| ANHYDRITES | • anhydrites n. Plural of anhydrite. • ANHYDRITE n. an anhydrous sulphate of lime, differing from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name). |
| DEHYDRATES | • dehydrates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrate. • DEHYDRATE v. to dry out, remove the water from. |
| DITHYRAMBS | • dithyrambs n. Plural of dithyramb. • DITHYRAMB n. a hymn or poem to honor Bacchus. |
| DYSARTHRIA | • dysarthria n. (Neurology, neuropsychology) Difficulty in articulating words due to a disturbance in the form or function… • DYSARTHRIA n. the impaired ability to articulate speech due to damage to the nervous system. |
| DYSTROPHIA | • dystrophia n. Dystrophy. • DYSTROPHIA n. impaired or imperfect nutrition; any of several disorders in which there is wasting of muscle tissue, also DYSTROPHY. |
| HYDRASTINE | • hydrastine n. (Organic chemistry) A natural alkaloid present in goldenseal. • HYDRASTINE n. a white poisonous alkaloid extracted from the roots of the goldenseal, which has been used in medicine to contract the uterus and arrest haemorrhage. |
| HYDRATIONS | • hydrations n. Plural of hydration. • HYDRATION n. the act of combining with water. |
| HYDROCASTS | • hydrocasts n. Plural of hydrocast. • HYDROCAST n. a gathering of water samples for analysis. |
| HYDRONAUTS | • hydronauts n. Plural of hydronaut. • HYDRONAUT n. a person trained to work in an underwater vessel. |
| HYDROPATHS | • hydropaths n. Plural of hydropath. • HYDROPATH n. a practitioner of hydropathy, the study of treating diseases with water. |
| HYDROSTATS | • hydrostats n. Plural of hydrostat. • HYDROSTAT n. a contrivance or apparatus to prevent the explosion of steam boilers. |
| HYDROTAXES | • HYDROTAXIS n. movement towards or away from water. |
| HYDROTAXIS | • hydrotaxis n. (Biology) movement (of an organism or organ) in response to water. • HYDROTAXIS n. movement towards or away from water. |
| REHYDRATES | • rehydrates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rehydrate. • REHYDRATE v. to add water to (a dehydrated substance). |
| STARCHEDLY | • starchedly adv. With stiff formality. • STARCHED adv. STARCH, to stiffen a fabric. |
| SWITCHYARD | • switchyard n. Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled. • SWITCHYARD n. an enclosed area for the switching facilities of a power station. |
| THYRSOIDAL | • thyrsoidal adj. Alternative form of thyrsoid. • THYRSOIDAL adj. having the form of a thyrsus, also THYRSOID. |
| YARDLIGHTS | • yardlights n. Plural of yardlight. • yard␣lights n. Plural of yard light. • YARDLIGHT n. a strong light suspended on a pole, used to illuminate a farmyard. |