| CRYPTOPHYTES | • cryptophytes n. Plural of cryptophyte. • CRYPTOPHYTE n. any perennial plant that bears its buds below the soil or water surface. |
| ECTYPOGRAPHY | • ectypography n. A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief. • ECTYPOGRAPHY n. etching in relief. |
| EPIPHYTOLOGY | • epiphytology n. Study of epiphytes and their ecology. • EPIPHYTOLOGY n. the study of epiphytes. |
| HYPERMETROPY | • hypermetropy n. Dated form of hypermetropia. • HYPERMETROPY n. an inability to see near objects clearly because the images received by the eye are focused behind the retina, also HYPERMETROPIA. |
| HYPERPYRETIC | • hyperpyretic adj. Relating to hyperpyresis. • HYPERPYRETIC adj. suffering from hyperpyrexia, an extremely high fever. |
| HYPERPYREXIA | • hyperpyrexia n. (Medicine) An excessive and unusual elevation of set body temperature greater than or equal to 41°C… • HYPERPYREXIA n. an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41 degrees Centigrade or above, also HYPERTHERMY. |
| HYPERTYPICAL | • hypertypical adj. Extremely typical; conforming strongly to a type. • HYPERTYPICAL adj. excessively typical. |
| HYPNOTHERAPY | • hypnotherapy n. Treatment of disease by means of hypnotism. • HYPNOTHERAPY n. therapy involving the use of hypnotism. |
| PHYTOTHERAPY | • phytotherapy n. (Medicine) The use of plant extracts for medical purposes. • PHYTOTHERAPY n. the treatment of the diseases of plants. |
| POLYPHYLETIC | • polyphyletic adj. (Taxonomy) Having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent… • POLYPHYLETIC adj. descending from more than one original type. |
| PYROPHYLLITE | • pyrophyllite n. (Mineralogy) A soft, pale aluminosilicate mineral, somewhat resembling talc. • PYROPHYLLITE n. a silvery-white to pale-green aluminum silicate. |
| ZYGAPOPHYSES | • zygapophyses n. Plural of zygapophysis. • ZYGAPOPHYSIS n. any of the yoke-pieces or articulations of the vertebrae. |