| HAIRSPLITTERS | • hairsplitters n. Plural of hairsplitter. • hair-splitters n. Plural of hair-splitter. • HAIRSPLITTER n. one that makes excessively fine distinctions in reasoning. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PERITYPHLITIS | • perityphlitis n. (Medicine) inflammation of the connective tissue around the caecum. • PERITYPHLITIS n. inflammation of some part near the caecum or blindgut. |
| PHALANSTERIST | • phalansterist n. A Fourierite; a proponent of the phalanstery system. • PHALANSTERIST n. a support of the Fourier system of land control. |
| PHOTOREALISTS | • photorealists n. Plural of photorealist. • PHOTOREALIST n. an exponent of photorealism. |
| SCRATCHPLATES | • scratchplates n. Plural of scratchplate. • SCRATCHPLATE n. a plastic or metal plate attached to the front of a guitar to protect it from pick scratches. |
| STROPHIOLATED | • strophiolated adj. Synonym of strophiolate. • STROPHIOLATED adj. having strophioles, caruncles, also STROPHIOLATE. |
| SULPHURETTING | • sulphuretting v. Present participle of sulphuret. • SULPHURET v. to treat with sulfur, also SULFURET. |
| SUPERATHLETES | • superathletes n. Plural of superathlete. • SUPERATHLETE n. a very good athlete. |
| TELEGRAPHISTS | • telegraphists n. Plural of telegraphist. • TELEGRAPHIST n. a person who works a telegraph. |
| 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. |