| HEPATOSCOPIES | • HEPATOSCOPY n. divination by examining animal livers. |
| HYPERMETROPIA | • hypermetropia n. Hyperopia. • HYPERMETROPIA n. longsightedness, aka hyperopia, also HYPERMETROPY. |
| LEPTOCEPHALIC | • leptocephalic adj. (Zoology) Having a narrow skull, as certain flatfishes do. • LEPTOCEPHALIC adj. having a narrow skull, also LEPTOCEPHALOUS. |
| LEPTOCEPHALUS | • leptocephalus n. The flat, transparent larva of an eel, originally thought to be a distinct species. • LEPTOCEPHALUS n. the larva of the conger eel. |
| METAPHOSPHATE | • metaphosphate n. (Chemistry) Any salt or ester of metaphosphoric acid. • METAPHOSPHATE n. a salt or ester of a metaphosphoric acid. |
| NEPHROPATHIES | • nephropathies n. Plural of nephropathy. • NEPHROPATHY n. kidney disease. |
| PAEDOTROPHIES | • PAEDOTROPHY n. the art of rearing children. |
| PARTHENOSPORE | • PARTHENOSPORE n. a thick-walled spore produced by parthenogenesis in certain algae and fungi. |
| PELOTHERAPIES | • PELOTHERAPY n. medical treatment by mud baths. |
| PENTADELPHOUS | • pentadelphous adj. (Botany) Of a flower or plant: having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so… • PENTADELPHOUS adj. having five bundles of stamens; united in five bundles. |
| PETROGRAPHERS | • petrographers n. Plural of petrographer. • PETROGRAPHER n. a practitioner of petrography. |
| PETROGRAPHIES | • petrographies n. Plural of petrography. • PETROGRAPHY n. the description and classification of rocks. |
| PHANEROPHYTES | • phanerophytes n. Plural of phanerophyte. • PHANEROPHYTE n. a perennial plant that bears its perennating buds well above the surface of the ground. |
| PHREATOPHYTES | • phreatophytes n. Plural of phreatophyte. • PHREATOPHYTE n. a plant with a deep root system that draws its water supply from near the water table. |
| PNEUMATOPHORE | • pneumatophore n. (Zoology) A gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war. • pneumatophore n. (Botany) An aerial root, in mangroves etc., specialized for gaseous exchange. • pneumatophore n. An apparatus consisting of a bag with a tube and mouthpiece, which may be attached to the body. The… |
| PYRETOTHERAPY | • pyretotherapy n. (Obsolete, medicine) pyrotherapy. • PYRETOTHERAPY n. medical treatment by causing fever. |
| RAPPROCHEMENT | • rapprochement n. The reestablishment of cordial relations, particularly between two countries; a reconciliation. • RAPPROCHEMENT n. (French) a resumption of or improvement in relations between countries or persons. |
| SPELEOTHERAPY | • speleotherapy n. The use of the microclimate of salt caves and mines for the treatment of asthma. • SPELEOTHERAPY n. an alternative or complementary method of therapy for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases, involving periods spent underground in a salt mine. |
| SPERMATOPHORE | • spermatophore n. (Biology) A spermospore. • spermatophore n. (Zoology) A capsule or pocket enclosing a number of spermatozoa, found in many annelids, brachiopods… • SPERMATOPHORE n. a case enclosing the spermatozoa of certain crustaceans, molluscs and amphibians. |
| SPERMATOPHYTE | • spermatophyte n. (Botany) Any plant that bears seeds rather than spores. • SPERMATOPHYTE n. a seed plant. |