| BLOODTHIRSTY | • bloodthirsty adj. Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous. • bloodthirsty adj. Of a book, film, etc.: depicting much violence; gory, violent. • bloodthirsty adj. (Humorous) Of a mosquito, tenaciously seeking to draw blood. |
| CREDITWORTHY | • creditworthy adj. (Finance) Deemed likely to repay debts. • creditworthy adj. (Finance) Having an acceptable credit rating. • credit-worthy adj. Alternative spelling of creditworthy. |
| DERMATOPHYTE | • dermatophyte n. Any parasitic fungus (mycosis) that infects the skin (tinea, ringworm, jock itch, athlete’s foot). • DERMATOPHYTE n. a fungus parasitic on the skin or skin derivatives (as hair or nails). |
| DISTRAUGHTLY | • distraughtly adv. In a distraught manner. • DISTRAUGHT adv. agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain. |
| DITHYRAMBIST | • DITHYRAMBIST n. one who sings dithyrambic hymns. |
| HETERODACTYL | • heterodactyl adj. (Zoology) heterodactylous. • HETERODACTYL n. a heterodactylous bird. |
| HETEROSTYLED | • heterostyled adj. (Botany) Having styles of two or more distinct forms or lengths. • HETEROSTYLED adj. having styles of different length in different flowers, also HETEROSTYLOUS. |
| HYDROPATHIST | • hydropathist n. An expert in hydropathy. • HYDROPATHIST n. one who treats with hydropathy. |
| HYDROSTATICS | • hydrostatics n. (Physics) The scientific study of fluids at rest, especially when under pressure. • HYDROSTATICS n. a branch of physics that deals with the characteristics of fluids at rest and esp. with the pressure in a fluid or exerted by a fluid on an immersed body. |
| PENTAHYDRATE | • pentahydrate n. (Chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains five molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell. • PENTAHYDRATE n. a hydrated compound containing five moles of water per mole of the compound; a hydrated species containing five water molecules. |
| PTERIDOPHYTE | • pteridophyte n. Any plant of the division Pteridophyta, of simple vascular plants that reproduce via spores rather than… • PTERIDOPHYTE n. the general name for the ferns and their allies. |
| RHYTIDECTOMY | • rhytidectomy n. (Surgery) Plastic surgery to reduce the visible signs of aging in the face by removing wrinkles. • RHYTIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of wrinkles. |
| STONYHEARTED | • stonyhearted adj. Cruel, compassionless, discompassionate, as if having a heart made of stone. • stony-hearted adj. Alternative form of stonyhearted. • STONYHEARTED adj. unfeeling, cruel. |
| UNTHRIFTYHED | • UNTHRIFTYHED n. (Spenser) unthriftiness, also UNTHRIFTYHEAD. |