bathymeter | (noun) an instrument that measures the depth of water | Synonyms: bathometer |
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bathymetry | (noun) measuring the depths of the oceans | Synonyms: plumbing |
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catathymia | (noun) A state in which mental processes are under the control of the emotions. | - |
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chlorenchyma | (noun) parenchyma whose cells contain chloroplasts | - |
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chyme | (noun) a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum | - |
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chymosin | (noun) an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate | Synonyms: rennin |
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cyclothymia | (noun) a mild bipolar disorder that persists over a long time | Synonyms: cyclic disorder, cyclothymic disorder |
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deoxythymidine | (noun) a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose | Synonyms: thymidine |
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dysthymia | (noun) mild chronic depression | Synonyms: dysthymic depression |
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ecchymosis | (noun) the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin | - |
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(noun) the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise | - |
hymen | (noun) a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin | Synonyms: maidenhead, virginal membrane |
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hymeneal | (noun) a wedding hymn | - |
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hymeneals | (noun) the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed | Synonyms: nuptials, wedding, wedding ceremony |
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hymenium | (noun) spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia | - |
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hymenopter | (noun) insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing | Synonyms: hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect |
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hymenopteran | (noun) insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing | Synonyms: hymenopter, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect |
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hymenopteron | (noun) insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing | Synonyms: hymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopterous insect |
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hymie | (noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew | Synonyms: kike, sheeny, yid |
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hymn | (noun) a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) | Synonyms: anthem |
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hymnal | (noun) a songbook containing a collection of hymns | Synonyms: hymnary, hymnbook |
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hymnary | (noun) a songbook containing a collection of hymns | Synonyms: hymnal, hymnbook |
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hymnbook | (noun) a songbook containing a collection of hymns | Synonyms: hymnal, hymnary |
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hymnody | (noun) the act of singing psalms or hymns | Synonyms: psalmody |
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hymnography | (noun) (music) the craft of hymn composition. | - |
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mesenchyme | (noun) mesodermal tissue that forms connective tissue and blood and smooth muscles | - |
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parenchyma | (noun) animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels | - |
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(noun) the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems | - |
rhinophyma | (noun) enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol | Synonyms: brandy nose, copper nose, hammer nose, hypertrophic rosacea, potato nose, rum-blossom, rum nose, toper's nose |
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rhyme | (noun) correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds) | Synonyms: rime |
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(noun) a piece of poetry | Synonyms: verse |
rhymer | (noun) a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) | Synonyms: poetiser, poetizer, rhymester, versifier |
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rhymester | (noun) a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) | Synonyms: poetiser, poetizer, rhymer, versifier |
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schizothymia | (noun) resembling schizophrenia but remaining within the bounds of normality | - |
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tachymeter | (noun) a theodolite designed for rapid measurements | Synonyms: tacheometer |
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tetrahymena | (noun) relative of the paramecium; often used in genetics research | - |
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thyme | (noun) leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables | - |
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(noun) any of various mints of the genus Thymus | - |
thymidine | (noun) a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose | Synonyms: deoxythymidine |
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thymine | (noun) a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine | Synonyms: T |
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thymol | (noun) a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic | Synonyms: thyme camphor, thymic acid |
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thymosin | (noun) hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue | - |
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thymus | (noun) a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age | Synonyms: thymus gland |
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