ABERNETHY | • Abernethy prop.n. A village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland. • Abernethy prop.n. A topographic surname. • Abernethy n. Short for Abernethy biscuit. |
ANHYDRITE | • anhydrite n. (Mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate. • ANHYDRITE n. an anhydrous sulphate of lime, differing from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name). |
ENHYDRITE | • enhydrite n. (Mineralogy) A mineral with cavities containing water. • ENHYDRITE n. a mineral with fluid inclusions. |
ERYTHRINA | • erythrina n. (Botany) Any of the genus Erythrina of leguminous flowering plants; a coral tree. • Erythrina prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the coral trees, flowering trees of the tropics and subtropics. • ERYTHRINA n. a plant of the kaffirboom genus of tropical and subtropical trees with brilliant red flowers. |
ERYTHRONS | • erythrons n. Plural of erythron. • ERYTHRON n. a bodily organ consisting of the red blood cells. |
ETHNARCHY | • ethnarchy n. A population and area of land governed by a single ruler, called an ethnarch, and in which the population… • ETHNARCHY n. the dominion of an ethnarch. |
HEATHENRY | • heathenry n. The state of being heathen. • heathenry n. Alternative letter-case form of Heathenry (“Germanic (neo)paganism”). • Heathenry prop.n. The old Germanic (Norse, Anglo-Saxon, etc.) religion(s). |
HERCYNITE | • hercynite n. (Mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing aluminum, iron, and oxygen. • HERCYNITE n. black spinel, an aluminate of iron. |
HERRYMENT | • herryment n. Alternative form of herriment. • HERRYMENT n. (Scots) spoliation, plunder, also HERRIMENT. |
HETERONYM | • heteronym n. (Linguistics) A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning. • heteronym n. (Literature) A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style. • HETERONYM n. a word having same spelling but different sound and meaning e.g. lead/lead. |
HONEYTRAP | • honeytrap n. Alternative spelling of honey trap. • honey-trap n. Alternative form of honey trap. • honey␣trap n. (Idiomatic) The use of a romantic or a sexual relationship to entice a person into revealing secret information. |
NORTHERLY | • northerly n. A wind blowing from the north. • northerly adj. Facing the north; directed towards the north. • northerly adj. Located in a northern region. |
PENTARCHY | • pentarchy n. (Politics) Government by five persons. • pentarchy n. A governing body consisting of five persons. • pentarchy n. A federation of five nations, each under its own government or ruler. |
PYRETHRIN | • pyrethrin n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a number of naturally occurring insecticides extracted from the pyrethrum… • PYRETHRIN n. either of two insecticidal oily esters prepared from pyrethrum flowers. |
THRUPENNY | • THRUPENNY n. a twelve-sided British coin, obsolete since 1972. |
THYROXINE | • thyroxine n. (Biochemistry) A hormone (an iodine derivative of tyrosine), produced by the thyroid gland, that regulates… • THYROXINE n. an iodine compound, a hormone forming the active principle of the thyroid gland, also THYROXIN. |
UNEARTHLY | • unearthly adj. Not of the earth; non-terrestrial. • unearthly adj. Preternatural or supernatural. • unearthly adj. Strange, enigmatic, or mysterious. |