| AMPHIPATH | • amphipath n. Any amphipathic substance or material. • AMPHIPATH adj. of or relating to a molecule that possesses both hydrophobic and hydrophilic elements. |
| ARHYTHMIA | • arhythmia n. Alternative spelling of arrhythmia. • ARHYTHMIA n. absence or irregularity of rhythm, esp. of the pulse, also ARRHYTHMIA, ARYTHMIA. |
| ARHYTHMIC | • arhythmic adj. Having no rhythm. • ARHYTHMIC adj. with an irregular rhythm, also ARRHYTHMIC, ARYTHMIC. |
| BIORHYTHM | • biorhythm n. (Biology) Any cyclic biological or physiological pattern or activity. • biorhythm n. (Pseudoscience) Any of three sinusoidal graphs, normally plotted by computer, having a person’s birthdate… • BIORHYTHM n. a periodic change in the behaviour or physiology of many animals and plants (e.g. hibernation and migration) mediated by hormones which are in turn influenced by changes in day-length. |
| HEALTHISM | • healthism n. The use of propaganda and coercion (as by government or advertising) to impose established norms of health. • HEALTHISM n. a lifestyle that prioritises health and fitness over anything else. |
| HEIGHTISM | • heightism n. (Informal) A prejudiced attitude about human height that often results in discrimination, based on the… • HEIGHTISM n. discrimination on grounds of height. |
| HELMINTHS | • helminths n. Plural of helminth. • HELMINTH n. a parasitic intestinal nematode. |
| HEMISTICH | • hemistich n. An approximate half-line of verse, separated from another by a caesura, often for dramatic effect. • hemistich n. An unfinished line of verse. • HEMISTICH n. half a verse line. |
| HEMSTITCH | • hemstitch n. An embroidery stitch in which parallel threads are drawn together in groups. • hemstitch v. To sew or embroider using this stitch. • HEMSTITCH v. to stitch using the hem of a garment. |
| HOMEBIRTH | • homebirth n. Childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a hospital. • homebirth v. To give birth at home. • HOMEBIRTH n. the act of giving birth to a child in one's own home. |
| MIDTHIGHS | • midthighs n. Plural of midthigh. • MIDTHIGH n. a garment reaching to the middle of the thigh. |
| PHILOMATH | • philomath n. (Archaic) A lover of learning; a scholar. • philomath n. An astrologer or predictor. • PHILOMATH n. a lover of learning; a scholar. |
| RHYTHMICS | • rhythmics n. The study of rhythm. • RHYTHMICS n. the science or theory of rhythm. |
| RHYTHMISE | • rhythmise v. Alternative form of rhythmize. • RHYTHMISE v. to subject to rhythm, also RHYTHMIZE. |
| RHYTHMIST | • rhythmist n. A musician who plays the rhythm. • RHYTHMIST n. a person skilled in rhythm. |
| RHYTHMIZE | • rhythmize v. (Transitive) To put into a rhythm; to make rhythmic. • rhythmize v. (Intransitive) To follow a rhythm. • RHYTHMIZE v. to subject to rhythm, also RHYTHMISE. |
| SHOCHETIM | • shochetim n. Plural of shochet. • SHOCHET n. (Hebrew) a slaughterer who slaughters in the kosher manner. |
| SMOOTHISH | • smoothish adj. Somewhat smooth. • SMOOTHISH adj. somewhat smooth. |