| CHAMAEPHYTE | • chamaephyte n. (Botany) Any low perennial plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level. • CHAMAEPHYTE n. a winter-flowering plant. |
| DEPRECATORY | • deprecatory adj. That deprecates; apologetic or disparaging. • deprecatory adj. (Archaic) Tending to avert evil by prayer. • DEPRECATORY adj. serving to deprecate. |
| EUCALYPTOLE | • eucalyptole n. Alternative form of eucalyptol. • EUCALYPTOLE n. a volatile, terpene-like oil extracted from the eucalyptus, also EUCALYPTOL. |
| EXPECTANTLY | • expectantly adv. In an expectant manner. • EXPECTANT adv. in a state of expectancy. |
| HEPATECTOMY | • hepatectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the liver. • HEPATECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the liver. |
| HEPATOCYTES | • hepatocytes n. Plural of hepatocyte. • HEPATOCYTE n. an epithelial parenchymatous cell of the liver. |
| HYPERACTIVE | • hyperactive adj. Having an increased state of activity. • hyperactive adj. Having attention deficit disorder (no longer used by the scientific community). • HYPERACTIVE adj. affected with or exhibiting hyperactivity. |
| HYPOTHECATE | • hypothecate v. (Transitive) To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage. • hypothecate v. (Politics, Britain) To designate a new tax or tax increase for a specific expenditure. • hypothecate v. (Australia) To designate in advance the specific purpose of expenditure for government revenues (especially taxes). |
| INAPPETENCY | • inappetency n. Alternative form of inappetence. • INAPPETENCY n. lack of desire or appetite, also INAPPETENCE. |
| PACHYMETERS | • pachymeters n. Plural of pachymeter. • PACHYMETER n. an instrument for measuring small thicknesses. |
| PECTINATELY | • pectinately adv. In a pectinate manner. • PECTINATE adv. toothed like a comb, also PECTINATED. |
| PHLYCTAENAE | • PHLYCTAENA n. (Greek) a small blister or vesicle, also PHLYCTENA. |
| POLYCHAETES | • polychaetes n. Plural of polychaete. • POLYCHAETE n. a type of aquatic worm (including lugworms and ragworms), also POLYCHETE. |
| PRELITERACY | • preliteracy n. The period before literacy, when a person or culture has not yet learned to read and write. • PRELITERACY n. the state of being preliterate, not having developed a written language. |
| RECTIPETALY | • RECTIPETALY n. the tendency to grow in a straight line, also RECTIPETALITY. |
| RESPECTABLY | • respectably adv. In a respectable manner; so as to gain respect. • respectably adv. Moderately; pretty well. • RESPECTABLE adv. worthy of respect. |
| TYPECASTERS | • TYPECASTER n. one who typecasts. |