| 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. |
| HELIANTHUSES | • helianthuses n. Plural of helianthus. • HELIANTHUS n. any plant of the genus Helianthus, such as the sunflower and Jerusalem artichoke. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| KLETTERSCHUH | • kletterschuh n. A lightweight boot used in rock climbing. • KLETTERSCHUH n. a lightweight climbing boot with a canvas or suede upper and Vibram, also KLETT. |
| 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. |
| PHOTOPHILOUS | • photophilous adj. Thriving in the presence of light. • PHOTOPHILOUS adj. light-loving, turning towards the light, also PHOTOPHILIC. |
| SLEUTHHOUNDS | • sleuthhounds n. Plural of sleuthhound. • sleuth-hounds n. Plural of sleuth-hound. • SLEUTHHOUND n. a bloodhound; (colloquial) a detective. |
| SUBTHRESHOLD | • subthreshold adj. Describing a stimulus that is not strong enough to elicit a response. • subthreshold adj. Below a threshold. • subthreshold adj. (Medicine) subsyndromal. |
| THIOSULPHATE | • thiosulphate n. A salt of thiosulphuric acid. • THIOSULPHATE n. any salt of thiosulphuric acid, also THIOSULFATE. |
| THUNDERFLASH | • thunderflash n. (Military) A pyrotechnic device that generates a loud noise, used to simulate battlefield conditions. • THUNDERFLASH n. a container, such as a blank shell, filled with explosive powder, which makes a flash and a loud explosion when detonated. |
| UNHEALTHIEST | • unhealthiest adj. Superlative form of unhealthy: most unhealthy. • UNHEALTHY adj. not healthy. |