| BRYOPHYTES | • bryophytes n. Plural of bryophyte. • BRYOPHYTE n. a member of the Bryophyta, one of the main groups of the vegetable kingdom, mosses and liverworts. |
| CRYOPHYTES | • cryophytes n. Plural of cryophyte. • CRYOPHYTE n. an organism esp. an alga or moss that grows on snow or ice. |
| CYANOPHYTE | • cyanophyte n. (Bacteriology) cyanobacterium. • CYANOPHYTE n. a blue-green alga. |
| CYCLOTHYME | • CYCLOTHYME n. a person with a cyclothymic temperament, having alternating moods of euphoria and depression. |
| DYOPHYSITE | • Dyophysite n. (Theology) Someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ. • DYOPHYSITE n. a believer in the existence of two natures in Christ, human and divine, also DIOPHYSITE, DIPHYSITE. |
| GLYCOPHYTE | • glycophyte n. (Biology) Any plant that cannot tolerate relatively high concentrations of salt. • GLYCOPHYTE n. any plant that will only grow healthily in soils with a low content of sodium salts. |
| HYDROLYTES | • hydrolytes n. Plural of hydrolyte. • HYDROLYTE n. a body subjected to hydrolysis. |
| HYDROMETRY | • hydrometry n. (Physics) The branch of hydrostatics dealing with the measurement of specific gravity using hydrometers. • HYDROMETRY n. the art of determining the specific gravity of liquids, and thence the strength of spirituous liquors, saline solutions, etc. |
| HYDROPHYTE | • hydrophyte n. (Botany) A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed. • HYDROPHYTE n. an aquatic plant; an alga. |
| HYGROMETRY | • hygrometry n. The measurement of the moisture content of gases, but especially of the humidity of the atmosphere. • HYGROMETRY n. the science of humidity. |
| HYGROPHYTE | • hygrophyte n. (Biology) Any plant that thrives on very wet but not submerged ground. • HYGROPHYTE n. a plant adapted to a plentiful water-supply. |
| HYLOPHYTES | • HYLOPHYTE n. a woodland plant. |
| HYPOSTYLES | • hypostyles n. Plural of hypostyle. • HYPOSTYLE n. a building with a roof supported by columns. |
| HYPSOMETRY | • hypsometry n. The measurement of elevation relative to sea level. • HYPSOMETRY n. the art of measuring the heights of places on the earth's surface. |
| LYMPHOCYTE | • lymphocyte n. (Cytology, immunology) Any of several types of white blood cell with a spherical nucleus occurring in… • LYMPHOCYTE n. a small white blood cell. |
| MYELOPATHY | • myelopathy n. A disorder in which the tissue of the spinal cord is diseased or damaged. • myelopathy n. A disturbance or disease of the spinal cord. • MYELOPATHY n. a disease or disorder of the spinal cord or bone marrow. |
| PYROTECHNY | • pyrotechny n. The manufacture and use of fireworks. • pyrotechny n. (Figuratively) Impressive, dazzling or virtuosic display. • pyrotechny n. The use of fire in chemistry and metallurgy. |
| THYMECTOMY | • thymectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of the thymus. • THYMECTOMY n. surgical removal of the thymus. |
| THYMOCYTES | • thymocytes n. Plural of thymocyte. • THYMOCYTE n. a lymphocyte found in the thymus. |
| ZYGOPHYTES | • zygophytes n. Plural of zygophyte. • ZYGOPHYTE n. a plant that reproduces by the union of two similar cells. |