CATECHUMENSHIP | • catechumenship n. The state or condition of a catechumen. • CATECHUMENSHIP n. the office of catechumen. |
CHRYSANTHEMUMS | • chrysanthemums n. Plural of chrysanthemum. • CHRYSANTHEMUM n. any of several cultivated plants of the Chrysanthemum genus, with colourful double flower-heads. |
CHURCHIANITIES | • CHURCHIANITY n. a usually excessive or narrowly sectarian attachment to the practices and interests of a particular church. |
CHURCHMANLIEST | • CHURCHMANLY adj. in the manner of a churchman. |
HETEROCHRONOUS | • heterochronous adj. (Paleontology) formed at different periods. • HETEROCHRONOUS adj. divergent from the normal time sequence. |
HEXAMETHONIUMS | • hexamethoniums n. Plural of hexamethonium. • HEXAMETHONIUM n. either of two compounds used as ganglionic blocking agents in the treatment of hypertension. |
HUNDREDWEIGHTS | • hundredweights n. Plural of hundredweight. • HUNDREDWEIGHT n. 1/20 of a ton, or 112lb. avoirdupois. |
PHENYLTHIOUREA | • phenylthiourea n. Phenylthiocarbamide. • PHENYLTHIOUREA n. a crystalline compound used to test for the presence of a certain dominant gene (the compound tasting bitter to those who possess the gene). |
STROPHANTHUSES | • strophanthuses n. Plural of strophanthus. • STROPHANTHUS n. a plant of the African and Asiatic genus Strophanthus, of the periwinkle family. |
SULPHONMETHANE | • SULPHONMETHANE n. a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic, also SULFONMETHANE. |
THOROUGHNESSES | • thoroughnesses n. Plural of thoroughness. • THOROUGHNESS n. the state of being thorough. |
THOUGHTFULNESS | • thoughtfulness n. Thoughtful and considerate attention. • thoughtfulness n. Careful deliberation before action. • THOUGHTFULNESS n. the state of being thoughtful. |
THUNDERFLASHES | • thunderflashes n. Plural of thunderflash. • THUNDERFLASH n. a container, such as a blank shell, filled with explosive powder, which makes a flash and a loud explosion when detonated. |
THUNDERSHOWERS | • thundershowers n. Plural of thundershower. • THUNDERSHOWER n. a shower accompanied by lightning and thunder. |
UNTHRIFTIHEADS | • UNTHRIFTIHEAD n. (archaic) thriftlessness. |
UNTHRIFTYHEADS | • UNTHRIFTYHEAD n. (Spenser) unthriftiness, also UNTHRIFTYHED. |