| CHIROPODY | • chiropody n. (Medicine) The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet… • CHIROPODY n. the treatment of ailments of the feet. |
| GIPSYHOOD | • GIPSYHOOD n. the state of being a gypsy, also GYPSYHOOD. |
| HIPPOLOGY | • hippology n. The study of horses. • HIPPOLOGY n. the study of horses. |
| HOLOTYPIC | • holotypic adj. Relating to a holotype. • HOLOTYPIC adj. relating to a holotype, an original type specimen used in defining and describing a species or variety. |
| HOMOTYPIC | • homotypic adj. (Botany) Said of a taxon name which shares the exact same type as a different name and thus must necessarily… • HOMOTYPIC adj. conforming to normal type. |
| HYPNOTOID | • hypnotoid adj. Resembling hypnotism. • HYPNOTOID adj. like hypnosis. |
| HYPONOIAS | • HYPONOIA n. a dulled mental activity, also HYPONEA. |
| HYPOPLOID | • hypoploid adj. (Genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is less than an exact multiple of the haploid number. • hypoploid n. A hypoploid organism. • HYPOPLOID n. a chromosome number a few below the normal diploid number. |
| HYPOTONIA | • hypotonia n. An abnormal loss of muscle tone. • HYPOTONIA n. a hypnotic condition. |
| HYPOTONIC | • hypotonic adj. (Of a solution) Having a lower osmotic pressure than another. • hypotonic adj. (Medicine) Showing less than normal tension in the muscles or muscle tissue. • HYPOTONIC adj. of muscles, lacking normal tone. |
| LYOPHOBIC | • lyophobic adj. (Chemistry, of a colloid) Having no affinity for the dispersion medium and thus easily precipitated. • LYOPHOBIC adj. of a colloid, not readily dispersed, also LYOPHOBE. |
| OENOPHILY | • oenophily n. Synonym of oenophilia. • OENOPHILY n. the love of wine. |
| OPHIOLOGY | • ophiology n. (Zoology) The study of snakes, a branch of herpetology. • OPHIOLOGY n. the study of snakes. |
| PHILOLOGY | • philology n. The humanistic study of language. • philology n. (Uncommon) Linguistics. • philology n. (Philosophy) Love and study of learning and literature, broadly speaking. |
| PORPHYRIO | • porphyrio n. A swamphen. • Porphyrio prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – swamp hen. • PORPHYRIO n. any bird of the purple-coot genus Porphyrio. |
| SCIOSOPHY | • sciosophy n. False or pretended knowledge of science or natural phenomena. • SCIOSOPHY n. a system of knowledge without basis in science. |
| TOXOPHILY | • toxophily n. The love of, or an addiction to, archery. • TOXOPHILY n. the sport of archery. |
| ZOOPHYTIC | • zoophytic adj. Of, or relating to the zoophytes. • zoöphytic adj. (Rare) Alternative spelling of zoophytic. • ZOOPHYTIC adj. relating to a zoophyte, a plantlike animal, as coral, sea anemone, etc., also ZOOPHYTICAL. |