| APOSTROPHIC | • apostrophic adj. (Rhetoric) Pertaining to the rhetoric use of, or using, apostrophe (sudden, exclamatory dialogue). • apostrophic adj. (Orthography) Pertaining to the grammatical use of, or using, the apostrophe (the diacritical mark ’). • APOSTROPHIC adj. relating to apostrophe. |
| CAPNOGRAPHS | • capnographs n. Plural of capnograph. |
| CARHOPPINGS | • CARHOPPINGS n. CARHOPPING. |
| CARPOPHORES | • carpophores n. Plural of carpophore. • CARPOPHORE n. a slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants. |
| CEPHALOPODS | • cephalopods n. Plural of cephalopod. • CEPHALOPOD n. any marine mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, that includes the octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and pearly nautilus, also CEPHALOPODAN. |
| COPPERHEADS | • copperheads n. Plural of copperhead. • Copperheads n. Plural of Copperhead. • COPPERHEAD n. a venomous American serpent, closely allied to the rattlesnake, but without rattles. |
| HEPATOSCOPY | • hepatoscopy n. (Rare) Divination by the liver of an animal or bird. The liver was divided into sections, each section… • HEPATOSCOPY n. divination by examining animal livers. |
| HIPPOCAMPUS | • hippocampus n. (Mythology) A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin. • hippocampus n. (Neuroanatomy, anatomy) A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey… • Hippocampus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Syngnathidae – the seahorses. |
| HIPPOCRASES | • HIPPOCRAS n. a kind of medieval hot spiced wine. |
| HYPOPLASTIC | • hypoplastic adj. Of, or pertaining to hypoplasia or hypoplasty. • HYPOPLASTIC adj. relating to hypoplasia. |
| PANSOPHICAL | • pansophical adj. All-wise; claiming universal knowledge. • PANSOPHICAL adj. relating to pansophy, knowledge of everything, also PANSOPHIC. |
| PICTOGRAPHS | • pictographs n. Plural of pictograph. • PICTOGRAPH n. a picture used as a symbol for a word or phrase. |
| PSYCHOGRAPH | • psychograph n. One of various graphical representations of a cognitive or psychological profile. • psychograph n. (Spiritualism) A photographic image having a supposed supernatural or spiritual origin. • psychograph n. (Spiritualism) Any of various devices used for automatic writing. |
| PSYCHOPATHS | • psychopaths n. Plural of psychopath. • PSYCHOPATH n. a mentally ill or unstable person. |
| PSYCHOPATHY | • psychopathy n. A personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, exploitation, heedlessness, arrogance, sexual… • psychopathy n. (Obsolete) A mental illness; insanity. • PSYCHOPATHY n. the state of being a psychopath. |
| SAPROPHYTIC | • saprophytic adj. Relating to saprophytes. • SAPROPHYTIC adj. relating to a saprophyte. |
| SCOPOPHILIA | • scopophilia n. (Psychology) A sexual dependency on openly observing sex organs and sexual acts, as opposed to voyeurism… • SCOPOPHILIA n. the practice of obtaining sexual pleasure from things seen, as e.g. naked bodies, also SCOPTOPHILIA. |
| SCOPOPHOBIA | • scopophobia n. An unreasonable fear of being seen, or stared at. • SCOPOPHOBIA n. fear of being looked at, also SCOPTOPHOBIA. |
| TOUCHPAPERS | • touchpapers n. Plural of touchpaper. • touch-papers n. Plural of touch-paper. • TOUCHPAPER n. paper soaked in saltpetre and used for firing gunpowder. |