| HERPETOLOGIST | • herpetologist n. One who studies reptiles and amphibians; a reptile and amphibian specialist. • HERPETOLOGIST n. one who studies snakes. |
| HETEROPLASTIC | • heteroplastic adj. (Pathology) Of, or relating to heteroplasm. • heteroplastic adj. (Surgery) Of a graft between individuals of different species. • heteroplastic adj. (Botany) Of cells possessing plastids from two or more parent cells or organisms. |
| HETEROTYPICAL | • heterotypical adj. Alternative form of heterotypic. • HETEROTYPICAL adj. denoting or relating to the first nuclear division of meiosis, in which the chromosome number is halved, also HETEROTYPIC. |
| INTERHOSPITAL | • interhospital adj. Between hospitals. |
| LITHOTRIPSIES | • lithotripsies n. Plural of lithotripsy. • LITHOTRIPSY n. the surgical operation of crushing a stone in the bladder, kidney or gall bladder, so that its fragments may be passed naturally from the body. |
| LITHOTRIPTERS | • lithotripters n. Plural of lithotripter. • LITHOTRIPTER n. a device that crushes stones in the bladder by ultrasound, also LITHONTRIPTOR, LITHOTRIPTOR, LITHOTRITE, LITHOTRITOR. |
| LUTEOTROPHINS | • luteotrophins n. Plural of luteotrophin. • LUTEOTROPHIN n. another name for the hormone prolactin, also LUTEOTROPIN. |
| PHOTOELECTRIC | • photoelectric adj. Of or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron… • PHOTOELECTRIC adj. relating to photoelectricity, also PHOTOELECTRICAL. |
| PHOTOELECTRON | • photoelectron n. (Physics) An electron ejected from the surface of a material by the photoelectric effect. • PHOTOELECTRON n. an electron released from a surface by a photon. |
| PHOTOREALISTS | • photorealists n. Plural of photorealist. • PHOTOREALIST n. an exponent of photorealism. |
| PHOTOTELEGRAM | • PHOTOTELEGRAM n. a telegram that is sent by means of phototelegraphy. |
| PHYTOPLANKTER | • phytoplankter n. A single phytoplankton organism. • PHYTOPLANKTER n. a planktonic plant. |
| PROTHETICALLY | • PROTHETIC adv. of or pertaining to prothesis, the development of an extra initial sound at the beginning of a word. |
| STROPHIOLATED | • strophiolated adj. Synonym of strophiolate. • STROPHIOLATED adj. having strophioles, caruncles, also STROPHIOLATE. |
| TELAUTOGRAPHY | • telautography n. Transmission of messages by telautograph. • TELAUTOGRAPHY n. transmission by use of a Telautograph, a telegraph for reproducing the movement of a pen or pencil and so transmitting writings or drawings. |
| THERMOPLASTIC | • thermoplastic adj. Softening when heated and hardening when cooled, and thus able to be moulded. • thermoplastic n. A plastic with this property. • THERMOPLASTIC adj. capable of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening again when cooled. |
| TROTHPLIGHTED | • trothplighted adj. (Dated) Having pledged one’s troth; engaged; promised. • trothplighted v. Simple past tense and past participle of trothplight. • TROTHPLIGHT v. to betroth. |