| ANTHOPHILOUS | • anthophilous adj. Living or growing on flowers. • ANTHOPHILOUS adj. feeding upon or living among flowers e.g. the anthophilous parrots of Tasmania. |
| BATHOPHILOUS | • bathophilous adj. (Biology) That inhabits very deep water. • BATHOPHILOUS adj. of an organism, living in very deep water. |
| CHURCHLINESS | • churchliness n. The state or quality of being churchly. • CHURCHLINESS n. the state of being churchly, resembling a church. |
| CHURLISHNESS | • churlishness n. The state of being churlish. • CHURLISHNESS n. the state of being churlish. |
| GHOULISHNESS | • ghoulishness n. The quality of being ghoulish. • GHOULISHNESS n. the state of being ghoulish. |
| HELIANTHUSES | • helianthuses n. Plural of helianthus. • HELIANTHUS n. any plant of the genus Helianthus, such as the sunflower and Jerusalem artichoke. |
| HELICHRYSUMS | • helichrysums n. Plural of helichrysum. • HELICHRYSUM n. a genus of composite plants, the flowers of which keep their colour and shape when dried. |
| HELIOPHILOUS | • heliophilous adj. (Botany) That needs, or tolerates, a high level of direct sunlight. • HELIOPHILOUS adj. attracted by sunlight. |
| HIGHFALUTINS | • HIGHFALUTIN n. bombastic discourse. |
| HOLOTHURIANS | • holothurians n. Plural of holothurian. • HOLOTHURIAN n. any member of a class of wormlike unarmoured echinoderms, aka sea cucumbers. |
| HYDROPHILOUS | • hydrophilous adj. (Biology) That grows or thrives in or near water. • hydrophilous adj. (Botany) That is pollinated by water. • HYDROPHILOUS adj. water-loving; pollinated by agency of water. |
| HYGROPHILOUS | • hygrophilous adj. (Botany, of a plant) adapted for growth in a damp or wet environment. • HYGROPHILOUS adj. living in water or moist places, also HYGROPHIL. |
| HYPOSULPHITE | • hyposulphite n. Alternative spelling of hyposulfite. • HYPOSULPHITE n. a salt of hyposulphurous acid. |
| LITHOPHAGOUS | • lithophagous adj. (Zoology) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel. • lithophagous adj. (Zoology) Eating or destroying stone, like some mollusks, sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. • LITHOPHAGOUS adj. stone-swallowing; rock-boring; eating rock. |
| LITHOPHILOUS | • lithophilous adj. (Biology) That lives in stony or rocky environments. • LITHOPHILOUS adj. living among stones. |
| PHILADELPHUS | • philadelphus n. (Botany) Any of the genus Philadelphus of shrubs. • Philadelphus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrangeaceae – the mock oranges. • PHILADELPHUS n. a flowering shrub, aka mock orange. |
| PHOTOPHILOUS | • photophilous adj. Thriving in the presence of light. • PHOTOPHILOUS adj. light-loving, turning towards the light, also PHOTOPHILIC. |
| RHIZOPHILOUS | • RHIZOPHILOUS adj. growing on roots. |
| THIOSULPHATE | • thiosulphate n. A salt of thiosulphuric acid. • THIOSULPHATE n. any salt of thiosulphuric acid, also THIOSULFATE. |
| UNHEALTHIEST | • unhealthiest adj. Superlative form of unhealthy: most unhealthy. • UNHEALTHY adj. not healthy. |