| CHILIARCHY | • chiliarchy n. (Historical) A regiment of 1000 soldiers, typically commanded by a chiliarch. • chiliarchy n. (Historical) The office or position of a chiliarch. • chiliarchy n. (Rare) A government of 1000 rulers. |
| CHLOROPHYL | • chlorophyl n. Dated form of chlorophyll. • CHLOROPHYL n. the green colouring in plants concerned with the production of sugars, also CHLOROPHYLL. |
| CHURLISHLY | • churlishly adv. In a churlish manner. • CHURLISH adv. like a churl, vulgar, incivil. |
| HIEROGLYPH | • hieroglyph n. An element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system. • hieroglyph n. (Informal) Any obscure or baffling symbol. • hieroglyph v. To represent by hieroglyphs. |
| HIGHFLYERS | • highflyers n. Plural of highflyer. • high-flyers n. Plural of high-flyer. • high␣flyers n. Plural of high flyer. |
| HOLOGRAPHY | • holography n. (Physics) a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions… • HOLOGRAPHY n. the technique or process of making or using holograms. |
| HYDROPHILE | • hydrophile n. (Chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance. • hydrophile n. (Zoology) Any organism that thrives in the presence of water. • hydrophile adj. Hydrophilic. |
| HYDROPHILY | • hydrophily n. A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by the flow of waters, particularly in rivers and streams. • HYDROPHILY n. an affinity for water. |
| HYGROPHILE | • HYGROPHILE n. a plant loving moist places, also HYDROPHILE. |
| HYPAETHRAL | • hypaethral adj. Open-air, outdoor, exposed to the sky. • hypæthral adj. Alternative spelling of hypaethral. • HYPAETHRAL adj. roofless; open to the sky (usually intentionally, so as to see the stars), also HUPAITHRIC, HYPETHRAL, UPAITHRIC. |
| PHOSPHORYL | • phosphoryl n. (Chemistry) the trivalent radical O=P≡. • PHOSPHORYL n. the radical PO, regarded as the typical nucleus of certain compounds. |
| POLYRHYTHM | • polyrhythm n. (Uncountable, music) Music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously. • polyrhythm n. (Countable, music) A rhythm performed as part of a piece of music with multiple rhythmic elements played… • polyrhythm n. (Countable, music) Music containing two or more conflicting pulses. |
| RHYTHMICAL | • rhythmical adj. Rhythmic. • RHYTHMICAL adj. according to rhythm, also RHYTHMIC. |
| RHYTHMLESS | • rhythmless adj. Without rhythm. • RHYTHMLESS adj. being without rhythm. |
| SHREWISHLY | • shrewishly adv. In a shrewish way. • SHREWISH adv. ill-tempered. |
| THOROUGHLY | • thoroughly adv. In a thorough or complete manner. • THOROUGH adv. complete, also THORO. |
| UNCHURCHLY | • unchurchly adj. Not churchly; unbefitting a church; impious, heretical, etc. • UNCHURCHLY adj. not churchly. |