| EIGHTPENCES | • eightpences n. Plural of eightpence. • EIGHTPENCE n. a coin worth eight pence. |
| ELEPHANTINE | • elephantine adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of elephants. • elephantine adj. Very large. • Elephantine prop.n. An island in the river Nile, and the ancient city that occupied it. |
| HEMITERPENE | • hemiterpene n. (Organic chemistry) any terpene formed from a single isoprene unit, and having five carbon atoms. • HEMITERPENE n. any of a class of simple unsaturated hydrocarbons, such as isoprene. |
| HYPEREXTEND | • hyperextend v. (Medicine) To extend a joint beyond its normal position in a way that stresses the ligaments, often causing injury. • HYPEREXTEND v. to extend so that the angle between bones of a joint is greater than normal. |
| HYPERSTHENE | • hypersthene n. (Mineralogy) An inosilicate that is an orthorhombic pyroxene. • HYPERSTHENE n. a rock-forming orthorhombic silicate of magnesium and ferrous iron. |
| NEPHELINITE | • nephelinite n. (Geology) A darkish, finely crystalline rock of volcanic origin, being a mixture of nepheline and pyroxene. • NEPHELINITE n. a basalt-like rock compound of pyroxene and nepheline. |
| OPENHEARTED | • openhearted adj. Alternative form of open-hearted. • open-hearted adj. Frank and candidly straightforward. • open-hearted adj. Generous and kind. |
| PARENTHESES | • parentheses n. Plural of parenthesis. • PARENTHESIS n. an amplifying or explanatory word, phrase, or sentence inserted in a passage from which it is usually set off by punctuation. |
| PENTATHLETE | • pentathlete n. (Athletics) An athlete who competes in the pentathlon. • PENTATHLETE n. an athlete participating in a pentathlon. |
| PENTHEMIMER | • penthemimer n. (Prosody) A metrical unit equal to half of a pentameter. • PENTHEMIMER n. a metrical group of two and a half feet. |
| PHENETIDINE | • phenetidine n. (Organic chemistry) o-, m- or p-aminophenyl-ethyl ether. • PHENETIDINE n. a liquid amine used in the manufacture of dyestuffs. |
| PHENTERMINE | • phentermine n. An appetite suppressant of the amphetamine and phenethylamine classes. |
| PHONESTHEME | • phonestheme n. (Linguistics) A sound that, because it appears in a number of words of similar meaning, has a recognizable… |
| POLYETHENES | • POLYETHENE n. the systematic name for polythene. |
| TELEPHONERS | • telephoners n. Plural of telephoner. • TELEPHONER n. one who telephones. |
| TELEPHONIES | • telephonies n. Plural of telephony. • TELEPHONY n. the art or science of making telephones; the working or use of a telephone. |
| TELPHERLINE | • TELPHERLINE n. a line bearing a telpher. |
| THREEPENCES | • threepences n. Plural of threepence. • THREEPENCE n. a coin worth three pence, also THREEPENNY, THRUPPENCE, THRUPPENNY. |