| EPIRRHEMATIC | • EPIRRHEMATIC adj. of or like an epirrhema, in Greek comedy, the address of the coryphaeus to the audience after the parabasis. |
| HELIOTROPISM | • heliotropism n. The property of some plants of turning under the influence of light; either positively (towards the… • HELIOTROPISM n. the movement of plants towards sunlight. |
| HEMIMORPHITE | • hemimorphite n. (Mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zinc. • HEMIMORPHITE n. an orthorhombic hydrated zinc silicate, usually occurring as white flattened prisms, one of the forms of calamine. |
| HEMIPARASITE | • hemiparasite n. (Botany) Any parasitic plant that obtains energy by photosynthesis as well as from its host. • HEMIPARASITE n. a parasitic plant capable of limited photosynthetic production of sugars etc. |
| HEMITROPISMS | • HEMITROPISM n. the state of being a hemitrope, a twinned crystal. |
| MEDIATORSHIP | • mediatorship n. The office or character of a mediator. • MEDIATORSHIP n. the office of mediator. |
| MINISTERSHIP | • ministership n. (Government) The position held by a minister. • MINISTERSHIP n. the office of minister. |
| PERICHAETIUM | • perichaetium n. (Botany) perichaeth. • PERICHAETIUM n. a sheath or cluster of leaves around the archegonia in mosses and liverworts. |
| POIKILOTHERM | • poikilotherm adj. Cold-blooded. • poikilotherm n. A cold-blooded animal. • POIKILOTHERM n. an organism that takes on the temperature of its surroundings. |
| PRIMATESHIPS | • primateships n. Plural of primateship. • PRIMATESHIP n. the office of primate. |
| PROPHETICISM | • propheticism n. The role, status, or work of a prophet. • PROPHETICISM n. being prophetic. |
| PYRITHIAMINE | • pyrithiamine n. A particular antibiotic that is an analogue of thiamine. • PYRITHIAMINE n. an antivitamin causing thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency. |
| THERMOPHILIC | • thermophilic adj. (Biology) of, or relating to a thermophile; living and thriving at relatively high temperatures. • THERMOPHILIC adj. of plants etc. requiring or thriving in high temperatures, also THERMOPHIL, THERMOPHILE, THERMOPHILOUS. |
| TRIMETHOPRIM | • trimethoprim n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and respiratory and urinary infections (usually… • TRIMETHOPRIM n. a synthetic antibacterial and antimalarial drug used alone or in combination with sulfamethoxazole. |
| TRIUMPHERIES | • TRIUMPHERY n. (Shakespeare) a triumvir. |
| XIPHISTERNUM | • xiphisternum n. (Biology, medicine) Synonym of xiphoid process. • XIPHISTERNUM n. the posterior and smallest of the three divisions of the sternum. |