| COPYHOLDER | • copyholder n. (Historical) A person who rents land under the copyhold system. • copyholder n. (Dated, publishing) A device that holds copy in place for typesetting. • copyholder n. (Dated, publishing) A person who holds copy and reads it aloud to a proofreader, who checks the typeset… |
| DITRIGLYPH | • ditriglyph n. (Architecture) A space for two triglyphs in the entablature between columns. • DITRIGLYPH n. a space for two triglyphs in the entablature between columns. |
| HYDROPHILE | • hydrophile n. (Chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance. • hydrophile n. (Zoology) Any organism that thrives in the presence of water. • hydrophile adj. Hydrophilic. |
| HYDROPHILY | • hydrophily n. A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by the flow of waters, particularly in rivers and streams. • HYDROPHILY n. an affinity for water. |
| HYDROPLANE | • hydroplane v. To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed. • hydroplane v. (Automotive, UK) For a car or similar vehicle to slide along the road on a thin film of water between… • hydroplane n. (Nautical) A specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing. |
| HYDROPOLYP | • hydropolyp n. The polyp of a hydrozoan. • HYDROPOLYP n. a hydrozoan polyp. |
| HYDROPULTS | • hydropults n. Plural of hydropult. • HYDROPULT n. a machine for throwing water by hand power, as a garden engine, a fire extinguisher, etc. |
| HYPERDULIA | • hyperdulia n. (Roman Catholicism) A level of veneration higher than dulia but less than latria, properly given to… • HYPERDULIA n. in Roman Catholicism, the veneration accorded to the Virgin Mary. |
| HYPERDULIC | • hyperdulic adj. (Religion) Relating to hyperdulia. • HYPERDULIC adj. of or like hyperdulia, the veneration accorded to the Virgin Mary, also HYPERDULICAL. |
| HYPERPLOID | • hyperploid adj. (Genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds an exact multiple of the haploid number. • hyperploid adj. (Medicine) Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds the diploid number. • hyperploid n. A hyperploid organism. |
| HYPODERMAL | • hypodermal adj. Of or pertaining to the hypodermis. • hypodermal adj. Below the epidermis. • HYPODERMAL adj. relating to the hypodermis, the layer of skin just below the epidermis. |
| POLYHEDRAL | • polyhedral adj. (Mathematics, geometry) Of, pertaining to or derived from a polyhedron. • polyhedral adj. (Geometry, of a solid or surface) Having multiple planar faces or facets. • polyhedral adj. (Aeronautics, of a fixed-wing aircraft) Having multiple dihedral angles along the wingspan. |
| POLYHEDRIC | • polyhedric adj. Polyhedral; many-sided. • POLYHEDRIC adj. having many faces or planes, also POLYHEDRAL. |
| POLYHEDRON | • polyhedron n. (Geometry) A solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges. • polyhedron n. (Optics) A polyscope, or multiplying glass. • POLYHEDRON n. a body or solid contained by many sides or planes. |
| POLYHYBRID | • polyhybrid n. A hybrid whose parents differ in several ways. • POLYHYBRID n. a plant hybridised from many sources. |
| POLYHYDRIC | • polyhydric adj. (Chemistry) containing two or more hydroxy groups. • POLYHYDRIC adj. having several hydroxyl groups. |
| PREHOLIDAY | • preholiday adj. Before a holiday. • PREHOLIDAY adj. taking place before a holiday. |