| 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… |
| EDAPHOLOGY | • edaphology n. The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices. • EDAPHOLOGY n. the science of soil as a plant growing medium. |
| ENDOLYMPHS | • endolymphs n. Plural of endolymph. • ENDOLYMPH n. the watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. |
| HELIOTYPED | • heliotyped v. Simple past tense and past participle of heliotype. • HELIOTYPE v. to obtain such a picture. |
| HEXAPLOIDY | • hexaploidy n. The property of being hexaploid. • HEXAPLOIDY n. the state of having six times the normal number of chromosomes. |
| HYDROPHILE | • hydrophile n. (Chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance. • hydrophile n. (Zoology) Any organism that thrives in the presence of water. • hydrophile adj. Hydrophilic. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| METHYLDOPA | • methyldopa n. (Pharmacology) The compound 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methyl-L-alanine, C10H13NO4, which is used as… • METHYLDOPA n. an antihypertensive drug. |
| PHOTOLYSED | • photolysed v. Simple past tense and past participle of photolyse. • PHOTOLYSE v. to cause photolysis in, also PHOTOLYZE. |
| PHOTOLYZED | • photolyzed adj. That has been subjected to photolysis. • photolyzed v. Simple past tense and past participle of photolyze. • PHOTOLYZE v. to cause photolysis in, also PHOTOLYSE. |
| PHYLLODIES | • phyllodies n. Plural of phyllody. • PHYLLODY n. a flower transformation. |
| 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. |
| PREHOLIDAY | • preholiday adj. Before a holiday. • PREHOLIDAY adj. taking place before a holiday. |