| AUTOCEPHALY | • autocephaly n. (Christianity) The condition where a church’s leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no… • AUTOCEPHALY n. self-government. |
| ENTOPHYTOUS | • entophytous adj. Entophytic. • ENTOPHYTOUS adj. of or pertaining to entophytes, also ENTOPHYTIC. |
| EPIPHYLLOUS | • epiphyllous adj. (Botany) Growing upon, or inserted into, the leaf. • EPIPHYLLOUS adj. borne on the leaves or leaflike organs. |
| EPONYCHIUMS | • EPONYCHIUM n. a narrow band of cuticle over the base of a nail. |
| HEPTAGYNOUS | • heptagynous adj. (Botany) Having seven pistils. • HEPTAGYNOUS adj. belonging to the Heptagynia, having seven styles. |
| HYPERCOLOUR | • hypercolour n. Alternative form of hypercolor. • HYPERCOLOUR n. a dye that causes a fabric to change colour with a change of temperature. |
| HYPERGAMOUS | • hypergamous adj. Of or pertaining to hypergamy. • HYPERGAMOUS adj. relating to hypergamy, the marriage of a man to a woman of lower status. |
| HYPNOGENOUS | • hypnogenous adj. Inducing sleep. • hypnogenous adj. Inducing hypnosis. • HYPNOGENOUS adj. relating to the production of hypnotic sleep, also HYPNOGENETIC, HYPNOGENIC. |
| HYPOTENUSES | • hypotenuses n. Plural of hypotenuse. • HYPOTENUSE n. the longest side of a right-angled triangle, also HYPOTHENUSE. |
| HYPOTHENUSE | • hypothenuse n. Dated form of hypotenuse. • HYPOTHENUSE n. the longest side of a right-angled triangle, also HYPOTENUSE. |
| NEUROTROPHY | • neurotrophy n. (Biology) The nutrition and metabolism of tissues regulated by nerves. • NEUROTROPHY n. nutrition of the nervous system; the influence of the nervous system on nutrition. |
| OXYSULPHIDE | • oxysulphide n. Alternative form of oxysulfide. • OXYSULPHIDE n. a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur. |
| PERICHYLOUS | • PERICHYLOUS adj. of a plant, having water-storing tissue outside the green tissue. |
| POLYCHETOUS | • polychetous adj. Alternative form of polychaetous. • POLYCHETOUS adj. of, relating to, or belonging to the class Polychaeta, also POLYCHAETOUS. |
| POLYURETHAN | • POLYURETHAN n. any of various polymers used esp. in flexible and rigid foams, elastomers, and resins, also POLYURETHANE. |
| PSYCHAGOGUE | • psychagogue n. A necromancer. • PSYCHAGOGUE n. a conductor of souls to the underworld. |
| SCEUOPHYLAX | • sceuophylax n. A sacristan or church treasurer. • SCEUOPHYLAX n. a sacristan. |
| THEOPNEUSTY | • theopneusty n. Divine inspiration. • THEOPNEUSTY n. divine inspiration, esp. one that enables someone to reveal divine truths. |
| UNHOPEFULLY | • unhopefully adv. In an unhopeful manner. • UNHOPEFUL adv. not hopeful. |