| ANTHOPHYLLITE | • anthophyllite n. (Mineralogy) A dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium. • ANTHOPHYLLITE n. an orthorhombic ferromagnesian amphibole which occurs usually as fibrous or asbestiform masses. |
| ANTHROPOPHYTE | • anthropophyte n. (Ecology) A plant introduced into a new habitat by humans. • ANTHROPOPHYTE n. a plant introduced incidentally in the course of cultivation. |
| ETHOXYETHANES | • ethoxyethanes n. Plural of ethoxyethane. • ETHOXYETHANE n. a type of ether, aka diethyl ether, an isomer of butanol. |
| HYPERSTHENITE | • hypersthenite n. (Mineralogy) A more or less coarsely crystalline igneous rock, allied to gabbro; an aggregate of labradorite… • HYPERSTHENITE n. a pyroxenite composed almost wholly of hypersthene. |
| HYPOTHECATING | • hypothecating v. Present participle of hypothecate. • HYPOTHECATE v. to pledge as security without title or possession. |
| HYPOTHECATION | • hypothecation n. The use of property, or an existing mortgage, as security for a loan, etc. • hypothecation n. (Britain) A tax levied for a specific expenditure. • HYPOTHECATION n. the act of taking a mortgage. |
| HYPOTHETISING | • hypothetising v. Present participle of hypothetise. • HYPOTHETISE v. to form a hypothesis, also HYPOTHESISE, HYPOTHESIZE, HYPOTHETIZE. |
| HYPOTHETIZING | • hypothetizing v. Present participle of hypothetize. • HYPOTHETIZE v. to form a hypothesis, also HYPOTHESISE, HYPOTHESIZE, HYPOTHETISE. |
| HYSTERANTHOUS | • hysteranthous adj. (Botany) Having the leaves emerge after the flowers have opened. It typically refers to geophytes that… • HYSTERANTHOUS adj. having the leaves appearing after the flowers. |
| OSTEICHTHYANS | • osteichthyans n. Plural of osteichthyan. • OSTEICHTHYAN n. a bony fish. |
| PHOTOSYNTHATE | • photosynthate n. (Biochemistry) Any compound that is a product of photosynthesis. • PHOTOSYNTHATE n. a product of photosynthesis. |
| PHYTOPATHOGEN | • phytopathogen n. (Biology) Any organism that is pathogenic to plants. • PHYTOPATHOGEN n. an organism parasitic on a plant host. |
| PLATYHELMINTH | • platyhelminth n. Any flatworm of the phylum Platyhelminthes. • PLATYHELMINTH n. a tapeworm or planarian. |
| UNTHRIFTYHEAD | • UNTHRIFTYHEAD n. (Spenser) unthriftiness, also UNTHRIFTYHED. |
| UNTHRIFTYHEDS | • UNTHRIFTYHED n. (Spenser) unthriftiness, also UNTHRIFTYHEAD. |