| HALOPHYTES | • halophytes n. Plural of halophyte. • HALOPHYTE n. a plant found growing in salt marshes, or in the sea. |
| HALOPHYTIC | • halophytic adj. Growing well under salty conditions. • HALOPHYTIC adj. growing in a salty environment. |
| HEPTACHLOR | • heptachlor n. An organochlorine compound formerly used as an insecticide. • HEPTACHLOR n. a very toxic pesticide. |
| HEPTATHLON | • heptathlon n. (Athletics) An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport. • HEPTATHLON n. an athletic competition with seven events. |
| HOLOPHOTAL | • holophotal adj. Causing no loss of light; applied to reflectors which throw back the rays of light without perceptible loss. • HOLOPHOTAL adj. of reflectors, throwing back the rays of light without perceptible loss. |
| LITHOGRAPH | • lithograph n. A printed image produced by lithography. • lithograph v. To create a copy of an image through lithography. • LITHOGRAPH v. to produce by lithography. |
| LITHOPHANE | • lithophane n. A style of European porcelain in which the figures are seen by transmitted light. • Lithophane prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain moths. • LITHOPHANE n. porcelain with pictures showing through transparency. |
| LITHOPHYSA | • LITHOPHYSA n. a bladderlike spherulite, also LITHOPHYSE. |
| 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. |
| PHACOLITHS | • phacoliths n. Plural of phacolith. • PHACOLITH n. an intrusive mass of igneous rock situated between strata at the top of an anticline or the bottom of a syncline. |
| 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. |
| PHOTOFLASH | • photoflash n. (Photography) A lamp that emits a brief flash of bright light; used to take photographs in a dark environment. • photoflash n. (Photography) A flashbulb. • PHOTOFLASH n. a photographic flash. |
| XANTHOPHYL | • xanthophyl n. Dated form of xanthophyll. • XANTHOPHYL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYLL. |