| BIPHENYLS | • biphenyls n. Plural of biphenyl. • BIPHENYL n. a hydrocarbon consisting of two phenyl groups, used as a fungicide and in dye-manufacture, also DIPHENYL. |
| DIPHENYLS | • diphenyls n. Plural of diphenyl. • DIPHENYL n. a hydrocarbon consisting of two phenyl groups, used as a fungicide and in dye-manufacture, also BIPHENYL. |
| ENDOLYMPH | • endolymph n. (Anatomy) The watery fluid inside the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear. • ENDOLYMPH n. the watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. |
| HALFPENNY | • halfpenny n. (Plural: halfpennies) (historical) A discontinued British coin worth half of one penny (old or new). • halfpenny n. (Plural: halfpence) A quantity of money worth half a penny. • halfpenny adj. Costing or worth one halfpenny. |
| HYPERLINK | • hyperlink n. Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or… • hyperlink n. (By extension) The URL or other address that defines a hyperlink’s target or function. • hyperlink v. (Of a hypertext document) To point to another document by a hyperlink. |
| NEPHOLOGY | • nephology n. The branch of meteorology that studies clouds. • NEPHOLOGY n. the study of clouds. |
| NEPHRALGY | • nephralgy n. Archaic form of nephralgia. • NEPHRALGY n. pain in the kidneys, also NEPHRALGIA. |
| NYMPHLIER | • NYMPHLY adj. resembling, or characteristic of, a nymph. |
| NYMPHLIKE | • nymphlike adj. Resembling a nymph. • NYMPHLIKE adj. like a nymph. |
| OENOPHILY | • oenophily n. Synonym of oenophilia. • OENOPHILY n. the love of wine. |
| PHENOLOGY | • phenology n. (Biology) The study of the effect of climate on periodic biological phenomena. • PHENOLOGY n. the study of organisms as affected by climate, also PHAENOLOGY. |
| PHENYLENE | • phenylene n. (Chemistry) Any of three isomeric divalent aromatic radicals derived from benzene by removing two hydrogen… • PHENYLENE n. a compound derived from benzene. |
| PHLYCTENA | • phlyctena n. A small vesicle. • PHLYCTENA n. (Greek) a small blister or vesicle, also PHLYCTAENA. |
| PHYLOGENY | • phylogeny n. (Systematics) The evolutionary history of groups of organisms, such as species or clades. • phylogeny n. (Systematics, informal) A phylogenetic diagram. • phylogeny n. The historical development of a human social or racial group. |
| POLYPHONE | • polyphone n. A letter, or combination of letters, that can be pronounced in two or more different ways. • POLYPHONE n. a character or vocal sign representing more than one sound, as read, which is pronounced red, also POLYPHON. |
| POLYTHENE | • polythene n. (Organic chemistry, chiefly Britain) A light thermoplastic used in packaging etc.; polyethylene. • POLYTHENE n. a generic name for certain thermoplastics, polymers of ethylene, also POLYETHYLENE. |
| SYNALEPHA | • synalepha n. The suppression of a vowel at the end of word when it is followed by another word beginning with a vowel. • synalepha n. The melding into a single syllable of two vowels from two different syllables. • SYNALEPHA n. the melting of a final vowel or diphthong into the initial vowel or diphthong of the next word, also SYNALOEPHA. |
| TELEPHONY | • telephony n. The act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum. • telephony n. The study and application of telephone technology. • TELEPHONY n. the art or science of making telephones; the working or use of a telephone. |
| UNSHAPELY | • unshapely adj. Not having a distinct shape. • UNSHAPELY adj. not shapely. |
| XYLOPHONE | • xylophone n. (Music) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the… • xylophone v. To play a xylophone or to play something else as though it was a xylophone. • xylophone v. To move above a ridged surface so as to hit every ridge, in a manner similar to playing quickly and… |