| AEROPHAGY | • aerophagy n. (Medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria. • AEROPHAGY n. spasmodic swallowing of air. |
| AEROPHYTE | • aerophyte n. (Biology) epiphyte. • AEROPHYTE n. a plant obtaining all its nourishment from the air; an epiphyte. |
| CORYPHAEI | • coryphaei n. Plural of coryphaeus. • CORYPHAEUS n. (Latin) the leader of a Greek chorus, also CORYPHE, CORYPHEE. |
| CREOPHAGY | • creophagy n. Alternative spelling of kreophagy. • CREOPHAGY n. the act of eating meat. |
| 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. |
| GEOGRAPHY | • geography n. A description of the earth: a treatise or textbook on geography. • geography n. (Archaic) an atlas or gazetteer. • geography n. The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them. |
| HONEYTRAP | • honeytrap n. Alternative spelling of honey trap. • honey-trap n. Alternative form of honey trap. • honey␣trap n. (Idiomatic) The use of a romantic or a sexual relationship to entice a person into revealing secret information. |
| HORSEPLAY | • horseplay n. Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm. • horseplay v. To engage in horseplay. • horse-play n. (Rare) Alternative form of horseplay. |
| HYPERBOLA | • hyperbola n. (Geometry) A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base… • HYPERBOLA n. a type of mathematical curve. |
| HYPERNOVA | • hypernova n. (Astronomy) The gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole. • HYPERNOVA n. an exploding star than produces even more energy and light than a supernova. |
| HYPEROPIA | • hyperopia n. (Pathology) A disorder of the vision where the eye focusses images behind the retina instead of on it… • HYPEROPIA n. longsightedness, aka hypermetropia. |
| HYPODERMA | • hypoderma n. (Botany) A layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants, performing the physiological function of… • hypoderma n. (Zoology) An inner cellular layer which lies beneath the chitinous cuticle of arthropods, annelids… • Hypoderma prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Oestridae – warble flies. |
| OVERHAPPY | • overhappy adj. Exceedingly happy. • OVERHAPPY adj. exceedingly happy. |
| POLYHEDRA | • polyhedra n. Plural of polyhedron. • POLYHEDRON n. a body or solid contained by many sides or planes. |
| POTHECARY | • pothecary n. Obsolete form of apothecary. • POTHECARY n. an apothecary, also APOTHECARY, POTICARY, POTTINGAR. |
| PYORRHEAL | • pyorrheal adj. Relating to pyorrhea. • PYORRHEAL adj. relating to pyorrhea, suppuration in the sockets of the teeth, also PYORRHEIC, PYORRHOEAL, PYORRHOEIC. |
| PYORRHEAS | • pyorrheas n. Plural of pyorrhea. • PYORRHEA n. pus in the sockets of the teeth. |
| PYORRHOEA | • pyorrhoea n. Flowing or discharge of pus; periodontitis. • pyorrhœa n. Alternative spelling of pyorrhea. • PYORRHOEA n. suppuration in the sockets of the teeth, also PYORRHEA. |
| XEROPHAGY | • xerophagy n. A restrictive diet (of bread and water, for example) as a punishment or religious form of discipline. • XEROPHAGY n. the eating of dry food, esp. food cooked without oil. |