| EOHIPPUSES | • eohippuses n. Plural of eohippus. • EOHIPPUS n. (Greek) an ancestor of the horse. |
| EPIPHANOUS | • epiphanous adj. Being or relating to an epiphany. • EPIPHANOUS adj. of or like an epiphany. |
| MESOHIPPUS | • Mesohippus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Equidae – an extinct horse of the Early Oligocene. • MESOHIPPUS n. an extinct mammal of the Horse family. |
| MUDHOPPERS | • mudhoppers n. Plural of mudhopper. • MUDHOPPER n. a fish of mud flats and mangrove swamps, also MUDSKIPPER. |
| PEMPHIGOUS | • pemphigous adj. Relating to pemphigus. • PEMPHIGOUS adj. relating to pemphigus, a skin disease, characterized by the development of blebs upon different part of the body, also PEMPHIGOID. |
| PHOSPHORUS | • phosphorus n. (Chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms. • phosphorus n. (Obsolete) any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a phosphor. • Phosphorus prop.n. A name sometimes used for Hesperus, the personification in Greek mythology of the planet Venus. |
| PHOSPHURET | • phosphuret n. (Obsolete, chemistry) phosphide. • PHOSPHURET n. (obsolete) a phosphide, also PHOSPHORET. |
| PORPHYROUS | • porphyrous adj. Of or crafted from porphyry. • porphyrous adj. Of purple hue, like that of porphyry. • PORPHYROUS adj. purple. |
| PUMPHOUSES | • pumphouses n. Plural of pumphouse. • pump␣houses n. Plural of pump house. • PUMPHOUSE n. a building in which are housed pumps that supply e.g. an irrigation system. |
| PUPPYHOODS | • puppyhoods n. Plural of puppyhood. • PUPPYHOOD n. the time or state of being a puppy. |
| PYROPHORUS | • pyrophorus n. A substance capable of taking fire spontaneously on exposure to the air, especially in a finely divided state. • Pyrophorus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Elateridae – fire beetles, bioluminescent click beetles. • PYROPHORUS n. any substance capable of igniting spontaneously on exposure to air. |
| SHIPPOUNDS | • ship-pounds n. Plural of ship-pound. • SHIPPOUND n. in the Baltic ports, twenty lispounds, a varying weight, 12 to 34 pounds. |
| SUPERPHONE | • superphone n. (Informal) A remarkably advanced telephone. • SUPERPHONE n. a telephone with a high-speed processor that can perform many of the functions of a computer. |
| TOUCHPAPER | • touchpaper n. Alternative spelling of touch-paper. • touch-paper n. A strip of paper impregnated with nitre, used as a fuse for firing gunpowder, fireworks etc. • TOUCHPAPER n. paper soaked in saltpetre and used for firing gunpowder. |
| XIPHOPAGUS | • xiphopagus adj. (Of conjoined twins) United at the xiphoid process. • xiphopagus n. (Countable) Either of a pair of congenitally joined twins (Siamese twin) united at the xiphoid process. • xiphopagus n. (Uncountable) The condition of being such a twin. |