| AEROEMBOLISM | • aeroembolism n. An embolism that results from the introduction, (or the formation under reduced pressure) of air bubbles in the blood. • AEROEMBOLISM n. sickness caused by exposure to rapidly lowered air pressure. |
| ALSTROEMERIA | • alstroemeria n. Any member of the genus Alstroemeria of South American flowering plants, the Peruvian lilies. • ALSTROEMERIA n. a plant of the South American genus Alstroemeria of the amaryllis family with inverted leaves. |
| CHLOROETHENE | • chloroethene n. (Organic chemistry) vinyl chloride, or any other chlorinated derivative of ethene. • CHLOROETHENE n. ethyl chloride. |
| HETEROECIOUS | • heteroecious adj. (Biology) Of dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts. • heterœcious adj. Obsolete form of heteroecious. • HETEROECIOUS adj. parasitism upon several hosts. |
| HETEROECISMS | • HETEROECISM n. a form of parasitism that requires two (usually unrelated) host species to complete its life-cycle. |
| HYDROELASTIC | • hydroelastic adj. (Physics) undergoing elastic deformation as the result of the flow of a fluid, especially that of water. • HYDROELASTIC adj. as in hydroelastic suspension, a system of car suspension in which a fluid provides interconnection between the front and rear suspension units. |
| MICROELEMENT | • microelement n. Trace element. • MICROELEMENT n. a trace element. |
| PAROEMIOLOGY | • paroemiology n. Alternative form of paremiology. • PAROEMIOLOGY n. the study of proverbs. |
| PYROELECTRIC | • pyroelectric adj. Of, relating to, or exhibiting pyroelectricity. • pyroelectric n. A pyroelectric substance. • PYROELECTRIC adj. of, concerned with, or exhibiting pyroelectricity. |
| RETROENGINES | • retroengines n. Plural of retroengine. • RETROENGINE n. a small rocket on a spacecraft which is fired to alter its course or slow it down. |
| ROENTGENISED | • roentgenised v. Simple past tense and past participle of roentgenise. • ROENTGENISE v. to bombard with X-rays, also ROENTGENIZE. |
| ROENTGENISES | • roentgenises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of roentgenise. • ROENTGENISE v. to bombard with X-rays, also ROENTGENIZE. |
| ROENTGENIUMS | • ROENTGENIUM n. a short-lived radioactive element produced artificially. |
| ROENTGENIZED | • roentgenized v. Simple past tense and past participle of roentgenize. • ROENTGENIZE v. to bombard with X-rays, also ROENTGENISE. |
| ROENTGENIZES | • roentgenizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of roentgenize. • ROENTGENIZE v. to bombard with X-rays, also ROENTGENISE. |