| GAMOPHYLLOUS | • gamophyllous adj. (Botany) Composed of leaves or segments (e.g. perianth) united by their edges, compare apophyllous (free segments). • GAMOPHYLLOUS adj. with perianth leaves united. |
| 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. |
| HYLOPHAGOUS | • hylophagous adj. That feeds on wood. • HYLOPHAGOUS adj. eating wood. |
| NEUROPHYSIOLOGY | • neurophysiology n. (Physiology, neuroscience) The branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system. • NEUROPHYSIOLOGY n. the physiology of the nervous system. |
| NEUROPSYCHOLOGY | • neuropsychology n. A branch of neurology and of clinical psychology that investigates the physiological basis of psychological processes. • neuropsychology n. The facts uncovered thereby, or the body of knowledge thus produced. • NEUROPSYCHOLOGY n. the study of the relation between brain and behaviour. |
| PHILOGYNOUS | • philogynous adj. Fond of women. • PHILOGYNOUS adj. loving women. |
| PHYLLOPHAGOUS | • phyllophagous adj. (Zoology) that feeds on leaves; leaf-eating. • PHYLLOPHAGOUS adj. leaf-eating. |
| PHYSIOLOGUS | • PHYSIOLOGUS n. a work containing descriptions of animals; a bestiary. |
| PHYSIOLOGUSES | • PHYSIOLOGUS n. a work containing descriptions of animals; a bestiary. |
| PLAYDOUGHS | • playdoughs n. Plural of playdough. • PLAYDOUGH n. a soft reusable modelling material for young children. |
| PLOUGHBOYS | • ploughboys n. Plural of ploughboy. • PLOUGHBOY n. a boy who drives or guides horses in ploughing, also PLOWBOY. |
| POLYPHAGOUS | • polyphagous adj. Eating many types of food. • polyphagous adj. (Of an herbivorous insect) Having many host plants. • POLYPHAGOUS adj. eating many types of food. |
| POMPHOLYGOUS | • POMPHOLYGOUS adj. of or like a pompholyx, a vesicular eruption or eczema chiefly on the palms and soles. |
| PSYCHOLINGUIST | • psycholinguist n. A practitioner of psycholinguistics. • PSYCHOLINGUIST n. a student of psycholinguistics. |
| PSYCHOLINGUISTS | • psycholinguists n. Plural of psycholinguist. • PSYCHOLINGUIST n. a student of psycholinguistics. |
| PSYCHOSURGICAL | • psychosurgical adj. Relating to psychosurgery. • PSYCHOSURGICAL adj. relating to psychosurgery. |
| ULTRASONOGRAPHY | • ultrasonography n. (Medicine) The use of ultrasound to produce diagnostic images of the internal organs of the body, or of a foetus. • ultrasonography n. The use of ultrasound to form images of underwater structures. • ULTRASONOGRAPHY n. the use of ultrasound. |
| UPRIGHTEOUSLY | • uprighteously adv. In an uprighteous or just manner. • UPRIGHTEOUSLY adv. (Shakespeare) with moral right. |
| XYLOPHAGOUS | • xylophagous adj. Feeding on wood. (Of insects etc.) • xylophagous adj. Destructive to wood. (Of fungi etc.) • XYLOPHAGOUS adj. wood-eating. |
| ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS | • zygophyllaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Zygophyllaceae of bean-capers, caltrops, and related plants. • ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS adj. belonging to the Zygophyllaceae, the bean caper family. |