| ARTHROPODAL | • arthropodal adj. (Zoology) Relating to the Arthropoda. • ARTHROPODAL adj. of or like an arthropod, also ARTHROPODAN, ARTHROPODOUS. |
| HETEROPOLAR | • heteropolar adj. Of an electric generator that produces alternating current. • heteropolar adj. (Chemistry) Formed by ions of opposite charge. • HETEROPOLAR adj. polar, in the chemical sense. |
| HORRIPILANT | • HORRIPILANT adj. causing horripilation, the erection of the hair of the head or body from fear or cold. |
| HORRIPILATE | • horripilate v. (Transitive, intransitive) To bristle in fear or horror; to have goose bumps or goose pimples. • HORRIPILATE v. to produce the erection of hairs on the head or body. |
| LEPTORRHINE | • leptorrhine adj. (Anatomy) Having a small, narrow nose or (of animals) a slender snout. • LEPTORRHINE adj. having a long narrow nose. |
| PATRIARCHAL | • patriarchal adj. Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable. • patriarchal adj. Relating to a system run by males, rather than females; relating to a patriarchy. • PATRIARCHAL adj. of, relating to, or being a patriarch or patriarchy. |
| PERCHLORATE | • perchlorate n. (Chemistry) any salt of perchloric acid; used in pyrotechnics and as powerful oxidizing agents. • PERCHLORATE n. a salt or ester of perchloric acid. |
| PLATYRRHINE | • platyrrhine adj. (Anatomy) Having a broad, flat nose. • platyrrhine n. (Zoology) Any New World monkey of the Platyrrhini. • PLATYRRHINE adj. having a broad, flat nose. |
| PURPLEHEART | • purpleheart n. A large tropical tree, of the genus Peltogyne, native to parts of South America and the West Indies. • purpleheart n. The purplish heartwood of this tree, used to make furniture. • purple␣heart n. The drug phenobarbitone when taken recreationally. |
| RETROPHILIA | • retrophilia n. The attraction to and preference for that which is from or characteristic of the past. • RETROPHILIA n. love of things of the past. |
| REUPHOLSTER | • reupholster v. To upholster again; to replace the attached fabric covering on furniture. • re-upholster v. Alternative spelling of reupholster. • REUPHOLSTER v. to upholster again. |
| SPRIGHTLIER | • sprightlier adj. Comparative form of sprightly: more sprightly. • SPRIGHTLY adj. lively, also SPRITELY. |
| SULPHURATOR | • sulphurator n. An apparatus for impregnating with, or exposing to the action of, sulphur, especially for purposes of… • SULPHURATOR n. a device for sulphurating. |
| SULPHURWORT | • sulphurwort n. The plant hog fennel (Peucedanum officinale). • SULPHURWORT n. an umbelliferous plant akin to parsnip, with yellow flowers and juice. |
| TELEGRAPHER | • telegrapher n. (Historical) A telegraph operator, one who sent telegrams. • TELEGRAPHER n. one who operates a telegraph. |
| UPHOLSTERER | • upholsterer n. A craftsman who upholsters furniture. • UPHOLSTERER n. one who upholsters. |