| ARCHDEACONRY | • archdeaconry n. The office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office. • archdeaconry n. The residence, or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon. • ARCHDEACONRY n. the district or residence of an archdeacon. |
| BODYSNATCHER | • bodysnatcher n. Alternative spelling of body snatcher. • body-snatcher n. Alternative spelling of body snatcher. • body␣snatcher n. (Slang, humorous, derogatory, obsolete) One who makes arrests, such as a bailiff or policeman. |
| CARBOHYDRASE | • carbohydrase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars. • CARBOHYDRASE n. any of a group of enzymes (as amylase) that promote hydrolysis or synthesis of a carbohydrate (as a disaccharide). |
| CARBOHYDRATE | • carbohydrate n. (Organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant. • carbohydrate n. (Colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates. • CARBOHYDRATE n. a compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen; extended to similar compounds, the sugars and starches which form the main source of energy in food. |
| CHIMNEYBOARD | • CHIMNEYBOARD n. a board blocking up a fireplace. |
| CRYOHYDRATES | • cryohydrates n. Plural of cryohydrate. • CRYOHYDRATE n. a crystalline substance containing water and a salt in definite proportions, a eutectic crystallizing below the freezing point of water. |
| HETERODACTYL | • heterodactyl adj. (Zoology) heterodactylous. • HETERODACTYL n. a heterodactylous bird. |
| HYDNOCARPATE | • HYDNOCARPATE n. any salt or ester of hydnocarpic acid. |
| HYDROCEPHALI | • hydrocephali n. Plural of hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALUS n. an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranial cavity, also HYDROCEPHALY. |
| HYDROCEPHALY | • hydrocephaly n. Hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALY n. an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranial cavity, also HYDROCEPHALUS. |
| HYDROCRACKED | • hydrocracked v. Simple past tense and past participle of hydrocrack. • hydrocracked adj. That has been subjected to hydrocracking. • HYDROCRACK v. to crack hydrocarbons in the presence of hydrogen. |
| HYDROCRACKER | • hydrocracker n. (Organic chemistry) A chemical engineering plant in which hydrocracking takes place. • HYDROCRACKER n. one engaged in hydrocracking. |
| HYDROELASTIC | • hydroelastic adj. (Physics) undergoing elastic deformation as the result of the flow of a fluid, especially that of water. • HYDROELASTIC adj. as in hydroelastic suspension, a system of car suspension in which a fluid provides interconnection between the front and rear suspension units. |
| HYDROMANCERS | • hydromancers n. Plural of hydromancer. • HYDROMANCER n. one who practises hydromancy. |
| HYDROMANCIES | • hydromancies n. Plural of hydromancy. • HYDROMANCY n. divination by the appearance or motion of liquids (as water). |
| HYRACOIDEANS | • HYRACOIDEAN n. any member of a genus of mammals including the daman and the dassie or hyrax, also HYRACOID. |
| OCTAHEDRALLY | • octahedrally adv. In an octahedral manner. • OCTAHEDRAL adv. having eight faces or sides. |
| PACHYDERMOUS | • PACHYDERMOUS adj. thick-skinned, also PACHYDERMATOUS. |