| ACIDOPHILS | • acidophils n. Plural of acidophil. • ACIDOPHIL n. a substance, tissue or organism that stains readily with acid stains, also ACIDOPHILE. |
| AMPHIBIOUS | • amphibious adj. Capable of functioning on land or in water. • amphibious adj. Occurring on both land and water. • AMPHIBIOUS adj. adapted for both land and water. |
| APHORISING | • aphorising v. Present participle of aphorise. • APHORISE v. to make a concise statement, also APHORIZE. |
| APHORISTIC | • aphoristic adj. Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, maxims or epigrams; gnomic. • APHORISTIC adj. relating to aphorism. |
| APHRODISIA | • aphrodisia n. A state of sexual desire. • aphrodisia n. (Archaic) sexual intercourse. • Aphrodisia prop.n. (Historical) A festival celebrating the goddess Aphrodite, held throughout Ancient Greece, but of particular… |
| AUDIOPHILS | • AUDIOPHIL n. a person who is enthusiastic about hi-fidelity sound reproduction, also AUDIOPHILE. |
| BASOPHILIA | • basophilia n. The condition of being basophilic. • basophilia n. (Hematology) A condition where the quantity of basophils (basophil granulocytes) is abnormally elevated. • BASOPHILIA n. of white blood cells, the state of having an affinity for stains. |
| BASOPHILIC | • basophilic adj. Easily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin. • BASOPHILIC adj. of white blood cells, having an affinity for stains, also BASOPHIL, BASOPHILE. |
| BIOPHILIAS | • BIOPHILIA n. innate love for the natural world, supposed to be felt by all mankind. |
| CHIPOCHIAS | • CHIPOCHIA n. (Shakespeare) a simpleton, also CAPOCCHIA. |
| DIAPHONIES | • diaphonies n. Plural of diaphony. • DIAPHONY n. a system of rules for scientific investigation. |
| HAPLOIDIES | • haploidies n. Plural of haploidy. • HAPLOIDY n. the state of being a haploid. |
| HEMIOPSIAS | • HEMIOPSIA n. a defect of vision in consequence of which a person sees but half of an object looked at, also HEMIANOPIA, HEMIANOPSIA, HEMIOPIA. |
| IDIOGRAPHS | • idiographs n. Plural of idiograph. • IDIOGRAPH n. a private mark, a trademark. |
| KNIPHOFIAS | • kniphofias n. Plural of kniphofia. • KNIPHOFIA n. any plant of the Kniphofia genus, the red-hot poker. |
| NEOPHILIAS | • neophilias n. Plural of neophilia. • NEOPHILIA n. an obsessive love of novelty. |
| PISTACHIOS | • pistachios n. Plural of pistachio. • PISTACHIO n. a kind of tree, or its edible nutlike fruit. |
| SITOPHOBIA | • sitophobia n. (Pathology) A morbid or insane dread of eating. An aversion to food. • SITOPHOBIA n. a morbid aversion to food, also SITIOPHOBIA. |
| TEICHOPSIA | • teichopsia n. Scintillating scotoma, a kind of visual aura preceding a migraine. • TEICHOPSIA n. visual blurring and colours associated with migraines. |
| ZOOPHILIAS | • zoophilias n. Plural of zoophilia. • ZOOPHILIA n. the love of animals; erotic fondness for animals, also ZOOPHILISM, ZOOPHILY. |