| BLEPHARISMS | • BLEPHARISM n. spasm of the eyelid. |
| HEMERALOPIA | • hemeralopia n. (Medicine) The inability to see clearly in bright light; day blindness. • hemeralopia n. (Medicine, archaic) Night blindness. • HEMERALOPIA n. the condition of seeing well at night or in partial darkness, while the day sight is poor. |
| HEMERALOPIC | • hemeralopic adj. (Medicine) Unable to see clearly in bright light; day-blind; suffering from hemeralopia. • HEMERALOPIC adj. relating to hemeralopia. |
| HYPERBOLISM | • hyperbolism n. (Uncountable) The use of hyperbole. • hyperbolism n. (Countable) An instance of hyperbole. • hyperbolism n. (Countable, geometry) A blow-up of a curve at a point. |
| HYPERMILERS | • hypermilers n. Plural of hypermiler. |
| HYPERMILING | • hypermiling n. Driving a car slowly so as to maximize fuel efficiency. • HYPERMILING n. the practice of maximizing the fuel economy of a motor vehicle, especially through driving technique and vehicle maintenance. |
| HYPERMOBILE | • hypermobile adj. (Medicine, anatomy) Exhibiting hypermobility; able to move further than usual, as of joints. • hypermobile adj. (Informal) Excessively mobile. |
| LAMPLIGHTER | • lamplighter n. (Historical) A person employed to light streetlights at dusk and snuff them at dawn. • lamplighter n. (Historical) Any device or contrivance for lighting lamps, such as a length of paper to be set alight at one end. • lamplighter n. A kind of tall bicycle. |
| LIPOCHROMES | • lipochromes n. Plural of lipochrome. • LIPOCHROME n. a pigment of butter fat etc. |
| MICROCEPHAL | • MICROCEPHAL n. someone having a very small head. |
| MORPHOLINES | • morpholines n. Plural of morpholine. • MORPHOLINE n. a colourless liquid, formerly used as an emulsifier to provide a glossy coating to waxes. |
| OMBROPHILES | • ombrophiles n. Plural of ombrophile. • OMBROPHILE n. a plant flourishing in extremely rainy conditions, also OMBROPHIL. |
| PLEOCHROISM | • pleochroism n. (Physics) The optical phenomenon in some coloured, transparent crystals (such as tourmaline and opal)… • PLEOCHROISM n. the property of differentially absorbing different wavelengths of light depending on their direction of incidence or state of polarization. |
| PLEOMORPHIC | • pleomorphic adj. Of, related to, or exhibiting pleomorphism. • PLEOMORPHIC adj. occurring in several different forms, also PLEOMORPHOUS. |
| SPERMOPHILE | • spermophile n. A terrestrial burrowing rodent; ground squirrel. • SPERMOPHILE n. a member of family of seed-loving rodents. |
| THERMOPHILE | • thermophile n. (Biology) An organism that lives and thrives at relatively high temperatures; a form of extremophile;… • THERMOPHILE adj. requiring, or thriving best in, high temperatures. • THERMOPHILE n. a bacteria, plant etc. requiring or thriving in high temperatures, also THERMOPHIL, THERMOPHILIC, THERMOPHILOUS. |
| THERMOPHILS | • THERMOPHIL n. a bacteria, plant etc. requiring or thriving in high temperatures, also THERMOPHILE, THERMOPHILIC, THERMOPHILOUS. |
| THERMOPILES | • thermopiles n. Plural of thermopile. • THERMOPILE n. an instrument measuring minute changes in temperature. |