| EARPHONE | • earphone n. A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part… • EARPHONE n. a headphone. |
| ENOPHILE | • enophile n. Alternative form of oenophile. • ENOPHILE n. a wine connoisseur, also OENOPHILE, OENOPHIL. |
| ETHEPHON | • ethephon n. A plant growth regulator that is converted into ethylene when metabolized by the plant. • ETHEPHON n. a synthetic plant growth regulator. |
| GEOPHONE | • geophone n. (Geology) A form of microphone that detects and records seismic vibrations. • geophone n. (Music) A percussion instrument consisting of a drum filled with pellets, played by swirling it around… • GEOPHONE n. (tradename) an instrument used to pick up vibrations passing through soil, rocks or ice. |
| HEREUPON | • hereupon adv. Immediately afterwards; at this. • HEREUPON adv. immediately following this. |
| HYPNOTEE | • hypnotee n. One who undergoes hypnosis. • HYPNOTEE n. a hypnotized person. |
| HYPOGENE | • hypogene adj. (Geology) Formed underground, often by ascending solutions. • HYPOGENE adj. formed or occurring beneath the surface of the earth, as opposed to epigene, also HYPOGENIC. |
| NEOPHILE | • neophile n. A lover of new or novel things. • NEOPHILE n. one who loves novelty. |
| NEOPHOBE | • neophobe n. One who dislikes new or novel things. • NEOPHOBE n. one who hates novelty. |
| NEOPHYTE | • neophyte n. A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief. • neophyte n. A novice (recent convert); a new convert or proselyte; a new monk. • neophyte n. (Christianity) A name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to those… |
| PENOCHES | • PENOCHE n. (Spanish) a type of fudge, also PANOCHA, PANOCHE, PENUCHE, PENUCHI. |
| PHENETOL | • phenetol n. (Chemistry) The ethyl ether of phenol, obtained as an aromatic liquid, C6H5.O.C2H5. • PHENETOL n. the ethyl ether of phenol, obtained as an aromatic liquid, also PHENETOLE. |
| PHENOMES | • phenomes n. Plural of phenome. • PHENOME n. the complete set of phenotypes of an individual or group. |
| PHONEMES | • phonemes n. Plural of phoneme. • PHONEME n. the smallest significant unit of sound in a language. |
| PHONEYED | • phoneyed v. Simple past tense and past participle of phoney. • PHONEY v. to fake, counterfeit. |
| PHOSGENE | • phosgene n. (Inorganic chemistry) carbonyl chloride. • PHOSGENE n. a colorless poison gas made from chlorine and carbon monoxide. |
| POSHTEEN | • poshteen n. Alternative form of posteen (“sheepskin cloak”). • POSHTEEN n. (Persian) an Afghan sheepskin coat, also POSTEEN, POSTIN. |
| POTHEENS | • potheens n. Plural of potheen. • POTHEEN n. (Irish) illicitly distilled Irish whisky, also POITIN, POTEEN, POTTEEN. |