| CLAUSTROPHOBES | • claustrophobes n. Plural of claustrophobe. • CLAUSTROPHOBE n. one with a fear of confined spaces. |
| DESULPHURATING | • desulphurating v. Present participle of desulphurate. • DESULPHURATE v. to remove sulphur from. |
| DESULPHURATION | • desulphuration n. The act or process of depriving of sulfur. • DESULPHURATION n. the act of desulphuring. |
| HETERODUPLEXES | • heteroduplexes n. Plural of heteroduplex. • HETERODUPLEX n. a nucleic-acid molecule, such as DNA, composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule. |
| HETEROPHYLLOUS | • heterophyllous adj. (Botany) Having leaves of different types upon the same plant. • HETEROPHYLLOUS adj. having the foliage leaves of more than one form on the same plant or stem. |
| HYDROSULPHATES | • hydrosulphates n. Plural of hydrosulphate. • HYDROSULPHATE n. any quaternary acid salt formed by addition of an organic base to sulphuric acid, such as aniline hydrosulphate. |
| HYDROSULPHITES | • hydrosulphites n. Plural of hydrosulphite. • HYDROSULPHITE n. a salt of hydrosulphurous acid; esp. the sodium salt, used as a reagent. |
| HYPERSEXUALITY | • hypersexuality n. The desire for sexual activity at levels high enough to be considered clinically significant. • HYPERSEXUALITY n. the state of being hypersexual. |
| HYPERSTIMULATE | • hyperstimulate v. (Transitive) To stimulate to an excessive degree. • HYPERSTIMULATE v. to stimulate excessively. |
| LEUKODYSTROPHY | • leukodystrophy n. (Medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter… • LEUKODYSTROPHY n. any of several genetically determined diseases characterized by progressive degeneration of myelin in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. |
| ORTHOCEPHALOUS | • orthocephalous adj. Alternative form of orthocephalic. • ORTHOCEPHALOUS adj. having a skull whose breadth is between 70 and 75 per cent of its length, also ORTHOCEPHALIC. |
| PERITRICHOUSLY | • peritrichously adv. In a peritrichous manner. • PERITRICHOUS adv. having flagella uniformly distributed over the body. |
| REUPHOLSTERING | • reupholstering v. Present participle of reupholster. • re-upholstering v. Present participle of re-upholster. • REUPHOLSTER v. to upholster again. |
| RUMBLEDETHUMPS | • rumbledethumps n. A traditional Scottish dish of potato, cabbage and onion with butter, salt and pepper. • RUMBLEDETHUMPS n. a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips, also RUMBLEDETHUMP. |
| SPRIGHTFULNESS | • sprightfulness n. (Rare) The quality of being sprightful. • SPRIGHTFULNESS n. (obsolete) the state of being sprightful. |
| SUPERTHRILLERS | • superthrillers n. Plural of superthriller. • SUPERTHRILLER n. an exceptional thriller. |
| THERMOPHYLLOUS | • THERMOPHYLLOUS adj. having leaves only in the warmer part of the year, deciduous. |