| BRACHISTOCHRONE | • brachistochrone n. (Mathematics) A cycloid; the curve of fastest descent between two points. • BRACHISTOCHRONE n. the curve along which a particle acted on by a force (e.g. gravity) will pass in the shortest time from one given point to another. |
| GEOCHRONOLOGIES | • geochronologies n. Plural of geochronology. • GEOCHRONOLOGY n. the study of measuring geological time. |
| GEOCHRONOLOGIST | • geochronologist n. A geologist whose speciality is geochronology. • GEOCHRONOLOGIST n. one who studies geochronology. |
| HEMOCHROMATOSES | • hemochromatoses n. Plural of hemochromatosis. • HEMOCHROMATOSIS n. a disease of the liver characterized by an excessive accumulation of iron. |
| HEMOCHROMATOSIS | • hemochromatosis n. (Pathology) A metabolic disorder causing iron deposits in the body, also called bronze diabetes. • HEMOCHROMATOSIS n. a disease of the liver characterized by an excessive accumulation of iron. |
| HETEROCHROMATIC | • heterochromatic adj. Having more than one colour; relating to heterochromia. • heterochromatic adj. Of light, having more than one wavelength. • heterochromatic adj. Of or relating to heterochromatin. |
| HETEROCHROMATIN | • heterochromatin n. (Cytology) Heterochromatic tightly coiled chromosome material; believed to be genetically inactive. • HETEROCHROMATIN n. densely staining chromatin that appears as nodules in or along chromosomes and contains relatively few genes. |
| HETEROCHRONISMS | • heterochronisms n. Plural of heterochronism. • HETEROCHRONISM n. divergence from the normal time sequence in development, also HETEROCHRONY. |
| HOMOCHROMATISMS | • HOMOCHROMATISM n. the state of being homochromatic. |
| LITHOCHROMATICS | • LITHOCHROMATICS n. the art or process of painting in oil on stone and taking impressions from the result. |
| MONOCHROMATISMS | • MONOCHROMATISM n. complete color blindness in which all colors appear as shades of gray. |
| ORTHOCHROMATISM | • orthochromatism n. Quality of being orthochromatic. • ORTHOCHROMATISM n. the state of being orthochromatic, of photographic film, sensitive to all colours except red. |
| THERMOCHROMISMS | • THERMOCHROMISM n. a phenomenon in which certain dyes made from liquid crystals change colour reversibly when their temperature is change, also THERMOCHROMY. |