| HAIRSPLITTER | • hairsplitter n. A stickler person who makes extremely, possibly excessively, fine distinctions (who would separate something… • hair-splitter n. Alternative form of hairsplitter. • HAIRSPLITTER n. one that makes excessively fine distinctions in reasoning. |
| HETEROPLASTY | • heteroplasty n. The grafting of tissue between different individuals of the same or different species. • HETEROPLASTY n. grafting of foreign tissue. |
| HYPERTEXTUAL | • hypertextual adj. Of or relating to hypertext. |
| LITHOTRIPTER | • lithotripter n. (Surgery) A device used in lithotripsy. • LITHOTRIPTER n. a device that crushes stones in the bladder by ultrasound, also LITHONTRIPTOR, LITHOTRIPTOR, LITHOTRITE, LITHOTRITOR. |
| LUTEOTROPHIC | • luteotrophic adj. Alternative form of luteotropic. • LUTEOTROPHIC adj. acting on the corpora lutea, also LUTEOTROPIC. |
| LUTEOTROPHIN | • luteotrophin n. Alternative form of luteotropin. • LUTEOTROPHIN n. another name for the hormone prolactin, also LUTEOTROPIN. |
| PERISTALITHS | • peristaliths n. Plural of peristalith. • PERISTALITH n. a prehistoric stone circle. |
| PHOTOREALIST | • photorealist n. An artist who works in photorealism. • photorealist adj. Of, pertaining to or exemplifying photorealism. • PHOTOREALIST n. an exponent of photorealism. |
| PHOTOTHERMAL | • photothermal adj. (Physics) Involving the production of heat by photoexcitation. • PHOTOTHERMAL adj. of or concerned with light and heat, esp. the production of heat by light, also PHOTOTHERMIC. |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | • phytosterols n. Plural of phytosterol. • PHYTOSTEROL n. any of various sterols derived from plants. |
| SCRATCHPLATE | • scratchplate n. A pickguard. • SCRATCHPLATE n. a plastic or metal plate attached to the front of a guitar to protect it from pick scratches. |
| SPRIGHTLIEST | • sprightliest adj. Superlative form of sprightly: most sprightly. • SPRIGHTLY adj. lively, also SPRITELY. |
| STEPMOTHERLY | • stepmotherly adj. Like or befitting a stepmother. • STEPMOTHERLY adj. like a stepmother. |
| STROPHIOLATE | • strophiolate adj. (Botany) Furnished with a strophiole. • STROPHIOLATE adj. having strophioles, caruncles, also STROPHIOLATED. |
| SULPHURETTED | • sulphuretted adj. Alternative spelling of sulfuretted. • SULPHURET v. to treat with sulfur, also SULFURET. |
| SUPERATHLETE | • superathlete n. A very skilled and successful athlete. • SUPERATHLETE n. a very good athlete. |
| TELEGRAPHIST | • telegraphist n. A telegrapher. • TELEGRAPHIST n. a person who works a telegraph. |
| TEREPHTHALIC | • terephthalic adj. (Organic chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from terephthalic acid or its derivatives. • TEREPHTHALIC adj. derived from or containing terebic and phthalic acids, as in terephthalic acid. |