| BRACHYCEPHALOUS | • brachycephalous adj. Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic. • BRACHYCEPHALOUS adj. short-headed, esp. having a skull whose breadth is 80 per cent or more of its length. |
| CHRYSANTHEMUM | • chrysanthemum n. Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads. • Chrysanthemum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – the chrysanthemums. • CHRYSANTHEMUM n. any of several cultivated plants of the Chrysanthemum genus, with colourful double flower-heads. |
| CHRYSANTHEMUMS | • chrysanthemums n. Plural of chrysanthemum. • CHRYSANTHEMUM n. any of several cultivated plants of the Chrysanthemum genus, with colourful double flower-heads. |
| HOMOCHLAMYDEOUS | • homochlamydeous adj. (Botany) Having the perianth not divided into calyx and corolla. • HOMOCHLAMYDEOUS adj. with calyx and corolla similar. |
| HUSHABYE | • hushabye interj. Alternative spelling of hushaby. • HUSHABYE interj. go to sleep, also HUSHABY. |
| HYDROCEPHALOUS | • hydrocephalous adj. Having a swollen head. • hydrocephalous adj. (Medicine) Afflicted with hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALOUS adj. suffering from hydrocephaly, also HYDROCEPHALIC. |
| HYDROCEPHALUS | • hydrocephalus n. (Medicine) A usually congenital condition in which an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cerebral… • HYDROCEPHALUS n. an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranial cavity, also HYDROCEPHALY. |
| HYDROCEPHALUSES | • hydrocephaluses n. Plural of hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALUS n. an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranial cavity, also HYDROCEPHALY. |
| HYDROSULPHATE | • hydrosulphate n. Alternative form of hydrosulfate. • HYDROSULPHATE n. any quaternary acid salt formed by addition of an organic base to sulphuric acid, such as aniline hydrosulphate. |
| HYDROSULPHATES | • hydrosulphates n. Plural of hydrosulphate. • HYDROSULPHATE n. any quaternary acid salt formed by addition of an organic base to sulphuric acid, such as aniline hydrosulphate. |
| HYPOSULPHATE | • hyposulphate n. (Inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of hyposulfate. • HYPOSULPHATE n. a dithionate. |
| HYPOSULPHATES | • hyposulphates n. Plural of hyposulphate. • HYPOSULPHATE n. a dithionate. |
| HYSTERANTHOUS | • hysteranthous adj. (Botany) Having the leaves emerge after the flowers have opened. It typically refers to geophytes that… • HYSTERANTHOUS adj. having the leaves appearing after the flowers. |
| ICHTHYOSAURUSES | • ICHTHYOSAURUS n. a large fossil marine reptile, also ICHTHYOSAUR, ICHTHYOSAURIAN. |
| ITHYPHALLUSES | • ITHYPHALLUS n. an erect phallus. |
| PHENYLTHIOUREAS | • phenylthioureas n. Plural of phenylthiourea. • PHENYLTHIOUREA n. a crystalline compound used to test for the presence of a certain dominant gene (the compound tasting bitter to those who possess the gene). |
| SUPERHIGHWAY | • superhighway n. (US) An expressway, especially one designed for high speeds. • superhighway n. (By extension) A major route that carries most of the traffic going in a given direction by a specified… • superhighway n. (Metaphoric) The primary mechanism used in the movement of electronic data or information; information superhighway. |
| SUPERHIGHWAYS | • superhighways n. Plural of superhighway. • SUPERHIGHWAY n. a multilane highway (as an expressway or turnpike) designed for high-speed traffic. |
| UNTHRIFTYHEADS | • UNTHRIFTYHEAD n. (Spenser) unthriftiness, also UNTHRIFTYHED. |
| YOUTHHEADS | • YOUTHHEAD n. (obsolete) youth, also YOUNGTH, YOUTHHOOD. |