| HYPERCOMPLEX | • hypercomplex adj. (Mathematics) Describing any of several types of higher-dimensional numbers having some characteristics… • hypercomplex n. (Mathematics) A hypercomplex number. • HYPERCOMPLEX adj. excessively complex. |
| HYPERLIPEMIA | • hyperlipemia n. Alternative form of hyperlipidemia. • hyperlipemia n. Hyperlipemia is a clinical condition characterized by the fatty infiltration of organs and subsequent… • HYPERLIPEMIA n. an abnormally high level of fat in the blood, also HYPERLIPIDAEMIA, HYPERLIPIDEMIA. |
| HYPERLIPEMIC | • hyperlipemic adj. Exhibiting or relating to hyperlipemia. • hyperlipemic n. A person who has hyperlipemia. • HYPERLIPEMIC adj. relating to hyperlipemia. |
| 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. |
| PERIPHERALLY | • peripherally adv. In a peripheral manner. • peripherally adv. At or towards a periphery. • PERIPHERAL adv. at the edge. |
| PHANEROPHYTE | • phanerophyte n. (Biology) Any woody plant that carries its dormant buds openly on branches above the ground. • PHANEROPHYTE n. a perennial plant that bears its perennating buds well above the surface of the ground. |
| PHOTOTYPESET | • phototypeset v. (Transitive) To typeset by a phototypesetting process. • PHOTOTYPESET v. to set (type matter) by phototypesetting. |
| PHREATOPHYTE | • phreatophyte n. (Biology) Any plant, typically living in deserts, that obtains its water from long taproots that reach… • PHREATOPHYTE n. a plant with a deep root system that draws its water supply from near the water table. |
| PHYLLOSPHERE | • phyllosphere n. (Biology) The above-ground surface of plants, viewed as a habitat for microorganisms. • PHYLLOSPHERE n. the surface of a leaf considered as a habitat, esp. for microorganisms. |
| PROPOXYPHENE | • propoxyphene n. Dextropropoxyphene. • PROPOXYPHENE n. a narcotic analgesic structurally related to methadone but less addicting. |
| PTERIDOPHYTE | • pteridophyte n. Any plant of the division Pteridophyta, of simple vascular plants that reproduce via spores rather than… • PTERIDOPHYTE n. the general name for the ferns and their allies. |
| SPERMAPHYTES | • spermaphytes n. Plural of spermaphyte. • SPERMAPHYTE n. any member of the Spermatophyta, seed-bearing plants, also SPERMOPHYTE. |
| SPERMOPHYTES | • spermophytes n. Plural of spermophyte. • SPERMOPHYTE n. any member of the Spermatophyta, seed-bearing plants, also SPERMAPHYTE. |