| AMPHIPATH | • amphipath n. Any amphipathic substance or material. • AMPHIPATH adj. of or relating to a molecule that possesses both hydrophobic and hydrophilic elements. |
| ARHATSHIP | • arhatship n. The state of being an arhat. • ARHATSHIP n. the state of being an arhat, a Buddhist who has attained nirvana. |
| DIPHTHONG | • diphthong n. (Phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of… • diphthong n. (Rare) A vowel digraph or ligature. • DIPHTHONG n. a union of two vowels pronounced in one syllable. |
| HIGHSPOTS | • highspots n. Plural of highspot. • HIGHSPOT n. a high point. |
| HYPANTHIA | • hypanthia n. Plural of hypanthium. • HYPANTHIUM n. a fruit consisting in large part of a receptacle, enlarged below the calyx, as in the rose hip and the pear. |
| LIGHTSHIP | • lightship n. (Nautical) A vessel riding at anchor and displaying a light for the guidance of sailors, in a position… • light-ship n. Alternative spelling of lightship. • LIGHTSHIP n. a ship intended to function as a lighthouse. |
| PHACOLITH | • phacolith n. (Geology) A lens-shaped mass that occurs in an anticlinal crest or synclinal trough. • PHACOLITH n. an intrusive mass of igneous rock situated between strata at the top of an anticline or the bottom of a syncline. |
| PHILOMATH | • philomath n. (Archaic) A lover of learning; a scholar. • philomath n. An astrologer or predictor. • PHILOMATH n. a lover of learning; a scholar. |
| PHOSPHITE | • phosphite n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of phosphorous acid. • phosphite n. (Chemistry) the anion PO33-, or the trivalent radical PO3. • PHOSPHITE n. a salt of phosphorous acid. |
| PHOTOPHIL | • photophil n. The phase of a two-phase circadian rhythm associated with light and expenditure of energy. • PHOTOPHIL n. an organism that seeks the light. |
| PHTHALEIN | • phthalein n. (Organic chemistry) any of a range of lactones formed by the reaction of phenols with phthalic anhydride. • PHTHALEIN n. any one of a very important class of dye-yielding materials formed by the union of phenols with phthalic anhydride. |
| PHTHALINS | • phthalins n. Plural of phthalin. • PHTHALIN n. a colourless crystalline compound obtained by reducing a phthalein. |
| PHTHISICS | • phthisics n. Plural of phthisic. • PHTHISIC n. a disease of the lungs, also PHTHISIS. |
| PHYTOLITH | • phytolith n. A small particle of silica or mineral that occurs in many plants. • PHYTOLITH n. a microscopic particle in plants. |
| TEPHILLAH | • tephillah n. Alternative form of tefilla. • TEPHILLAH n. (Hebrew) a phylactery worn by Jews, also TEFILLAH. |
| THANESHIP | • thaneship n. The state or dignity of a thane; thanehood. • thaneship n. The seignioralty of a thane. • THANESHIP n. the state or dignity of a thane, also THANAGE, THANEDOM, THANEHOOD, THENAGE. |
| THIOPHENE | • thiophene n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon… • THIOPHENE n. a five-membered heterocyclic compound with sulphur, also THIOPHEN. |
| THIOPHENS | • thiophens n. Plural of thiophen. • THIOPHEN n. a type of sulphur compound. |