| 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. |
| EXOPHTHALMUS | • exophthalmus n. Alternative form of exophthalmos. • Exophthalmus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – certain broad-nosed weevils. • EXOPHTHALMUS n. abnormal protrusion of the eyeball, also EXOPHTHALMOS. |
| HELIOPHILOUS | • heliophilous adj. (Botany) That needs, or tolerates, a high level of direct sunlight. • HELIOPHILOUS adj. attracted by sunlight. |
| 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. |
| HYPOCHLOROUS | • hypochlorous adj. (Chemistry) Pertaining to or derived from chlorine having a valence lower than in chlorous compounds. • HYPOCHLOROUS adj. of or derived from hypochlorous acid. |
| HYPOSULPHATE | • hyposulphate n. (Inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of hyposulfate. • HYPOSULPHATE n. a dithionate. |
| HYPOSULPHITE | • hyposulphite n. Alternative spelling of hyposulfite. • HYPOSULPHITE n. a salt of hyposulphurous acid. |
| HYPOTHALAMUS | • hypothalamus n. (Anatomy) A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon… • HYPOTHALAMUS n. a part of the brain. |
| 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. |
| PLOUGHSHARES | • ploughshares n. Plural of ploughshare. • PLOUGHSHARE n. the cutting blade of a plough, also PLOWSHARE. |
| RHIZOPHILOUS | • RHIZOPHILOUS adj. growing on roots. |
| SPRACHGEFUHL | • sprachgefuhl n. Alternative form of Sprachgefühl. • sprachgefühl n. Alternative form of Sprachgefühl. • Sprachgefühl n. The instinctive or intuitive grasp of the natural idiom of a language. |
| SULPHHYDRYLS | • sulphhydryls n. Plural of sulphhydryl. • SULPHHYDRYL n. a chemical group, SH, characteristic of sulphur-containing compounds, also SULFHYDRYL. |
| THIOSULPHATE | • thiosulphate n. A salt of thiosulphuric acid. • THIOSULPHATE n. any salt of thiosulphuric acid, also THIOSULFATE. |