BATHOCHROMES | • BATHOCHROME n. a shift to a longer wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound. |
CHRESTOMATHY | • chrestomathy n. A collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language. • chrestomathy n. A collection of choice passages from an author or authors. • CHRESTOMATHY n. a selection of passages compiled as an aid to learning a language; a volume of selected passages or stories of an author. |
HAMMERCLOTHS | • hammercloths n. Plural of hammercloth. • hammer-cloths n. Plural of hammer-cloth. • HAMMERCLOTH n. a cloth covering a coach box. |
HOMESCREETCH | • HOMESCREETCH n. the mistle thrush. |
HOMOEOTHERMS | • homoeotherms n. Plural of homoeotherm. • HOMOEOTHERM n. an animal or organism that keeps its body at an almost constant temperature, also HOMEOTHERM, HOMOIOTHERM. |
HOMOIOTHERMS | • homoiotherms n. Plural of homoiotherm. • HOMOIOTHERM n. a warm-blooded animal, also HOMEOTHERM, HOMOEOTHERM. |
HOMOTHERMIES | • HOMOTHERMY n. the maintenance of a constant body temperature, also HOMEOTHERMISM, HOMEOTHERMY, HOMOIOTHERMY. |
HOMOTHERMOUS | • homothermous adj. (Biology) warm-blooded. • HOMOTHERMOUS adj. keeping the same temperature, warm-blooded. |
HOUSEMOTHERS | • housemothers n. Plural of housemother. • HOUSEMOTHER n. a woman in charge of children in an institution. |
HYPOTHERMIAS | • hypothermias n. Plural of hypothermia. • HYPOTHERMIA n. subnormal temperature of the body. |
MOTHERHOUSES | • motherhouses n. Plural of motherhouse. • MOTHERHOUSE n. the convent in which the superior of a religious community resides. |
PHYTOCHROMES | • phytochromes n. Plural of phytochrome. • PHYTOCHROME n. a plant pigment which absorbs red or infrared rays and acts as an enzyme controlling growth. |
THEOMORPHISM | • theomorphism n. The bestowal of divine attributes on humanity. • THEOMORPHISM n. the concept of man as having the form of a god. |
THERIOMORPHS | • THERIOMORPH n. an animal form in art. |
THERMOGRAPHS | • thermographs n. Plural of thermograph. • THERMOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording changes in temperature. |
THERMOPHILES | • thermophiles n. Plural of thermophile. • THERMOPHILE n. a bacteria, plant etc. requiring or thriving in high temperatures, also THERMOPHIL, THERMOPHILIC, THERMOPHILOUS. |
THERMOSIPHON | • thermosiphon n. An arrangement of siphon tubes for assisting circulation in a liquid. • THERMOSIPHON n. a method of circulating a cooling liquid through a system by using the slight difference in density between the hot and cool parts. |
THERMOSPHERE | • thermosphere n. The layer of the Earth’s atmosphere directly above the mesosphere and directly below the exosphere. • THERMOSPHERE n. the outermost layer of the atmosphere. |