| DIPHTHONGAL | • diphthongal adj. Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong. • DIPHTHONGAL adj. of or like a diphthong. |
| GERONTOPHIL | • GERONTOPHIL n. a person who experiences gerontophilia, a sexual attraction towards old people, also GERONTOPHILE. |
| HAPTOGLOBIN | • haptoglobin n. (Biochemistry) A protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby… • HAPTOGLOBIN n. a protein that combines with free haemoglobin in the blood and prevents its filtration through the kidney. |
| HELICOPTING | • helicopting v. Present participle of helicopt. • HELICOPT v. to travel by helicopter. |
| HELIOTYPING | • heliotyping v. Present participle of heliotype. • HELIOTYPE v. to obtain such a picture. |
| HYPNOLOGIST | • hypnologist n. One who is versed in hypnology. • HYPNOLOGIST n. one who studies sleep. |
| NEPHOLOGIST | • nephologist n. One who studies nephology. • NEPHOLOGIST n. a practitioner of nephology, the study of clouds. |
| PHENOLATING | • PHENOLATE v. to subject to the action of a phenolate. |
| PHENOLOGIST | • phenologist n. One who studies phenology. • PHENOLOGIST n. a student of phenology. |
| PHILOGYNIST | • philogynist n. Someone who is fond of women as a group. • PHILOGYNIST n. a lover or friend of women; one who esteems women as the higher type of humanity. |
| PHLOGISTONS | • phlogistons n. Plural of phlogiston. • PHLOGISTON n. (Greek) the hypothetical principle of fire regarded formerly as a material substance. |
| PHONOLOGIST | • phonologist n. (Linguistics) A person who specializes in phonology, the functional use of sounds in language. • PHONOLOGIST n. a student of phonology, the branch of linguistics that deals with systems of sounds. |
| PHOTOLYSING | • photolysing v. Present participle of photolyse. • PHOTOLYSE v. to cause photolysis in, also PHOTOLYZE. |
| PHOTOLYZING | • photolyzing v. Present participle of photolyze. • PHOTOLYZE v. to cause photolysis in, also PHOTOLYSE. |
| PITCHPOLING | • pitchpoling v. Present participle of pitchpole. • PITCHPOLE v. to turn end over end. |
| POTLATCHING | • potlatching n. (Also attributively) gerund of potlatch. • potlatching v. Present participle of potlatch. • POTLATCH v. to exchange gifts. |
| SHOPLIFTING | • shoplifting n. (Uncountable) The action of stealing goods from a shop; the action of the verb shoplift. • shoplifting n. (Countable) A theft from a shop during trading hours. • shoplifting v. Present participle of shoplift. |
| TAILHOPPING | • TAILHOPPING n. the act of hopping to lift the tails of the skis off the ground while flexing the knees into a crouching position. |
| TELEPHONING | • telephoning v. Present participle of telephone. • telephoning n. The act of placing a telephone call. • TELEPHONE v. to contact someone by telephone. |