| AMPHITRICHOUS | • amphitrichous adj. (Biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum… • AMPHITRICHOUS adj. of or like amphitricha, bacteria that have flagella at both ends. |
| CHAPTERHOUSES | • chapterhouses n. Plural of chapterhouse. • chapter-houses n. Plural of chapter-house. • chapter␣houses n. Plural of chapter house. |
| CHEMOAUTROPHS | • CHEMOAUTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTOTROPH. |
| CHURCHMANSHIP | • churchmanship n. The craft or skill of being a churchman. • CHURCHMANSHIP n. the attitude, belief, or practice of a churchman. |
| COAUTHORSHIPS | • coauthorships n. Plural of coauthorship. • COAUTHORSHIP n. the role of coauthor. |
| HEMATOPHAGOUS | • hematophagous adj. (American spelling) Alternative form of haematophagous. • HEMATOPHAGOUS adj. of certain animals, feeding on blood, also HAEMATOPHAGOUS. |
| HUNTSMANSHIPS | • HUNTSMANSHIP n. the craft of hunting. |
| HYDROCEPHALUS | • hydrocephalus n. (Medicine) A usually congenital condition in which an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cerebral… • HYDROCEPHALUS n. an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranial cavity, also HYDROCEPHALY. |
| HYDROSULPHATE | • hydrosulphate n. Alternative form of hydrosulfate. • HYDROSULPHATE n. any quaternary acid salt formed by addition of an organic base to sulphuric acid, such as aniline hydrosulphate. |
| HYPOSULPHATES | • hyposulphates n. Plural of hyposulphate. • HYPOSULPHATE n. a dithionate. |
| ITHYPHALLUSES | • ITHYPHALLUS n. an erect phallus. |
| LEPRECHAUNISH | • leprechaunish adj. Resembling or characteristic of a leprechaun. • LEPRECHAUNISH adj. like a leprechaun, a small supernatural creature in Irish folklore. |
| PHOSPHATURIAS | • phosphaturias n. Plural of phosphaturia. • PHOSPHATURIA n. the excessive discharge of phosphates in the urine. |
| PHYLLOPHAGOUS | • phyllophagous adj. (Zoology) that feeds on leaves; leaf-eating. • PHYLLOPHAGOUS adj. leaf-eating. |
| PLOUGHMANSHIP | • ploughmanship n. Skill in ploughing. • PLOUGHMANSHIP n. the craft of a ploughman, also PLOWMANSHIP. |
| SPATHIPHYLLUM | • spathiphyllum n. (Botany) Any plant of the genus Spathiphyllum. • SPATHIPHYLLUM n. any tropical plant of the genus Spathiphyllum, having lance-shaped leaves and fleshy white spadices of flowers in white spathes. |
| SPRACHGEFUHLS | • SPRACHGEFUHL n. (German) an intuitive sense of what is linguistically appropriate. |
| SUPERHIGHWAYS | • superhighways n. Plural of superhighway. • SUPERHIGHWAY n. a multilane highway (as an expressway or turnpike) designed for high-speed traffic. |
| THIOSULPHATES | • thiosulphates n. Plural of thiosulphate. • THIOSULPHATE n. any salt of thiosulphuric acid, also THIOSULFATE. |