| CHRESTOMATHY | • chrestomathy n. A collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language. • chrestomathy n. A collection of choice passages from an author or authors. • CHRESTOMATHY n. a selection of passages compiled as an aid to learning a language; a volume of selected passages or stories of an author. |
| CHRYSOPHYTES | • chrysophytes n. Plural of chrysophyte. • CHRYSOPHYTE n. a type of golden-brown alga. |
| ETHNOHISTORY | • ethnohistory n. The history of an indigenous people. • ETHNOHISTORY n. a study of the development of cultures. |
| HYDROPATHIES | • hydropathies n. Plural of hydropathy. • HYDROPATHY n. the study of treating diseases with water. |
| HYDROPHILIES | • HYDROPHILY n. an affinity for water. |
| HYDROSPHERES | • hydrospheres n. Plural of hydrosphere. • HYDROSPHERE n. the water of the earth. |
| HYDROSPHERIC | • hydrospheric adj. Relating to the hydrosphere. • HYDROSPHERIC adj. relating to the hydrosphere. |
| HYGROCHASIES | • HYGROCHASY n. dehiscence on moistening. |
| HYMENOPHORES | • hymenophores n. Plural of hymenophore. • HYMENOPHORE n. the fruiting body of some basidiomycetous fungi. |
| HYPOSTROPHES | • hypostrophes n. Plural of hypostrophe. • HYPOSTROPHE n. a return to the primary argument after digression. |
| HYPOTHERMIAS | • hypothermias n. Plural of hypothermia. • HYPOTHERMIA n. subnormal temperature of the body. |
| HYPOTHESISER | • hypothesiser n. Alternative form of hypothesizer. • HYPOTHESISER n. one who hypothesises, also HYPOTHESIZER. |
| HYPOTHESIZER | • hypothesizer n. A person who hypothesizes. • hypothesizer n. (Computing) Any of several systems that attempt to make educated guesses from incomplete information. • HYPOTHESIZER n. one who hypothesizes, also HYPOTHESISER. |
| HYPSOCHROMES | • HYPSOCHROME n. a shift to a shorter wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound. |
| PHYLLOSPHERE | • phyllosphere n. (Biology) The above-ground surface of plants, viewed as a habitat for microorganisms. • PHYLLOSPHERE n. the surface of a leaf considered as a habitat, esp. for microorganisms. |
| PHYTOCHROMES | • phytochromes n. Plural of phytochrome. • PHYTOCHROME n. a plant pigment which absorbs red or infrared rays and acts as an enzyme controlling growth. |
| RHYNCHOCOELS | • rhynchocoels n. Plural of rhynchocoel. • RHYNCHOCOEL n. the cavity in which the proboscis of a nemertine lies. |