| ANCHYLOSING | • anchylosing v. Present participle of anchylose. • ANCHYLOSE v. of bones, to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis, also ANKYLOSE. |
| ANISOPHYLLY | • anisophylly n. (Botany) The growing by a plant of leaves in pairs with a significant difference in size between the two. • ANISOPHYLLY n. the state of being anisophyllous. |
| CYNOPHILIAS | • CYNOPHILIA n. the love of dogs, also CANOPHILIA. |
| ETHYLATIONS | • ethylations n. Plural of ethylation. • ETHYLATION n. a chemical reaction in which an ethyl group is introduced into a molecule. |
| FASHIONABLY | • fashionably adv. In a fashionable manner. • FASHIONABLE adv. according to fashion. |
| HAEMOLYSING | • haemolysing v. Present participle of haemolyse. • HAEMOLYSE v. to break down red blood cells, also HAEMOLYZE, HEMOLYSE, HEMOLYZE. |
| HAEMOLYSINS | • haemolysins n. Plural of haemolysin. • HAEMOLYSIN n. any substance, esp. an antibody, that causes the breakdown of red blood cells, also HEMOLYSIN. |
| HYALOMELANS | • HYALOMELAN n. a vitreous form of basalt, aka tachylite, also HYALOMELANE. |
| HYALOPHANES | • hyalophanes n. Plural of hyalophane. • HYALOPHANE n. a species of the feldspar group containing barium. |
| HYDROPLANES | • hydroplanes n. Plural of hydroplane. • HYDROPLANE v. to travel by hydroplane, a light, flat-bottomed motorboat. |
| HYOPLASTRON | • hyoplastron n. (Anatomy) The second lateral plate in the plastron of turtles. • HYOPLASTRON n. in a turtle's plastron, a plate between the hypoplastron and the entoplastron. |
| NONPHYSICAL | • nonphysical adj. Not physical; not using kinetic energy. • nonphysical adj. Not having physical form; insubstantial. • NONPHYSICAL adj. not physical. |
| POLLYANNISH | • pollyannish adj. Alternative form of Pollyannish. • Pollyannish adj. (Derogatory) irrepressibly or excessively optimistic; capable of seeing good in anyone. • POLLYANNISH adj. tediously optimistic, also POLLYANNAISH. |
| RHINOPLASTY | • rhinoplasty n. (Medicine, surgery, uncountable) A type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive… • rhinoplasty n. (Countable) An instance of such surgery; one operation (procedure). • RHINOPLASTY n. plastic surgery of the nose. |
| SPHAGNOLOGY | • sphagnology n. The study of sphagnum mosses. • SPHAGNOLOGY n. the study of peat moss. |
| SYCOPHANTLY | • sycophantly adv. In a sycophantic manner. • SYCOPHANTLY adj. like a sycophant. |
| SYNALOEPHAS | • synaloephas n. Plural of synaloepha. • synalœphas n. Plural of synalœpha. • SYNALOEPHA n. the melting of a final vowel or diphthong into the initial vowel or diphthong of the next word, also SYNALEPHA. |
| UNSCHOLARLY | • unscholarly adj. Not scholarly. • UNSCHOLARLY adj. not scholarly. |
| XANTHOPHYLS | • xanthophyls n. Plural of xanthophyl. • XANTHOPHYL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYLL. |
| XYLOPHAGANS | • xylophagans n. Plural of xylophagan. • XYLOPHAGAN n. one of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in wood. |