Pentachord :: Pentachord (n.) An order or system of five sounds.

Perichordal :: Perichordal (a.) Around the notochord; as, a perichordal column. See Epichordal..

Polychord :: Polychord (a.) Having many strings.

Polychord :: Polychord (n.) A musical instrument of ten strings.

Polychord :: Polychord (n.) An apparatus for coupling two octave notes, capable of being attached to a keyed instrument..

Prochordal :: Prochordal (a.) Situated in front of the notochord; -- applied especially to parts of the cartilaginous rudiments in the base of the skull.

Rheochord :: Rheochord (n.) A metallic wire used for regulating the resistance of a circuit, or varying the strength of an electric current, by inserting a greater or less length of it in the circuit..

Schorl :: Schorl (n.) Black tourmaline.

Schorlaceous :: Schorlaceous (a.) Partaking of the nature and character of schorl; resembling schorl.

Schorlous :: Schorlous (a.) Schorlaceous.

Schorly :: Schorly (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, schorl; as, schorly granite..

Sea Anchor :: Sea anchor () See Drag sail, under 4th Drag..

Semichorus :: Semichorus (n.) A half chorus; a passage to be sung by a selected portion of the voices, as the female voices only, in contrast with the full choir..

Sheet Anchor :: Sheet anchor (v. t.) A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel; -- called also waist anchor. See the Note under Anchor.

Sheet Anchor :: Sheet anchor (v. t.) Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in danger; the best hope or refuge.

Subnotochordal :: Subnotation (n.) A rescript.

Suprachoroid :: Suprabranchial (a.) Situated above the branchiae; -- applied especially to the upper division of the gill cavity of bivalve mollusks.

Suprachoroidal :: Suprachoroid (a.) Alt. of Suprachoroida.

Synchoresis :: Synchondrotomy (n.) Symphyseotomy.

Terpsichore :: Terpsichore (n.) The Muse who presided over the choral song and the dance, especially the latter..

Terpsichorean :: Terpsichorean (a.) Of or pertaining to Terpsichore; of or pertaining to dancing.

Tetrachord :: Tetrachord (n.) A scale series of four sounds, of which the extremes, or first and last, constituted a fourth. These extremes were immutable; the two middle sounds were changeable..

Tichorrhine :: Tichorrhine (n.) A fossil rhinoceros with a vertical bony medial septum supporting the nose; the hairy rhinoceros.

Trichord :: Trichord (n.) An instrument, as a lyre or harp, having three strings..

Unanchor :: Unanchor (v. t.) To loose from the anchor, as a ship..

Urochord :: Urochord (n.) The central axis or cord in the tail of larval ascidians and of certain adult tunicates.

Urochorda :: Urochorda (n. pl.) Same as Tunicata.

Urochordal :: Urochordal (a.) Of or pertaining to the Urochorda.

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