| DECRYPTIONS | • decryptions n. Plural of decryption. • DECRYPTION n. the act of decrypting. |
| DYSTROPHINS | • dystrophins n. Plural of dystrophin. • DYSTROPHIN n. a protein essential to normal muscle function, found to be lacking in muscular dystrophy sufferers. |
| HANDYPERSON | • handyperson n. (Uncommon) A handyman or handywoman. • HANDYPERSON n. a person good at manual crafts. |
| HYDROPHANES | • hydrophanes n. Plural of hydrophane. • HYDROPHANE n. a semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water. |
| HYDROPHONES | • hydrophones n. Plural of hydrophone. • HYDROPHONE n. an apparatus for listening to sounds conveyed by water. |
| HYDROPLANES | • hydroplanes n. Plural of hydroplane. • HYDROPLANE v. to travel by hydroplane, a light, flat-bottomed motorboat. |
| HYDROPONICS | • hydroponics n. The cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil. • HYDROPONICS n. the practice of growing plants in a chemical solution without soil. |
| PLAYGROUNDS | • playgrounds n. Plural of playground. • PLAYGROUND n. a piece of land used for and usually equipped with facilities for recreation esp. by children. |
| POLYANDRIES | • polyandries n. Plural of polyandry. • POLYANDRY n. marriage to several men at the same time. |
| POLYANDROUS | • polyandrous adj. Of or pertaining to polyandry; engaging in polyandry. • polyandrous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens inserted in the receptacle. • POLYANDROUS adj. relating to polyandry. |
| POLYHEDRONS | • polyhedrons n. Plural of polyhedron. • POLYHEDRON n. a body or solid contained by many sides or planes. |
| PONDEROSITY | • ponderosity n. The quality of requiring extensive thought. • ponderosity n. (Obsolete) Weight; heaviness. • PONDEROSITY n. the state of being ponderous. |
| PONDEROUSLY | • ponderously adv. In a ponderous manner; very slowly. • ponderously adv. With the appearance of great weight. • PONDEROUS adv. heavy and slow. |
| PYRAMIDIONS | • pyramidions n. Plural of pyramidion. • PYRAMIDION n. the small pyramidal apex of an obelisk. |
| PYRANOSIDES | • pyranosides n. Plural of pyranoside. • PYRANOSIDE n. a glycoside containing the pyran ring. |
| PYRIDOXINES | • pyridoxines n. Plural of pyridoxine. • PYRIDOXINE n. a pyridine derivative, a member of the vitamin B complex, also PYRIDOXIN. |
| PYROXENOIDS | • pyroxenoids n. Plural of pyroxenoid. • PYROXENOID n. a mineral like pyroxene, a common mineral occurring in monoclinic crystals. |
| RESPONDENCY | • respondency n. Alternative form of respondence. • RESPONDENCY n. correspondence, agreement, also RESPONDENCE. |