| BATHOLITHIC | • batholithic adj. Containing or relating to batholith. • BATHOLITHIC adj. of or like a batholith, a large mass of intruded igneous rock. |
| BIORHYTHMIC | • biorhythmic adj. Of or pertaining to biorhythms. • BIORHYTHMIC adj. relating to biorhythms. |
| DIPHTHEROID | • diphtheroid adj. Of, pertaining to or resembling diphtheria. • diphtheroid adj. Of, pertaining to or resembling the diphtheria bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae. • diphtheroid n. Any bacterium that can cause diphtheria. |
| DIPHTHONGIC | • diphthongic adj. Of the nature of diphthong; diphthongal. • DIPHTHONGIC adj. having the nature of a diphthong. |
| HELIOLITHIC | • heliolithic adj. Of a civilization characterized by megaliths and sun-worship. • HELIOLITHIC adj. of or relating to a civilization characterized by sun worship and megaliths. |
| HELMINTHOID | • helminthoid adj. (Medicine) vermicular; wormlike. • HELMINTHOID adj. worm-shaped. |
| ICHTHYOIDAL | • ichthyoidal adj. Like a fish; ichthyoid. • ICHTHYOIDAL adj. fishlike, also ICHTHYOID. |
| ICHTHYOLITE | • ichthyolite n. (Obsolete, paleontology) A fossil of a fish. • ICHTHYOLITE n. a fossil fish. |
| ICHTHYOPSID | • ICHTHYOPSID n. a member of the Ichthyopsida, amphibians, fishes and fishlike vertebrates, also ICHTHYOPSIDAN. |
| ICHTHYORNIS | • Ichthyornis prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the subclass Ornithurae – an extinct flying reptile. • ICHTHYORNIS n. a toothed fossil bird of America. |
| ISORHYTHMIC | • isorhythmic adj. (Music) Pertaining to or using isorhythm. • isorhythmic adj. (Prosody) In ancient prosody, equal in the number of times for thesis and arsis, as a dactyl and anapest. • ISORHYTHMIC adj. in ancient prosody, equal in the number of time-units for thesis and arsis, as dactyl, spondee, anapaest; (in medieval motets) having a strict scheme of repeated rhythm independent of melodic repetition. |
| LITHOPHYTIC | • lithophytic adj. Of or pertaining to lithophytes. • lithophytic n. Alternative form of lithophyte. • LITHOPHYTIC adj. of or like a lithophyte, a plant that grows on rock. |
| PHILOMATHIC | • philomathic adj. Relating to philomathy. • philomathic adj. Having a love of learning or letters. • PHILOMATHIC adj. loving learning, also PHILOMATHICAL. |
| PHOTOPHILIC | • photophilic adj. (Biology) That thrives in bright sunlight. • PHOTOPHILIC adj. light-loving, turning towards the light, also PHOTOPHILOUS. |
| TICHORRHINE | • tichorrhine adj. (Paleontology, used to describe a fossil rhinoceros) Having a vertical bony medial septum supporting the nose. • TICHORRHINE n. a fossil woolly rhinoceros with a bony nasal septum. |
| WISHTONWISH | • wishtonwish n. (US, obsolete, except perhaps in dialects) The prairie dog. • WISHTONWISH n. (Native American) the whippoorwill. |
| WITHHOLDING | • withholding v. Present participle of withhold. • withholding n. The deduction of taxes from an employee’s salary. • withholding n. The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government. |