| CYMOTRICHY | • cymotrichy n. (Anthropology) The state of having wavy hair. • CYMOTRICHY n. the state of being cymotrichous, having wavy hair. |
| LEIOTRICHY | • leiotrichy n. The trait of being leiotrichous, or having smooth hair. • LEIOTRICHY n. the state of being straight-haired. |
| OSTRICHISM | • ostrichism n. The act of hiding, often unsuccessfully, by ducking one’s head out of view. • ostrichism n. (Derogatory) A policy of burying one’s head in the sand, that is, ignoring the reality of a situation. • OSTRICHISM n. the habit or policy of refusing to face unpleasant facts. |
| PERITRICHA | • PERITRICH n. a bacterium bearing a ring of cilia around the body. |
| PERITRICHS | • peritrichs n. Plural of peritrich. • PERITRICH n. a bacterium bearing a ring of cilia around the body. |
| PETRICHORS | • PETRICHOR n. a sweet smell that is produced when rain falls on parched earth. |
| TRICHIASES | • trichiases n. Plural of trichiasis. • TRICHIASIS n. a disease of the eye, in which the eyelashes, being turned in upon the eyeball, produce constant irritation by the motion of the lids. |
| TRICHIASIS | • trichiasis n. (Medicine) Ingrown eyelash. • TRICHIASIS n. a disease of the eye, in which the eyelashes, being turned in upon the eyeball, produce constant irritation by the motion of the lids. |
| TRICHINISE | • TRICHINISE v. to infest with trichinae, a small, slender nematoid worm, also TRICHINIZE, TRICHINOSE. |
| TRICHINIZE | • trichinize v. (Transitive) To render trichinous; to affect with trichinae. • TRICHINIZE v. to infest with trichinae, a small, slender nematoid worm, also TRICHINISE, TRICHINOSE. |
| TRICHINOSE | • TRICHINOSE v. to infest with trichinae, a small, slender nematoid worm, also TRICHINISE, TRICHINIZE. |
| TRICHINOUS | • trichinous adj. Relating to, or affected with, trichinae or trichinosis. • TRICHINOUS adj. relating to trichinosis, also TRICHINOTIC. |
| 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. |
| TRICHROISM | • trichroism n. The property of some optically anisotropic crystals of transmitting different colours of light in three… • TRICHROISM n. the quality possessed by some crystals of presenting different colors in three different directions. |
| TRICHROMAT | • trichromat n. One who has trichromatic vision; one whose vision exhibits trichromacy; one who can distinguish three primary colors. • TRICHROMAT n. someone who has normal colour vision. |
| TRICHROMIC | • trichromic adj. (Chemistry) Containing three atoms of chromium. • trichromic adj. Of or pertaining to three colours; trichromatic. • TRICHROMIC adj. having normal colour vision. |