| ABIOTROPHIES | • abiotrophies n. Plural of abiotrophy. • ABIOTROPHY n. bodily or mental loss of function or degeneration for reasons unknown. |
| AILOUROPHILE | • ailourophile n. Alternative spelling of ailurophile. • AILOUROPHILE n. a cat-lover, also AILUROPHILE. |
| AMBIOPHONIES | • AMBIOPHONY n. the reproduction of sound to create an illusion to a listener of being in a spacious room, such as a concert hall. |
| EOSINOPHILIA | • eosinophilia n. (Medicine) The condition of having a high concentration of eosinophils (eosinophil granulocytes) in the blood. • EOSINOPHILIA n. an abnormal increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood. |
| HAEMOPOIESIS | • haemopoiesis n. (Medicine) The production of blood cells and platelets, a process which in adults takes place within the bone marrow. • HAEMOPOIESIS n. the formation of blood, also HAEMATOPOIESIS, HEMATOPOIESIS, HEMOPOIESIS. |
| HAEMOPOIETIC | • haemopoietic adj. Alternative spelling of hemopoietic. • hæmopoietic adj. Obsolete form of hemopoietic. • HAEMOPOIETIC adj. relating to haemopoiesis, the formation of blood. |
| HEROICOMICAL | • heroicomical adj. (Literature) Blending heroic and comical elements. • HEROICOMICAL adj. of a style that mixes the heroic and comic, also HEROICOMIC. |
| HIEROLOGICAL | • hierological adj. Relating to hierology. • HIEROLOGICAL adj. relating to hierology, the science of sacred matters, also HIEROLOGIC. |
| HIEROPHOBIAS | • HIEROPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of sacred things. |
| ICONOMACHIES | • ICONOMACHY n. opposition to the worship of images or icons. |
| OESOPHAGITIS | • oesophagitis n. (British spelling) Alternative form of esophagitis. • œsophagitis n. Obsolete spelling of esophagitis. • OESOPHAGITIS n. inflammation of the oesophagus, also ESOPHAGITIS. |
| OLIGOPHAGIES | • OLIGOPHAGY n. the state of being oligophagous, eating only a few specific kinds of food. |
| OPHIOLATRIES | • OPHIOLATRY n. worship of snakes. |
| RACHIOTOMIES | • rachiotomies n. Plural of rachiotomy. • RACHIOTOMY n. another name for laminectomy. |
| RADIOPHONIES | • RADIOPHONY n. the art or practice of using the radiophone. |
| SOCIOPATHIES | • sociopathies n. Plural of sociopathy. • SOCIOPATHY n. hostility to society. |
| THEORISATION | • theorisation n. (Countable) Something theorised; a theory. • theorisation n. (Uncountable) The development of something beyond its obvious and practical scope. • theorisation n. The act of constructing a theory. |
| THEORIZATION | • theorization n. Alternative form of theorisation. • THEORIZATION n. the formation of theories, also THEORISATION. |