| CHONDRIFY | • chondrify v. (Transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage. • CHONDRIFY v. to convert, or be converted, into cartilage. |
| DIACHRONY | • diachrony n. The study of change over time, especially changes to language. • DIACHRONY n. the historical development of a language etc. |
| DIACHYLON | • diachylon n. (Medicine) A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants, later made of an oxide of… • DIACHYLON n. formerly a plaster of plant juices; now lead-plaster, also DIACHYLUM. |
| DONNISHLY | • donnishly adv. In a donnish manner. • DONNISH adv. scholarly. |
| DRONISHLY | • dronishly adv. In a dronish manner. • DRONISH adv. like a drone; idle. |
| DYNORPHIN | • dynorphin n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of opioid peptides that arise from the precursor protein prodynorphin. • DYNORPHIN n. a drug used to treat cocaine addiction. |
| DYSPHONIA | • dysphonia n. (Medicine) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds. • DYSPHONIA n. physical abnormality causing speech impediment. |
| DYSPHONIC | • dysphonic adj. Having or relating to dysphonia. • dysphonic n. A person who has dysphonia. • DYSPHONIC adj. relating to dysphonia, a difficulty in pronouncing sounds. |
| HOBDAYING | • hobdaying v. Present participle of hobday. • HOBDAY v. to cure a horse's breathing impediment. |
| HOYDENING | • hoydening v. Present participle of hoyden. • HOYDEN v. to act like a tomboy, also HOIDEN. |
| HOYDENISH | • hoydenish adj. Somewhat hoyden. • HOYDENISH adj. like a hoyden, also HOIDENISH. |
| HOYDENISM | • hoydenism n. The behaviour of a hoyden. • HOYDENISM n. the behaviour of a hoyden. |
| 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. |
| 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… |
| HYDRONIUM | • hydronium n. (Inorganic chemistry) The hydrated hydrogen ion, H3O+. • HYDRONIUM n. the hydrated hydrogen ion, H3O+. |
| HYMNODIES | • hymnodies n. Plural of hymnody. • HYMNODY n. the singing of hymns. |
| HYMNODIST | • hymnodist n. A composer of hymns. • hymnodist n. A person who studies hymnody. • HYMNODIST n. a person who composes hymns, also HYMNIST. |
| HYPNOIDAL | • hypnoidal adj. Hypnoid. • HYPNOIDAL adj. like sleep or hypnosis, also HYPNOID. |
| HYPNOTOID | • hypnotoid adj. Resembling hypnotism. • HYPNOTOID adj. like hypnosis. |
| 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. |