| ATTORNEYSHIP | • attorneyship n. The office or profession of an attorney. • ATTORNEYSHIP n. the office of attorney. |
| CRYPTOPHYTES | • cryptophytes n. Plural of cryptophyte. • CRYPTOPHYTE n. any perennial plant that bears its buds below the soil or water surface. |
| DERMATOPHYTE | • dermatophyte n. Any parasitic fungus (mycosis) that infects the skin (tinea, ringworm, jock itch, athlete’s foot). • DERMATOPHYTE n. a fungus parasitic on the skin or skin derivatives (as hair or nails). |
| HETEROPLASTY | • heteroplasty n. The grafting of tissue between different individuals of the same or different species. • HETEROPLASTY n. grafting of foreign tissue. |
| HETEROTROPHY | • heterotrophy n. The state of being a heterotroph. • HETEROTROPHY n. the state of being a heterotroph, a secondary feeder eating plants or other animals. |
| HYPEROSTOTIC | • hyperostotic adj. Exhibiting or relating to hyperostosis. • HYPEROSTOTIC adj. relating to hyperostosis, abnormal growth of bone tissue. |
| HYPONITRITES | • hyponitrites n. Plural of hyponitrite. • HYPONITRITE n. a salt or ester of hyponitrous acid. |
| HYPOTHECATOR | • hypothecator n. (Law) One who hypothecates or pledges anything as security for the repayment of money borrowed. • HYPOTHECATOR n. one who hypothecates. |
| HYPSOMETRIST | • HYPSOMETRIST n. a practitioner of hypsometry, the measuring the heights of places on the earth's surface. |
| PHOTOTHERAPY | • phototherapy n. The use of light to treat disorders of the skin, and certain mood disorders. • PHOTOTHERAPY n. the treatment of disease by light. |
| PHREATOPHYTE | • phreatophyte n. (Biology) Any plant, typically living in deserts, that obtains its water from long taproots that reach… • PHREATOPHYTE n. a plant with a deep root system that draws its water supply from near the water table. |
| PHRONTISTERY | • phrontistery n. A place for thinking. • phrontistery n. (Humorous) The toilet; the lavatory. • phrontistery n. An establishment devoted to education or study. |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | • phytosterols n. Plural of phytosterol. • PHYTOSTEROL n. any of various sterols derived from plants. |
| PHYTOTHERAPY | • phytotherapy n. (Medicine) The use of plant extracts for medical purposes. • PHYTOTHERAPY n. the treatment of the diseases of plants. |
| PTERIDOPHYTE | • pteridophyte n. Any plant of the division Pteridophyta, of simple vascular plants that reproduce via spores rather than… • PTERIDOPHYTE n. the general name for the ferns and their allies. |
| PYROTECHNIST | • pyrotechnist n. (Dated) A pyrotechnician: person skilled in the manufacture or setting off of fireworks and firework displays. • pyrotechnist n. (Figurative) One who demonstrates a brilliant display, as of rhetoric or wit, or of virtuosity in the performing arts. • PYROTECHNIST n. a firework maker. |
| STEPMOTHERLY | • stepmotherly adj. Like or befitting a stepmother. • STEPMOTHERLY adj. like a stepmother. |
| TRACHEOPHYTE | • tracheophyte n. (Botany): Any plant possessing vascular tissue (xylem and phloem), including ferns, conifers, and flowering plants. • TRACHEOPHYTE n. any member of the clade of plants possessing vascular tissue; a vascular plant. |
| TRYPTOPHANES | • tryptophanes n. Plural of tryptophane. • TRYPTOPHANE n. an essential amino acid, also TRYPTOPHAN. |