AERENCHYMA | • aerenchyma n. (Botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants. • AERENCHYMA n. respiratory tissue. |
AMENORRHEA | • amenorrhea n. (American spelling) Alternative spelling of amenorrhoea. • AMENORRHEA n. abnormal absence or arrest of menstruation, also AMENORRHOEA. |
ANTHRACENE | • anthracene n. (Organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (an acene containing three fused rings) obtained… • ANTHRACENE n. a tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, found in coal tar and isolated as colourless crystals. |
ARCHENTERA | • archentera n. Plural of archenteron. • ARCHENTERON n. in the developing embryo, the primitive gut. |
BAREHANDED | • barehanded adj. Having no covering on the hands. • barehanded adj. (By extension) With no tool or weapon. • barehanded adv. With no covering on the hands. |
CARRAGHEEN | • carragheen n. Alternative form of carrageen. • CARRAGHEEN n. (Irish) a kind of dark red, branched seaweed, aka Irish moss, also CARAGEEN, CARRAGEEN. |
ENNEAHEDRA | • enneahedra n. Plural of enneahedron. • ENNEAHEDRON n. a nine-sided solid figure. |
GEARCHANGE | • gearchange n. Alternative form of gear change. • gear␣change n. (Automotive) A mechanism which changes gears in a vehicle. • GEARCHANGE n. a change of gears. |
HARDENABLE | • hardenable adj. Capable of being hardened. |
HEADBANGER | • headbanger n. One who dances by violently shaking the head in time to the music. • headbanger n. (By extension) One who enjoys heavy metal (rock) music, to which this sort of dance is usually performed. • headbanger n. A mad or eccentric person. (Can we add an example for this sense?) |
HEAVENWARD | • heavenward adv. Toward heaven. • heavenward adv. Toward the heavens, skyward. • heavenward adj. Which leads toward heaven. |
LEATHERMAN | • leatherman n. A member of a homosexual male subculture that grew out of male-only motorcycle clubs formed by homosexual… • leatherman n. A multitool, usually with a plier head as the central implement, that has an array of other implements… • Leatherman prop.n. A surname. |
MAHARANEES | • maharanees n. Plural of maharanee. • MAHARANEE n. (Sanskrit) the wife of a maharajah, also MAHARANI. |
MENARCHEAL | • menarcheal adj. Of or pertaining to the menarche. • MENARCHEAL adj. relating to the menarche, also MENARCHIAL. |
PENTAHEDRA | • pentahedra n. Plural of pentahedron. • PENTAHEDRON n. a five-sided solid figure. |
SEACHANGER | • seachanger n. (Australia) One who moves to a location in proximity to the ocean, for whom such a move is an extreme… • SEACHANGER n. a person who moves from a city to a coastal area in order to pursue a more relaxed lifestyle. |
VERANDAHED | • verandahed adj. Alternative form of verandaed. • VERANDAHED adj. having a verandah, also VERANDAED. |
WEATHERMAN | • weatherman n. A person, especially a male one, who reports the weather conditions or forecasts. • Weatherman prop.n. A radical American left-wing terrorist organization of the late 1960s and 1970s, opposing the US government. • Weatherman n. A member of this organization. |