| AMPHIBRACH | • amphibrach n. (Prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one… • amphibrach n. (Prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which… • AMPHIBRACH n. a foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short. |
| AMPHIPHILE | • amphiphile n. (Chemistry) A chemical compound which has both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties. Many such compounds… • AMPHIPHILE n. a type of molecule that is amphiphilic, of or relating to a compound having a polar water-molecule attached to a water-soluble hydrocarbon chain. |
| HAEMOPHILE | • HAEMOPHILE n. a person with haemophilia, also HEMOPHILE. |
| HAEMOPHILI | Sorry, definition not available. |
| HARUMPHING | • harumphing v. Present participle of harumph. • HARUMPH v. to clear one's throat noisily in annoyance, also HARRUMPH. |
| HEMOPHILIA | • hemophilia n. US standard spelling of haemophilia. • HEMOPHILIA n. a hereditary disease causing excessive bleeding when any blood vessel is even slightly damaged. |
| HETMANSHIP | • hetmanship n. The role or status of hetman. • HETMANSHIP n. the office of a hetman. |
| HOMOPHOBIA | • homophobia n. Hatred, fear, dislike of, or prejudice against homosexuals. • homophobia n. (Obsolete, individual occurrences) A pathological fear of mankind. • HOMOPHOBIA n. fear of homosexuals. |
| HYPANTHIUM | • hypanthium n. (Botany) The bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne. • HYPANTHIUM n. a fruit consisting in large part of a receptacle, enlarged below the calyx, as in the rose hip and the pear. |
| HYPOTHYMIA | • HYPOTHYMIA n. a state of depression; a diminished emotional response. |
| OPHTHALMIA | • ophthalmia n. (Medicine) ophthalmitis. • OPHTHALMIA n. an inflammation of the membranes or coats of the eye or of the eyeball. |
| OPHTHALMIC | • ophthalmic adj. (Medicine) Of or pertaining to the eyes. • ophthalmic adj. Visionary, looking to the future. • OPHTHALMIC adj. pertaining to or connected with the eye. |
| PHANTOMISH | • phantomish adj. Ghostly. • PHANTOMISH adj. (archaic) relating to a phantom. |
| PHILOMATHS | • philomaths n. Plural of philomath. • PHILOMATH n. a lover of learning; a scholar. |
| PHILOMATHY | • philomathy n. The love of learning or literature. • PHILOMATHY n. the love of learning or letters. |
| RHINOPHYMA | • rhinophyma n. (Medicine) The condition of having a large, bulbous, ruddy nose caused by granulomatous infiltration… • RHINOPHYMA n. acne of the nose. |
| SACHEMSHIP | • sachemship n. The office or position of a sachem. • SACHEMSHIP n. the office or condition of a sachem. |