HOLOCAINE | • holocaine n. (Pharmacology) Phenacaine. • HOLOCAINE n. a kind of surface anaesthetic for the eye. |
HOLOCAUST | • holocaust n. (Religion) An offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes. • holocaust n. (By extension). • holocaust v. (Religion, also figuratively) To sacrifice (chiefly an animal) to be completely burned. |
HOLOCRINE | • holocrine adj. (Anatomy, biology, histology) Of or relating to a mode of secretion in some exocrine glands in which… • HOLOCRINE adj. applied to a gland whose secretion is composed of its own disintegrated cells. |
HOLOGRAMS | • holograms n. Plural of hologram. • HOLOGRAM n. a three-dimensional photograph. |
HOLOGRAPH | • holograph n. (Law, textual criticism) A handwritten document that is solely the work of the person whose signature… • holograph n. A hologram. • holograph v. To record by means of holography. |
HOLOGYNIC | • HOLOGYNIC adj. passed down through females. |
HOLOHEDRA | • holohedra n. Plural of holohedron. • HOLOHEDRON n. a geometrical form possessing the property of holohedrism. |
HOLOPHOTE | • holophote n. A lighthouse lamp with lenses or reflectors to collect the rays of light and throw them in a given direction. • HOLOPHOTE n. an apparatus by which all the light from a lighthouse is thrown in the required direction. |
HOLOPHYTE | • holophyte n. (Biology) Any organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis. • HOLOPHYTE n. a plant maintained entirely by its own organs. |
HOLOTYPES | • holotypes n. Plural of holotype. • HOLOTYPE n. the original type specimen of an animal or plant. |
HOLOTYPIC | • holotypic adj. Relating to a holotype. • HOLOTYPIC adj. relating to a holotype, an original type specimen used in defining and describing a species or variety. |