| HOBBYHORSING | • HOBBYHORSE v. of a vessel, to pitch violently. |
| HYGROPHILOUS | • hygrophilous adj. (Botany, of a plant) adapted for growth in a damp or wet environment. • HYGROPHILOUS adj. living in water or moist places, also HYGROPHIL. |
| ICHTHYOLOGIES | • ICHTHYOLOGY n. the study of fish. |
| ICHTHYOLOGIST | • ichthyologist n. An expert in ichthyology: one who studies fishes. • ICHTHYOLOGIST n. one who studies ichthyology. |
| ONYCHOPHAGIES | • ONYCHOPHAGY n. the habit of biting one's fingernails. |
| ONYCHOPHAGIST | • onychophagist n. (Rare) A person who bites his or her fingernails. • ONYCHOPHAGIST n. one who bites their fingernails. |
| OPISTHOGRAPHY | • opisthography n. A writing upon the back of anything, as upon the back of a sheet already written upon on one side. • OPISTHOGRAPHY n. inscribing on the back as well as the front. |
| PHOTOGLYPHIES | • PHOTOGLYPHY n. photography by photoglyph. |
| HISTOPATHOLOGY | • histopathology n. (Biology) The microscopic study of tissue, especially of abnormal tissue as a result of disease. • HISTOPATHOLOGY n. the study of the effects of disease on tissues. |
| HISTORIOGRAPHY | • historiography n. (Countable and uncountable) The writing of history; a written history. • historiography n. (Uncountable) The study of the discipline and practice of history and the writings of past historians. • HISTORIOGRAPHY n. the study of writing history. |
| ICHTHYOLOGISTS | • ichthyologists n. Plural of ichthyologist. • ICHTHYOLOGIST n. one who studies ichthyology. |
| ICHTHYOPHAGOUS | • ichthyophagous adj. (Biology) feeding on fish. • ICHTHYOPHAGOUS adj. fish-eating. |
| ONYCHOPHAGISTS | • onychophagists n. Plural of onychophagist. • ONYCHOPHAGIST n. one who bites their fingernails. |
| HISTOPHYSIOLOGY | • histophysiology n. The physiology or study of the functions of the cells and tissues in health. • HISTOPHYSIOLOGY n. a branch of physiology concerned with the function and activities of tissues. |
| PATHOPHYSIOLOGY | • pathophysiology n. (Pathology) The physiological processes associated with disease or injury. • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY n. the physiology of abnormal states. |
| PHOSPHORYLATING | • phosphorylating v. Present participle of phosphorylate. • phosphorylating adj. That phosphorylates. • PHOSPHORYLATE v. to cause (an organic compound) to take up or combine with phosphoric acid or a phosphorus-containing group. |
| PHYSIOPATHOLOGY | • physiopathology n. Pathophysiology: the physiological processes associated with disease or injury, or the study thereof. • PHYSIOPATHOLOGY n. a branch of biology or medicine that combines physiology and pathology esp. in the study of altered bodily function in disease. |
| PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY | • psychobiography n. A biography that emphasises the psychological aspects of its subject. • PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY n. a biography written from a psychodynamic or psychoanalytic point of view. |