| CHLORODYNE | • chlorodyne n. A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia and other substances. • CHLORODYNE n. a patent anodyne medicine, containing opium, chloroform, Indian hemp, etc. |
| 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… |
| HOLIDAYERS | • holidayers n. Plural of holidayer. • HOLIDAYER n. a holidaymaker. |
| HYDROCELES | • hydroceles n. Plural of hydrocele. • HYDROCELE n. an abnormal collection of fluid in any saclike space, esp. around the testicles. |
| HYDROLASES | • hydrolases n. Plural of hydrolase. • HYDROLASE n. a hydrolytic enzyme. |
| HYDROLYSED | • hydrolysed v. Simple past tense and past participle of hydrolyse. • HYDROLYSE v. to subject to hydrolysis, also HYDROLYZE. |
| HYDROLYSER | • hydrolyser n. That which hydrolyses. • HYDROLYSER n. an agent that hydrolyses, also HYDROLYZER. |
| HYDROLYSES | • hydrolyses n. Plural of hydrolysis. • hydrolyses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrolyse. • HYDROLYSE v. to subject to hydrolysis, also HYDROLYZE. |
| HYDROLYTES | • hydrolytes n. Plural of hydrolyte. • HYDROLYTE n. a body subjected to hydrolysis. |
| HYDROLYZED | • hydrolyzed v. Simple past tense and past participle of hydrolyze. • HYDROLYZE v. to subject to hydrolysis, also HYDROLYSE. |
| HYDROLYZER | • hydrolyzer n. (American spelling) Alternative form of hydrolyser. • HYDROLYZER n. an agent that hydrolyzes, also HYDROLYSER. |
| HYDROLYZES | • hydrolyzes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrolyze. • HYDROLYZE v. to subject to hydrolysis, also HYDROLYSE. |
| 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. |
| 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. |