| HYPANTHIUM | • hypanthium n. (Botany) The bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne. • HYPANTHIUM n. a fruit consisting in large part of a receptacle, enlarged below the calyx, as in the rose hip and the pear. |
| HYPOTHENUSE | • hypothenuse n. Dated form of hypotenuse. • HYPOTHENUSE n. the longest side of a right-angled triangle, also HYPOTENUSE. |
| HYDROPHANOUS | • hydrophanous adj. (Mineralogy) Made transparent by immersion in water. • HYDROPHANOUS adj. becoming transparent when placed in water. |
| HYPOGNATHOUS | • hypognathous adj. (Zoology) Having the maxilla, or lower jaw, longer than the upper jaw. • HYPOGNATHOUS adj. having the lower jaw or mandible protruding. |
| HYPOTHENUSES | • hypothenuses n. (Dated) plural of hypothenuse. • HYPOTHENUSE n. the longest side of a right-angled triangle, also HYPOTENUSE. |
| UNHYPHENATED | • unhyphenated v. Simple past tense and past participle of unhyphenate. • unhyphenated adj. Lacking a hyphen. • unhyphenated adj. (North America) Of people, belonging to a single ethnicity or nationality: names for multi-ethnic/multi-nationality… |
| HYPOCHONDRIUM | • hypochondrium n. (Anatomy) The upper region of the abdomen, below the lower ribs, each side of the epigastrium. • HYPOCHONDRIUM n. either of two regions of the upper part of the abdomen. |
| PHENYLTHIOUREA | • phenylthiourea n. Phenylthiocarbamide. • PHENYLTHIOUREA n. a crystalline compound used to test for the presence of a certain dominant gene (the compound tasting bitter to those who possess the gene). |
| RHYNCHOPHOROUS | • rhynchophorous adj. Belonging to genus Rhynchophorus. • RHYNCHOPHOROUS adj. of or belonging to the Rhynchophora; snouted. |
| XANTHOPHYLLOUS | • xanthophyllous adj. Of or relating to xanthophyll. • XANTHOPHYLLOUS adj. like a xanthophyll, a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks. |
| NEUROHYPOPHYSES | • neurohypophyses n. Plural of neurohypophysis. • NEUROHYPOPHYSIS n. the portion of the pituitary gland that is composed of the infundibulum and posterior lobe and is concerned with the secretion of various hormones. |
| NEUROHYPOPHYSIS | • neurohypophysis n. (Anatomy) The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, responsible for the release of oxytocin and antidiuretic… • NEUROHYPOPHYSIS n. the portion of the pituitary gland that is composed of the infundibulum and posterior lobe and is concerned with the secretion of various hormones. |
| PHENYLTHIOUREAS | • phenylthioureas n. Plural of phenylthiourea. • PHENYLTHIOUREA n. a crystalline compound used to test for the presence of a certain dominant gene (the compound tasting bitter to those who possess the gene). |