| ARCTOPHILIST | • ARCTOPHILIST n. a collector of teddy bears. |
| ARTHROPLASTY | • arthroplasty n. (Surgery) The surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement. • ARTHROPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of a joint. |
| CARTOPHILIST | • cartophilist n. A person who collects cigarette cards as a hobby. • CARTOPHILIST n. one who collects cigarette cards. |
| HAIRSPLITTER | • hairsplitter n. A stickler person who makes extremely, possibly excessively, fine distinctions (who would separate something… • hair-splitter n. Alternative form of hairsplitter. • HAIRSPLITTER n. one that makes excessively fine distinctions in reasoning. |
| HETEROPLASTY | • heteroplasty n. The grafting of tissue between different individuals of the same or different species. • HETEROPLASTY n. grafting of foreign tissue. |
| HYPERTEXTUAL | • hypertextual adj. Of or relating to hypertext. |
| PERISTALITHS | • peristaliths n. Plural of peristalith. • PERISTALITH n. a prehistoric stone circle. |
| PHOTOREALIST | • photorealist n. An artist who works in photorealism. • photorealist adj. Of, pertaining to or exemplifying photorealism. • PHOTOREALIST n. an exponent of photorealism. |
| PHOTOTHERMAL | • photothermal adj. (Physics) Involving the production of heat by photoexcitation. • PHOTOTHERMAL adj. of or concerned with light and heat, esp. the production of heat by light, also PHOTOTHERMIC. |
| SCRATCHPLATE | • scratchplate n. A pickguard. • SCRATCHPLATE n. a plastic or metal plate attached to the front of a guitar to protect it from pick scratches. |
| STROPHIOLATE | • strophiolate adj. (Botany) Furnished with a strophiole. • STROPHIOLATE adj. having strophioles, caruncles, also STROPHIOLATED. |
| SUPERATHLETE | • superathlete n. A very skilled and successful athlete. • SUPERATHLETE n. a very good athlete. |
| TELEGRAPHIST | • telegraphist n. A telegrapher. • TELEGRAPHIST n. a person who works a telegraph. |
| TEREPHTHALIC | • terephthalic adj. (Organic chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from terephthalic acid or its derivatives. • TEREPHTHALIC adj. derived from or containing terebic and phthalic acids, as in terephthalic acid. |
| TRIPHTHONGAL | • triphthongal adj. Pertaining to a triphthong. • TRIPHTHONGAL adj. relating to triphthong. |
| TRIUMPHALIST | • triumphalist adj. Proud of one’s belief or culture, and having a feeling of superiority. • triumphalist n. A triumphalist person. • TRIUMPHALIST n. one who engages in triumphalism. |
| TRIUMPHANTLY | • triumphantly adv. In a triumphant manner. • TRIUMPHANT adv. victorious, conquering. |
| TROPHOBLASTS | • trophoblasts n. Plural of trophoblast. • TROPHOBLAST n. the outermost layer of cells in the morula that attaches the fertilized ovum to the uterine wall and acts as a nutritive pathway. |