| CHRYSOPHYTE | • chrysophyte n. Any golden alga of the class Chrysophyceae. • CHRYSOPHYTE n. a type of golden-brown alga. |
| CRYOTHERAPY | • cryotherapy n. The use of low temperatures in medical therapy or the removal of heat from a body part, aiming to decrease… • CRYOTHERAPY n. medical treatment using extreme cold, also CRYMOTHERAPY. |
| CRYPTOPHYTE | • cryptophyte n. (Biology) Any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water. • cryptophyte n. (Biology) A cryptomonad. • CRYPTOPHYTE n. any perennial plant that bears its buds below the soil or water surface. |
| CYANOPHYTES | • cyanophytes n. Plural of cyanophyte. • CYANOPHYTE n. a blue-green alga. |
| CYCADOPHYTE | • cycadophyte n. (Botany) Any plant of the division Cycadophyta; a cycad. • CYCADOPHYTE n. any of a division of usually unbranched mostly extinct gymnosperms. |
| DYOPHYSITES | • Dyophysites n. Plural of Dyophysite. • DYOPHYSITE n. a believer in the existence of two natures in Christ, human and divine, also DIOPHYSITE, DIPHYSITE. |
| EMBRYOPHYTE | • embryophyte n. (Botany) Any member of the subkingdom Embryophyta, which includes most land plants. • EMBRYOPHYTE n. any green photosynthetic organism which begins the development of the sporophyte generation within the archegonium. |
| GLYCOPHYTES | • glycophytes n. Plural of glycophyte. • GLYCOPHYTE n. any plant that will only grow healthily in soils with a low content of sodium salts. |
| HYDROPHYTES | • hydrophytes n. Plural of hydrophyte. • HYDROPHYTE n. an aquatic plant; an alga. |
| HYETOGRAPHY | • hyetography n. The science that deals with the geographical distribution of rain. • HYETOGRAPHY n. the study of rainfall distribution. |
| HYGROPHYTES | • hygrophytes n. Plural of hygrophyte. • HYGROPHYTE n. a plant adapted to a plentiful water-supply. |
| HYPERTROPHY | • hypertrophy n. (Countable, medicine) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells. • hypertrophy n. (Uncountable, bodybuilding) Increase in muscle size through increased size of individual muscle cells;… • hypertrophy v. (Intransitive, of a tissue or organ) To increase in size. |
| HYPOTHECARY | • hypothecary adj. Of, pertaining to, or arising from hypothecation, the pledging of property or mortgage as surety for a loan. • hypothecary n. (Law) The holder of a hypothec, or pledge. • HYPOTHECARY adj. of or pertaining to mortgages. |
| HYPOTYPOSES | • hypotyposes n. Plural of hypotyposis. • HYPOTYPOSIS n. a vivid description of a scene. |
| LYMPHOCYTES | • lymphocytes n. Plural of lymphocyte. • LYMPHOCYTE n. a small white blood cell. |
| PETROGLYPHY | • petroglyphy n. The art or process of carving figures or inscriptions on stone. • PETROGLYPHY n. the art of carving on rocks. |
| PHYCOMYCETE | • phycomycete n. A member of the obsolete class Phycomycetes, now considered a group of fungi in multiple, unrelated classes. • PHYCOMYCETE n. a fungus resembling algae. |
| PSYCHOMETRY | • psychometry n. (Parapsychology) The paranormal ability to discover information about an object’s past, and especially… • psychometry n. (Psychology) The use of psychological tests to measure intelligence, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits. • PSYCHOMETRY n. the measurement of mental aptitudes and intelligence. |