| AMPHIOXI | • amphioxi n. Plural of amphioxus. • AMPHIOXUS n. (Greek) a fishlike creature, two or three inches long, found in temperate seas, aka lancelet. |
| BIOCHIPS | • biochips n. Plural of biochip. • BIOCHIP n. a computer logic circuit whose components are formed from biological molecules or structures. |
| HEMIOPIA | • hemiopia n. Hemianopia. • HEMIOPIA n. a defect of vision in consequence of which a person sees only half of an object looked at, also HEMIANOPIA, HEMIANOPSIA, HEMIOPSIA. |
| HEMIOPIC | • hemiopic adj. Hemianopsic. • HEMIOPIC adj. suffering from hemiopia, blind in half the field of vision, also HEMIANOPIC, HEMIANOPTIC. |
| HOPLITIC | • hoplitic adj. Relating to hoplites. • HOPLITIC adj. of or like a hoplite, a heavily armed Greek foot soldier. |
| HOSPITIA | • hospitia n. Plural of hospitium. • HOSPITIUM n. (Latin) a nursing home for the terminally ill. |
| OPHIDIAN | • ophidian n. Any species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent. • ophidian adj. Of or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes; of, related to, or characteristic of a snake or serpent. • OPHIDIAN n. a snake. |
| OPHIURID | • ophiurid adj. Alternative form of ophiuroid. • ophiurid n. Alternative form of ophiuroid. • OPHIURID n. a member of the Ophiura genus of brittle-stars or sand-stars, also OPHIURA, OPHIURAN, OPHIUROID. |
| PHIMOSIS | • phimosis n. (Medicine) A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition)… • PHIMOSIS n. (Greek) the abnormal constriction of the opening of the prepuce. |
| PHIMOTIC | • phimotic adj. Pertaining to, or afflicted with, phimosis. • PHIMOTIC adj. relating to phimosis, a condition of the penis in which the prepuce can not be drawn back so as to uncover the glans penis. |
| PHOTINIA | • photinia n. Any member of the genus Photinia of small trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae. • Photinia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae. • PHOTINIA n. any of a genus of evergreen or deciduous trees or shrubs of the Rosaceae family. |
| PIHOIHOI | • pihoihoi n. (New Zealand) Anthus novaeseelandiae, the Australasian pipit. • PIHOIHOI n. (Maori) a variety of New Zealand pipit. |
| PIROSHKI | • piroshki n. Alternative spelling of pirozhki. • PIROZHOK n. a small, Russian pastry. |
| PIROZHKI | • pirozhki n. Small pastries filled with finely chopped meat, vegetables or fruit baked or fried, from eastern European… • pirozhki n. A single such pastry. • PIROZHOK n. a small, Russian pastry. |
| PISOLITH | • pisolith n. A pisoid. • pisolith n. A pisolite. • PISOLITH n. a limestone with pea sized formations in circles, also PISOLITE. |
| POWHIRIS | • powhiris n. Plural of powhiri. • POWHIRI n. (Maori) a Maori ceremony of welcome to a marae, also POHIRI. |
| PROHIBIT | • prohibit v. (Transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit. • PROHIBIT v. to forbid with authority. |
| SIPHONIC | • siphonic adj. Of or pertaining to a siphon. • SIPHONIC adj. pertaining to a siphon, also SIPHONAL. |
| THIOPHIL | • THIOPHIL adj. of bacteria, having an affinity for sulphur. |
| XIPHOIDS | • xiphoids n. Plural of xiphoid. • XIPHOID n. the xiphoid process or xiphisternum. |