| ANHYDRITE | • anhydrite n. (Mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate. • ANHYDRITE n. an anhydrous sulphate of lime, differing from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name). |
| BOUNTYHED | • bountyhed n. (Obsolete, nonce word) goodness; virtue. • BOUNTYHED n. (Spenser) bounteousness. |
| ENDOPHYTE | • endophyte n. Any organism (generally a bacterium, fungus or alga) that lives inside a plant. • ENDOPHYTE n. an endoparasitic plant. |
| ENHYDRITE | • enhydrite n. (Mineralogy) A mineral with cavities containing water. • ENHYDRITE n. a mineral with fluid inclusions. |
| HYDANTOIN | • hydantoin n. (Organic chemistry) The heterocycle imidazolidine-2,4-dione derived from urea and glycolic acid; any… • HYDANTOIN n. a colourless odourless crystalline compound found in beet molasses and used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals. |
| HYDRANTHS | • hydranths n. Plural of hydranth. • HYDRANTH n. a nutritive zooid in a colony of hydrozoans. |
| HYDRATING | • hydrating v. Present participle of hydrate. • HYDRATE v. to combine with water. |
| HYDRATION | • hydration n. (Chemistry) The incorporation of water molecules into a complex with those of another compound. • hydration n. (Biology) The process of providing an adequate amount of water to body tissues. • hydration n. (Construction) The chemical reaction by which a substance (such as cement) combines with water, giving… |
| HYDRONAUT | • hydronaut n. An undersea explorer, such as a submariner. • HYDRONAUT n. a person trained to work in an underwater vessel. |
| HYMNODIST | • hymnodist n. A composer of hymns. • hymnodist n. A person who studies hymnody. • HYMNODIST n. a person who composes hymns, also HYMNIST. |
| HYPNOTOID | • hypnotoid adj. Resembling hypnotism. • HYPNOTOID adj. like hypnosis. |
| THYMIDINE | • thymidine n. (Biochemistry, genetics) The nucleoside consisting of a combination of deoxyribose and thymine. • THYMIDINE n. a nucleoside of thymine, found in DNA. |
| TYPHOIDIN | • typhoidin n. A substance produced by culturing typhoid bacilli that is used to indicate the presence of typhoid fever. • TYPHOIDIN n. a culture of dead typhoid bacillus for injection into the skin as a test for typhoid fever. |
| UNSCYTHED | • unscythed adj. Not scythed. • UNSCYTHED adj. not scythed. |
| WHYDUNITS | • whydunits n. Plural of whydunit. • WHYDUNIT n. a novel or film concerned with motives, as opposed to whodunit, also WHYDUNNIT. |
| WHYDUNNIT | • whydunnit n. Alternative spelling of whydunit. • WHYDUNNIT n. a novel or film concerned with motives, as opposed to whodunnit, also WHYDUNIT. |
| WITHYWIND | • withywind n. Alternative form of withwind. • WITHYWIND n. (dialect) bindweed or other climbing plant, also WITHWIND. |
| YOUTHENED | • youthened v. Simple past tense and past participle of youthen. • YOUTHEN v. to make or grow young. |