| CHONDROPHORINE | • CHONDROPHORINE n. a member of the Chondrophora, a suborder of hydrozoans similar to medusae but with a different internal structure. |
| DIPHTHONGISING | • diphthongising v. Present participle of diphthongise. • DIPHTHONGISE v. to make into a diphthong, also DIPHTHONGIZE. |
| DIPHTHONGIZING | • diphthongizing v. Present participle of diphthongize. • DIPHTHONGIZE v. to make into a diphthong, also DIPHTHONGISE. |
| HALFPENNYWORTH | • halfpennyworth n. (Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation). • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) A negligible amount. • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) One’s opinion or thoughts; one’s two cents. |
| HYPHENISATIONS | • HYPHENISATION n. the process of hyphenising, also HYPHENIZATION. |
| HYPHENIZATIONS | • hyphenizations n. Plural of hyphenization. • HYPHENIZATION n. the process of hyphenizing, also HYPHENISATION. |
| HYPNOBIRTHINGS | • HYPNOBIRTHING n. the use of hypnotic technique during labour by an expectant mother to reduce the pain and emotional stress of delivery. |
| MONOPHTHONGISE | • monophthongise v. Alternative spelling of monophthongize. • MONOPHTHONGISE v. to pronounce as a monophthong, also MONOPHTHONGIZE. |
| MONOPHTHONGIZE | • monophthongize v. (Transitive, linguistics) To change to a monophthong (as by removing a vowel). • monophthongize v. (Intransitive, linguistics) To become a monophthong. • MONOPHTHONGIZE v. to pronounce as a monophthong, also MONOPHTHONGISE. |
| NONPHILOSOPHER | • nonphilosopher n. One who is not a philosopher. • nonphilosopher n. One devoted to François Laruelle’s concept of nonphilosophy. • nonphilosopher n. One who doesn’t believe in philosophy or the concept of it. |
| PHENOTHIAZINES | • phenothiazines n. Plural of phenothiazine. • PHENOTHIAZINE n. a crystalline compound used as an anthelmintic and insecticide esp. in veterinary practice. |
| PHOTOFINISHING | • photofinishing n. (Photography) The commercial developing and printing of photographs. • photo␣finishing n. All commercial aspects of the processing of photographs apart from simple developing and printing. • PHOTOFINISHING n. the development and printing of photographic film commercially. |
| PHTHALOCYANINE | • phthalocyanine n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a family of macrocyclic compounds having a structure similar to that of porphyrin;… • PHTHALOCYANINE n. any of a group of green and blue organic colouring matters of great fastness and brilliance, also PHTHALOCYANIN. |
| PHTHALOCYANINS | • phthalocyanins n. Plural of phthalocyanin. • PHTHALOCYANIN n. any of a group of green and blue organic colouring matters of great fastness and brilliance, also PHTHALOCYANINE. |
| RHINENCEPHALON | • rhinencephalon n. (Anatomy) The part of the brain involved with olfaction. • RHINENCEPHALON n. the olfactory lobe of the brain. |
| SULPHONMETHANE | • SULPHONMETHANE n. a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic, also SULFONMETHANE. |