| AMPHICHROIC | • amphichroic adj. (Chemistry) Exhibiting or producing two colours, as substances which may change red litmus to blue and… • AMPHICHROIC adj. producing two colours, one on reacting with an acid, the other on reacting with a base, also AMPHICHROMATIC. |
| AMPHITRICHA | • AMPHITRICHA n. bacteria that have flagella at both ends. |
| DIPHTHERIAL | • diphtherial adj. Relating to diphtheria. • DIPHTHERIAL adj. relating to diphtheria. |
| DIPHTHERIAS | • diphtherias n. Plural of diphtheria. • DIPHTHERIA n. an infectious throat disease in which the air-passages become covered with a leathery membrane. |
| 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. |
| HELISPHERIC | • helispheric adj. Spiral. • HELISPHERIC adj. pertaining to rhumb lines, loxodromic, also HELISPHERICAL. |
| HEMIMORPHIC | • hemimorphic adj. (Crystallography) Having the two ends (of an axis) modified with unlike planes. • HEMIMORPHIC adj. asymmetric at the axial ends. |
| HEMISPHERIC | • hemispheric adj. Pertaining to or operating throughout a hemisphere. • hemispheric adj. (Uncommon) Having the shape of half a sphere. • HEMISPHERIC adj. like a hemisphere, also HEMISPHERICAL. |
| HIEROPHOBIA | • hierophobia n. Fear of what is religious or sacred. • HIEROPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of sacred things. |
| HIEROPHOBIC | • hierophobic adj. (Rare) Averse to what is religious or sacred. • HIEROPHOBIC n. someone having a fear of sacred things. |
| HYDROPHILIC | • hydrophilic adj. (Physics, chemistry) Having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water; water-loving. • HYDROPHILIC adj. of, relating to, or having a strong affinity for water. |
| PHTHIRIASES | • phthiriases n. Plural of phthiriasis. • PHTHIRIASIS n. infestation with lice. |
| PHTHIRIASIS | • phthiriasis n. (Medicine) An infestation with crab lice. • phthiriasis n. A pediculosis. • PHTHIRIASIS n. infestation with lice. |
| RHINOPHONIA | • rhinophonia n. (Medicine) nasalised voice. • RHINOPHONIA n. a nasal tone to the voice which is caused by a defect in the nasal passages. |
| SHERIFFSHIP | • sheriffship n. The office or jurisdiction of a sheriff. • SHERIFFSHIP n. the office of sheriff. |
| SHIPWRIGHTS | • shipwrights n. Plural of shipwright. • SHIPWRIGHT n. a carpenter skilled in ship construction and repair. |