| ANTITHYROID | • antithyroid adj. (Biochemistry) Reducing the production or effects of thyroid hormones. • anti-thyroid adj. Alternative spelling of antithyroid. • ANTITHYROID adj. able to counteract excessive thyroid activity. |
| DEHORTATION | • dehortation n. (Archaic) Advice against something; dissuasion. • DEHORTATION n. advice against something, dissuasion. |
| DEHORTATIVE | • dehortative adj. Dissuasive. • DEHORTATIVE adj. dissuasive, also DEHORTATORY. |
| DITTOGRAPHY | • dittography n. The accidental error of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist. • dittography n. An error produced thereby. • DITTOGRAPHY n. the unintentional repetition of letters in print. |
| DROUGHTIEST | • droughtiest adj. Superlative form of droughty: most droughty. • DROUGHTY adj. dry, also DROUTHY. |
| HISTORIATED | • historiated adj. Adorned with decorative pictures that tell a story. • HISTORIATED adj. decorated with elaborate ornamental designs and figures, also STORIATED. |
| HYDROSTATIC | • hydrostatic adj. (Physics) Of or relating to hydrostatics. • hydrostatic adj. Of or relating to fluids, especially to the pressure that they exert or transmit. • HYDROSTATIC adj. of or relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit, also HYDROSTATICAL. |
| HYDROTACTIC | • hydrotactic adj. Relating to hydrotaxis. • HYDROTACTIC adj. relating to hydrotaxis, movement towards or away from water. |
| OCTAHEDRITE | • octahedrite n. (Mineralogy) The mineral anatase. • OCTAHEDRITE n. a variety of anatase, crystallising in square bipyramids. |
| ORTHODONTIA | • orthodontia n. Synonym of orthodontics. • ORTHODONTIA n. the rectification of crookedness in the teeth, also ORTHODONTICS. |
| ORTHODONTIC | • orthodontic adj. Of, or relating to the dental speciality of orthodontics. • ORTHODONTIC adj. relating to orthodontics, the rectification of crookedness in the teeth. |
| ORTHOPEDIST | • orthopedist n. (Medicine) A surgeon who specializes in orthopedics. • ORTHOPEDIST n. a specialist in orthopedics, also ORTHOPAEDIST. |
| PEDORTHISTS | • pedorthists n. Plural of pedorthist. |
| RICOCHETTED | • ricochetted v. Simple past tense and past participle of ricochet. • RICOCHET v. (French) to rebound from a surface. |
| SHORTLISTED | • shortlisted v. Simple past tense and past participle of shortlist. • shortlisted adj. Placed on a short list. • short-listed v. Simple past tense and past participle of short-list. |
| STRUTHIOIDS | • STRUTHIOID n. a member of the ostrich family. |
| THRENODISTS | • threnodists n. Plural of threnodist. • THRENODIST n. one who composes, delivers, or utters, a threnode, or threnody. |
| THYROIDITIS | • thyroiditis n. (Pathology) Inflammation of the thyroid gland. • THYROIDITIS n. inflammation of the thyroid. |
| TITLEHOLDER | • titleholder n. The person who possesses a rank or title. • TITLEHOLDER n. one that holds a title. |
| TRAITORHOOD | • traitorhood n. The quality of being a traitor. • TRAITORHOOD n. the state of being a traitor. |