| DIPHTHERIA | • diphtheria n. (Pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory… • DIPHTHERIA n. an infectious throat disease in which the air-passages become covered with a leathery membrane. |
| DIPHTHERIC | • diphtheric adj. Relating to, or having, diphtheria. • DIPHTHERIC adj. relating to diphtheria. |
| HARRUMPHED | • harrumphed v. Simple past tense and past participle of harrumph. • HARRUMPH v. to clear one's throat noisily in annoyance, also HARUMPH. |
| HEPTACHORD | • heptachord n. (Music) A system of seven sounds. • heptachord n. (Music) A lyre with seven chords. • heptachord n. (Poetry) A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones. |
| HEPTAHEDRA | • heptahedra n. Plural of heptahedron. • HEPTAHEDRON n. a solid figure having several plane faces. |
| HERALDSHIP | • heraldship n. The status or office of a herald. • HERALDSHIP n. the office of a herald. |
| HOLDERSHIP | • holdership n. The state of being a holder; the condition of having rights to something. • holdership n. The legal right to possess and use something that is owned by someone else. • HOLDERSHIP n. the state of being a holder e.g. of a bill. |
| HYDROPHANE | • hydrophane n. (Mineralogy) A semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water. • HYDROPHANE n. a semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water. |
| HYDROPHILE | • hydrophile n. (Chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance. • hydrophile n. (Zoology) Any organism that thrives in the presence of water. • hydrophile adj. Hydrophilic. |
| HYDROPHONE | • hydrophone n. A transducer that converts underwater sound waves into electrical signals, rather like a microphone. • HYDROPHONE n. an apparatus for listening to sounds conveyed by water. |
| HYDROPHYTE | • hydrophyte n. (Botany) A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed. • HYDROPHYTE n. an aquatic plant; an alga. |
| RHODOPHANE | • rhodophane n. (Biochemistry) The red pigment in the inner segments of the cones of the retina in animals. • RHODOPHANE n. the red pigment contained in the inner segments of the cones of the retina in animals. |
| SHEPHERDED | • shepherded v. Simple past tense and past participle of shepherd. • SHEPHERD v. to watch over carefully. |