| ACIDOPHIL | • acidophil n. (Immunology) An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body. • acidophil n. One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs. • ACIDOPHIL n. a substance, tissue or organism that stains readily with acid stains, also ACIDOPHILE. |
| APHIDIOUS | • APHIDIOUS adj. like an aphid. |
| AUDIOPHIL | • AUDIOPHIL n. a person who is enthusiastic about hi-fidelity sound reproduction, also AUDIOPHILE. |
| BIOPHILIA | • biophilia n. (Obsolete, rare) Hypochondria. • biophilia n. (Psychology) The biological drive to preserve oneself; love of life. • biophilia n. The love of or empathy with nature and all living things. |
| CHIPOCHIA | • CHIPOCHIA n. (Shakespeare) a simpleton, also CAPOCCHIA. |
| DIAPHONIC | • diaphonic adj. Of or pertaining to diaphony. • diaphonic adj. (Phonology) Of or pertaining to diaphones. • DIAPHONIC adj. relating to diaphony, two-part polyphony. |
| HAPLOIDIC | • haploidic adj. Of or pertaining to a call having a single set of unpaired chromosomes. • HAPLOIDIC adj. denoting a cell or organism with unpaired chromosomes. |
| HEMIOPIAS | • hemiopias n. Plural of hemiopia. • HEMIOPIA n. a defect of vision in consequence of which a person sees only half of an object looked at, also HEMIANOPIA, HEMIANOPSIA, HEMIOPSIA. |
| HEMIOPSIA | • hemiopsia n. Alternative spelling of hemianopsia. • HEMIOPSIA n. a defect of vision in consequence of which a person sees but half of an object looked at, also HEMIANOPIA, HEMIANOPSIA, HEMIOPIA. |
| IDIOGRAPH | • idiograph n. A mark or signature peculiar to an individual. • IDIOGRAPH n. a private mark, a trademark. |
| IDIOPATHY | • idiopathy n. (Pathology) Something idiopathic; a disease having no known cause. • IDIOPATHY n. a disease of unknown origin or one having no apparent cause. |
| KNIPHOFIA | • kniphofia n. Any of several plants, of the genus Kniphofia, having bright, upright flowers. • Kniphofia prop.n. The tritoma or red-hot poker. • KNIPHOFIA n. any plant of the Kniphofia genus, the red-hot poker. |
| NEOPHILIA | • neophilia n. The love of novelty, new things, innovation, or unfamiliar places or situations. • neophilia n. (Biology) The preference for any new foods not forming part of the diet associated with an earlier nutritional… • NEOPHILIA n. an obsessive love of novelty. |
| OPHIDIANS | • ophidians n. Plural of ophidian. • OPHIDIAN n. a snake. |
| PHOTINIAS | • photinias n. Plural of photinia. • PHOTINIA n. any of a genus of evergreen or deciduous trees or shrubs of the Rosaceae family. |
| PISTACHIO | • pistachio n. A deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit. • pistachio n. The nutlike fruit of this tree. • pistachio n. (Color) A pale green colour, like that of a pistachio seed. |
| XIPHOIDAL | • xiphoidal adj. Xiphoid; sword-shaped. • XIPHOIDAL adj. swordlike, also XIPHOID. |
| XIPHOPAGI | • xiphopagi n. Plural of xiphopagus. • XIPHOPAGUS n. a set of Siamese twins joined in the region of the xiphoid cartilage. |
| ZOOPHILIA | • zoophilia n. Human sexual attraction toward or sexual interaction with non-human animals. • zoophilia n. (Uncommon, chiefly derogatory) Excessive fondness for animals. • ZOOPHILIA n. the love of animals; erotic fondness for animals, also ZOOPHILISM, ZOOPHILY. |