| DISTICHOUSLY | • distichously adv. In a distichous manner. • DISTICHOUS adv. in or having two rows, also DISTICHAL. |
| 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. |
| DICHOTOMOUSLY | • dichotomously adv. In a dichotomous manner. • DICHOTOMOUS adv. forking into two equal branches. |
| HETERODACTYLS | • HETERODACTYL n. a heterodactylous bird. |
| HEXADACTYLOUS | • hexadactylous adj. (Zoology) Having six fingers or toes. • HEXADACTYLOUS adj. having six fingers, also HEXADACTYLIC. |
| HYDROSTATICAL | • hydrostatical adj. Alternative form of hydrostatic. • HYDROSTATICAL adj. of or relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit, also HYDROSTATIC. |
| THIODIGLYCOLS | • thiodiglycols n. Plural of thiodiglycol. • THIODIGLYCOL n. a chemical compound soluble in e.g. water and alcohol used e.g. as an industrial cleaning agent. |
| HEDONISTICALLY | • hedonistically adv. In a hedonistic manner. • HEDONISTIC adv. following the doctrines of hedonism, that avoidance of pain is the supreme good. |
| LECYTHIDACEOUS | • lecythidaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Lecythidaceae, that includes the Brazil nuts. • LECYTHIDACEOUS adj. belonging to the Lecythidaceae, a family of tropical trees including the Brazil nut. |
| PACHYDACTYLOUS | • pachydactylous adj. (Zoology) Having thick digits. • PACHYDACTYLOUS adj. having thick digits, also PACHYDACTYL. |
| BRACHYDACTYLOUS | • brachydactylous adj. (Zoology) Having abnormally short digits. • BRACHYDACTYLOUS adj. having short or stubby fingers. |
| CHOLECYSTITIDES | • cholecystitides n. Plural of cholecystitis. • CHOLECYSTITIS n. inflammation of the gall bladder. |
| CROTONALDEHYDES | • crotonaldehydes n. Plural of crotonaldehyde. • CROTONALDEHYDE n. a pungent liquid aldehyde obtained by dehydration of aldol. |
| DACTYLOGRAPHERS | • DACTYLOGRAPHER n. one who studies fingerprints. |
| DACTYLOGRAPHIES | • DACTYLOGRAPHY n. the study of fingerprints as a means of identification. |
| DERMATOGLYPHICS | • dermatoglyphics n. The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet. • dermatoglyphics n. The study of such patterns. • DERMATOGLYPHIC n. a ridge pattern of skin on the inner surface of the hands and feet. |
| DIASTROPHICALLY | • diastrophically adv. In terms of, or by means of, diastrophism. • DIASTROPHIC adv. relating to diastrophism. |
| HETERODACTYLOUS | • heterodactylous adj. (Zoology) Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons. • HETERODACTYLOUS adj. having the first and second toes turned backwards, as in trogons, and not the first and fourth as in parrots. |
| HYDROSTATICALLY | • hydrostatically adv. In a hydrostatic manner. • hydrostatically adv. With regard to hydrostatics. • HYDROSTATICAL adv. of or relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit, also HYDROSTATIC. |
| SOPHISTICATEDLY | • sophisticatedly adv. In a sophisticated manner. • SOPHISTICATED adv. SOPHISTICATE, to make artificial or worldly. |