| AMPHOLYTE | • ampholyte n. (Chemistry) An amphoteric electrolyte. • AMPHOLYTE n. an amphoteric electrolyte. |
| APHOLATES | • APHOLATE n. a chemical used to kill houseflies. |
| ASTROPHEL | • Astrophel n. A male lover similar to that in the poem Astrophel and Stella. • ASTROPHEL n. (Spenser) an unidentified bitter starlike plant, possibly aster, also ASTROFELL. |
| CATCHPOLE | • catchpole n. (Obsolete) A taxman, one who gathers taxes. • catchpole n. A sheriff’s officer, usually one who arrests debtors. • catchpole n. (Historical) An implement formerly used for seizing and securing a man who would otherwise be out of reach. |
| EPHORALTY | • ephoralty n. The rank or office of an ephor. • ephoralty n. The body of ephors collectively. • EPHORALTY n. the office of an ephor, or the body of ephors. |
| HALOPHYTE | • halophyte n. (Botany) Any plant that tolerates an environment having a high salt content. • HALOPHYTE n. a plant found growing in salt marshes, or in the sea. |
| HAPLOTYPE | • haplotype n. (Genetics) A group of alleles that are transmitted together. • haplotype v. (Genetics) To characterize with respect to haplotype. • HAPLOTYPE n. a single species contained in a genus. |
| HEPTAGLOT | • heptaglot n. (Rare) A book in seven languages. • HEPTAGLOT n. a book written in seven languages. |
| HOSPITALE | • hospitale n. Obsolete form of hospital. • HOSPITALE n. (Spenser) lodging. |
| HOTPLATES | • hotplates n. Plural of hotplate. • hot-plates n. Plural of hot-plate. • hot␣plates n. Plural of hot plate. |
| HOURPLATE | • hourplate n. The face of a clock, on which the hours are numbered. • HOURPLATE n. a timepiece dial. |
| PALEOLITH | • paleolith n. A relic from the Paleolithic era. • PALEOLITH n. a Stone Age artifact, also PALAEOLITH. |
| PANTHENOL | • panthenol n. (Organic chemistry) The alcohol analogue of pantothenic acid, which is quickly oxidized to pantothenate in organisms. • PANTHENOL n. a vitamin of the B-complex affecting the growth of hair. |
| PHACOLITE | • phacolite n. (Mineralogy) A colourless variety of chabazite. • PHACOLITE n. a colorless variety of chabazite, a mineral of the zeolite group. |
| PHENOLATE | • phenolate n. (Chemistry) phenoxide. • PHENOLATE n. a compound of phenol analogous to a salt, also PHENATE. • PHENOLATE v. to subject to the action of a phenolate. |
| PLETHORAS | • plethoras n. Plural of plethora. • PLETHORA n. (Greek) an excess, a superfluity. |
| POTLACHES | • potlaches n. Plural of potlach (alternative spelling of potlatches). • potlaches n. Plural of potlache. • potlaches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of potlach (alternative spelling of potlatches). |
| TELOPHASE | • telophase n. (Biology) The final stage of mitosis or meiosis during which the daughter chromosomes move towards opposite… • TELOPHASE n. the last phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes of the daughter cells are grouped in separate nuclei. |