| CHLOROPHYTUMS | • CHLOROPHYTUM n. any plant of the genus Chlorophytum, grown as pot plants for their long narrow leaves. |
| CHURCHMANLIER | • CHURCHMANLY adj. in the manner of a churchman. |
| ELEUTHERARCHS | • ELEUTHERARCH n. the chief of the eleutheri, an invented secret society. |
| HYDROCEPHALUS | • hydrocephalus n. (Medicine) A usually congenital condition in which an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cerebral… • HYDROCEPHALUS n. an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranial cavity, also HYDROCEPHALY. |
| HYDROSULPHATE | • hydrosulphate n. Alternative form of hydrosulfate. • HYDROSULPHATE n. any quaternary acid salt formed by addition of an organic base to sulphuric acid, such as aniline hydrosulphate. |
| HYDROSULPHIDE | • hydrosulphide n. (Britain) Alternative spelling of hydrosulfide. • HYDROSULPHIDE n. a compound formed by action of hydrogen sulphide on a hydroxide. |
| HYDROSULPHITE | • hydrosulphite n. Alternative spelling of hydrosulfite. • HYDROSULPHITE n. a salt of hydrosulphurous acid; esp. the sodium salt, used as a reagent. |
| HYPOSULPHURIC | • hyposulphuric adj. Alternative spelling of hyposulfuric. • HYPOSULPHURIC adj. denoting a kind of acid. |
| KLETTERSCHUHE | • KLETTERSCHUH n. a lightweight climbing boot with a canvas or suede upper and Vibram, also KLETT. |
| LAUGHWORTHIER | • LAUGHWORTHY adj. worthy of being laughed at. |
| LEPRECHAUNISH | • leprechaunish adj. Resembling or characteristic of a leprechaun. • LEPRECHAUNISH adj. like a leprechaun, a small supernatural creature in Irish folklore. |
| PLOUGHWRIGHTS | • ploughwrights n. Plural of ploughwright. • PLOUGHWRIGHT n. one who makes ploughs, also PLOWWRIGHT. |
| SPRACHGEFUHLS | • SPRACHGEFUHL n. (German) an intuitive sense of what is linguistically appropriate. |
| THERMOPHILOUS | • thermophilous adj. Of or pertaining to a thermophile. • THERMOPHILOUS adj. of plants etc. requiring or thriving in high temperatures, also THERMOPHIL, THERMOPHILE, THERMOPHILIC. |
| THIOSULPHURIC | • thiosulphuric adj. (Inorganic chemistry, chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of thiosulfuric. • THIOSULPHURIC adj. as in thiosulphuric acid, sulphuric acid in which one atom of oxygen is replaced by sulphur. |