| ANEMOPHILY | • anemophily n. (Botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind. • ANEMOPHILY n. pollination by the wind. |
| CYNOPHILIA | • cynophilia n. A fondness for dogs or other canines. • CYNOPHILIA n. the love of dogs, also CANOPHILIA. |
| ENTOPHYTAL | • entophytal adj. Entophytic. • ENTOPHYTAL adj. of or like an entophyte, a vegetable parasite subsisting in the interior of the body. |
| HYALOPHANE | • hyalophane n. (Mineralogy) A monoclinic crystalline mineral, a barium-rich potassium feldspar. • HYALOPHANE n. a species of the feldspar group containing barium. |
| HYDROPLANE | • hydroplane v. To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed. • hydroplane v. (Automotive, UK) For a car or similar vehicle to slide along the road on a thin film of water between… • hydroplane n. (Nautical) A specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing. |
| HYPOLIMNIA | • hypolimnia n. Plural of hypolimnion. • HYPOLIMNION n. a lower and colder layer of water in a lake. |
| HYPOLYDIAN | • hypolydian adj. (Music) Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from C to F. • HYPOLYDIAN adj. relating to a mode in ancient Greek music. |
| PHAENOLOGY | • phænology n. Archaic spelling of phenology. • PHAENOLOGY n. the study of organisms as affected by climate, also PHENOLOGY. |
| PHONICALLY | • phonically adv. In accordance with the principles of phonics. • phonically adv. Phonetically; in a manner related to the sound of a word rather than its spelling. • PHONIC adv. pertaining to the nature of sound. |
| POLYANTHAS | • polyanthas n. Plural of polyantha. • POLYANTHA n. any of large number of dwarf hybrid roses. |
| POLYANTHUS | • polyanthus n. A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having… • POLYANTHUS n. the oxlip, so called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel. |
| POLYPHONAL | • polyphonal adj. (Music) polyphonic. |
| SYNALOEPHA | • synaloepha n. Alternative form of synalepha. • synalœpha n. Obsolete form of synalepha. • SYNALOEPHA n. the melting of a final vowel or diphthong into the initial vowel or diphthong of the next word, also SYNALEPHA. |
| 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. |
| XYLOPHAGAN | • xylophagan n. Any wood-boring marine bivalve of the genus Xylophaga, which bores into wood. • XYLOPHAGAN n. one of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in wood. |