory. |
| TEICHOPSIA | • teichopsia n. Scintillating scotoma, a kind of visual aura preceding a migraine. • TEICHOPSIA n. visual blurring and colours associated with migraines. |
| TRICHOCYST | • trichocyst n. A threadlike organ in certain protozoans that can be discharged suddenly in order to grasp or sting. • TRICHOCYST n. a lasso cell. |
| TRICHOGYNE | • trichogyne n. (Botany, mycology) The slender, hair-like cell which receives the fertilizing particles, or antherozoids… • TRICHOGYNE n. the slender, hairlike cell which receives the fertilizing particles, or antherozoids, in red seaweeds. |
| TRICHOLOGY | • trichology n. The science or study of hair. • TRICHOLOGY n. the study of hair and its disorders. |
| TRICHOTOMY | • trichotomy n. Division or separation into three groups or pieces. • trichotomy n. (Algebra) the property of an order relation whereby, given an ordered pair of elements (of a given algebraic… • TRICHOTOMY n. division into three parts or categories. |