| ECOTYPICALLY | • ecotypically adv. As or relating to an ecotype. • ECOTYPIC adv. of or like an ecotype, a group of organisms which have adapted to a particular environment. |
| EPIPHYTOLOGY | • epiphytology n. Study of epiphytes and their ecology. • EPIPHYTOLOGY n. the study of epiphytes. |
| HETEROPHYLLY | • heterophylly n. (Botany) Marked changes in leaf morphology induced by environmental conditions; the ability to display such changes. • heterophylly n. (Botany) Significant variation in leaf shape on a same plant. • HETEROPHYLLY n. the state of being heterophyllous. |
| HYDROCEPHALY | • hydrocephaly n. Hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALY n. an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranial cavity, also HYDROCEPHALUS. |
| HYMENOPLASTY | • hymenoplasty n. (Medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman’s hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken… • HYMENOPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of the hymen to give the appearance of virginity, usually for religious or cultural reasons. |
| HYPOGLYCEMIA | • hypoglycemia n. (Pathology) A too low level of blood glucose. • HYPOGLYCEMIA n. abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood, also HYPOGLYCAEMIA. |
| HYPOGLYCEMIC | • hypoglycemic adj. (Pathology) Suffering from hypoglycemia. • hypoglycemic adj. Causing hypoglycemia. • hypoglycemic n. A sufferer of hypoglycemia. |
| MYRMECOPHILY | • myrmecophily n. The condition of being myrmecophilous. • MYRMECOPHILY n. a symbiotic relation with ants. |
| NEURYPNOLOGY | • neurypnology n. (Obsolete) Alternative form of neurohypnology. • NEURYPNOLOGY n. an old name for the science of hypnotism, also NEUROHYPNOLOGY. |
| POLYCYTHEMIA | • polycythemia n. (Pathology) A rare disorder in which the bone marrow produces an abnormally large amount of blood cells… • POLYCYTHEMIA n. a condition marked by an abnormal increase in the number of circulating red blood cells, also POLYCYTHAEMIA. |
| POLYCYTHEMIC | • polycythemic adj. Pertaining to, or afflicted with, polycythemia. • POLYCYTHEMIC adj. relating to polycythemia. |
| POLYEMBRYONY | • polyembryony n. (Botany) The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization… • polyembryony n. (Biology) The production of two or more embryos from a single fertilized egg. • POLYEMBRYONY n. the condition of having several embryos. |
| POLYETHYLENE | • polyethylene n. (Organic chemistry) A polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used for kitchenware… • POLYETHYLENE n. a generic name for certain thermoplastics, polymers of ethylene, also POLYTHENE. |
| 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. |
| POLYSTYRENES | • polystyrenes n. Plural of polystyrene. • POLYSTYRENE n. a polymer of styrene. |
| POLYSYLLABLE | • polysyllable n. A word with more than two syllables. Sometimes used in a more restricted sense. • POLYSYLLABLE n. a polysyllabic word. |
| POLYSYNDETON | • polysyndeton n. (Rhetoric) The use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence. • POLYSYNDETON n. the rhetorical device of repeating a conjunction for emphasis, as in 'it was red and yellow and pink and orange and blue!'. |
| PYROPHYLLITE | • pyrophyllite n. (Mineralogy) A soft, pale aluminosilicate mineral, somewhat resembling talc. • PYROPHYLLITE n. a silvery-white to pale-green aluminum silicate. |
| SCLEROPHYLLY | • sclerophylly n. (Botany) The condition of being sclerophyllous. • SCLEROPHYLLY n. the possession of sclerophylls, hard leathery leaves. |