| ARCTOPHILE | • arctophile n. Someone who has a fondness for teddy bears, usually a collector of them. • ARCTOPHILE n. a lover or collector of teddy bears, also ARCTOPHIL. |
| CARTOPHILE | • cartophile n. A person with an interest in maps. • CARTOPHILE n. a lover of maps. |
| HELICOPTER | • helicopter n. (Aviation) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it… • helicopter n. A powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete. • helicopter n. (Botany) The winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple. |
| HELIOTROPE | • heliotrope n. (Botany) A plant that turns so that it faces the sun. • heliotrope n. A light purple or violet colour. • heliotrope n. The fragrance of heliotrope flowers. |
| HELIOTROPY | • heliotropy n. Heliotropism. • HELIOTROPY n. the tendency of stems and leaves to bend towards the sun. |
| HEMITROPAL | • hemitropal adj. Of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned. • HEMITROPAL adj. of a crystal, having a twinned structure, also HEMITROPE, HEMITROPIC, HEMITROPOUS. |
| HETEROPHIL | • heterophil n. Alternative form of heterophile. • HETEROPHIL n. a polymorphonuclear leukocyte in humans that may be stained with dyes, also HETEROPHILE. |
| HOSPITALER | • hospitaler n. Alternative form of hospitaller. • HOSPITALER n. (US) a member of a charitable brotherhood for the care of the sick in hospitals, also HOSPITALLER. |
| LECTORSHIP | • lectorship n. The role or post of a lector. • LECTORSHIP n. the office of lector. |
| LIMITROPHE | • limitrophe adj. Border, frontier; being or existing along a border or frontier. • limitrophe n. A border state or area. • LIMITROPHE adj. near the frontier or border. |
| NEUTROPHIL | • neutrophil adj. (Biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic… • neutrophil n. (Biology, medicine) Such a cell, especially a particular type of white blood cell. • NEUTROPHIL n. a leukophyte that is easily stained, also NEUTROPHILE. |
| OPHIOLATER | • ophiolater n. A snake-worshipper. • OPHIOLATER n. a snake-worshipper. |
| SHOPLIFTER | • shoplifter n. A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops. • SHOPLIFTER n. one who shoplifts. |
| SPLOTCHIER | • splotchier adj. Comparative form of splotchy: more splotchy. • SPLOTCHY adj. covered with splotches. |
| STROPHIOLE | • strophiole n. (Botany) An excrescence or tubercle around the hilum of certain seeds. • STROPHIOLE n. a caruncle. |
| THERMOPHIL | • THERMOPHIL adj. requiring, or thriving best in, high temperatures. • THERMOPHIL n. a bacteria, plant etc. requiring or thriving in high temperatures, also THERMOPHILE, THERMOPHILIC, THERMOPHILOUS. |
| THERMOPILE | • thermopile n. (Electronics) An electronic device that converts thermal energy into electrical energy. Usually constructed… • THERMOPILE n. an instrument measuring minute changes in temperature. |
| TROPHESIAL | • trophesial adj. Pertaining to regulation of nourishment by the nervous system. • TROPHESIAL adj. relating to trophesy, a state of diseased nutrition due to disorder of the trophic action of the nerves. |
| TUROPHILES | • turophiles n. Plural of turophile. • TUROPHILE n. a connoisseur of cheese. |