| ACIDOPHILOUS | • acidophilous adj. That thrives in an acidic environment. • ACIDOPHILOUS adj. staining readily with acid stains. |
| DIAPHANOUSLY | • diaphanously adv. In a diaphanous manner. • DIAPHANOUS adv. transparent, translucent. |
| DISTICHOUSLY | • distichously adv. In a distichous manner. • DISTICHOUS adv. in or having two rows, also DISTICHAL. |
| DOLICHURUSES | • DOLICHURUS n. (Greek) a dactylic hexameter with a redundant syllable at the end. |
| DOUBLETHINKS | • doublethinks n. Plural of doublethink. • DOUBLETHINK n. thought marked by the acceptance of gross contradictions and falsehoods, esp. when used as a technique of self-indoctrination. |
| FUNDHOLDINGS | • FUNDHOLDING n. under the NHS, the system enabling general practitioners to receive a fixed budget. |
| HOLODISCUSES | • HOLODISCUS n. a genus of deciduous shrubs grown for their summer flowers. |
| HYDROPHILOUS | • hydrophilous adj. (Biology) That grows or thrives in or near water. • hydrophilous adj. (Botany) That is pollinated by water. • HYDROPHILOUS adj. water-loving; pollinated by agency of water. |
| HYDROQUINOLS | • HYDROQUINOL n. a white crystalline soluble phenol used as a photographic developer. |
| MALNOURISHED | • malnourished adj. Suffering from malnutrition. • malnourished v. Simple past tense and past participle of malnourish. • MALNOURISHED adj. undernourished. |
| OUTLANDISHLY | • outlandishly adv. In an outlandish manner. • OUTLANDISH adv. of or relating to another country. |
| OXYSULPHIDES | • oxysulphides n. Plural of oxysulphide. • OXYSULPHIDE n. a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur. |
| POLYSULPHIDE | • polysulphide n. (Chemistry) Alternative spelling of polysulfide. • POLYSULPHIDE n. a sulfide containing two or more atoms of sulfur in the molecule, also POLYSULFIDE. |
| SHOULDERINGS | • shoulderings n. Plural of shouldering. • SHOULDERING n. the act of carrying on the shoulder. |
| SUBCHLORIDES | • subchlorides n. Plural of subchloride. • SUBCHLORIDE n. a sub-compound of chloride. |
| SULPHADOXINE | • sulphadoxine n. Alternative spelling of sulfadoxine. • SULPHADOXINE n. an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, also SULFADOXINE. |
| SULPHONAMIDE | • sulphonamide n. (British spelling, pharmacology) Alternative spelling of sulfonamide. • SULPHONAMIDE n. an organic amide of a sulphonic acid; specifically any of the drugs derived from sulphanilamide. |
| TRIADELPHOUS | • triadelphous adj. (Botany) Having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form three… • TRIADELPHOUS adj. with three bundles of stamens. |