| BISULPHITE | • bisulphite n. (Inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite. • BISULPHITE n. a salt or ester of sulphurous acid containing the monovalent group, also BISULFITE. |
| CEPHALITIS | • cephalitis n. (Medicine, dated) phrenitis. • CEPHALITIS n. inflammation of the brain, or of the meninges of the brain, aka phrenitis. |
| CHILTEPINS | • chiltepins n. Plural of chiltepin. • CHILTEPIN n. a variety of chili pepper. |
| CLIENTSHIP | • clientship n. The position of a client. • CLIENTSHIP n. the state of being a client. |
| ECTHLIPSIS | • ecthlipsis n. (Phonology) The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant, with or without a vowel. • ecthlipsis n. (Phonology) The elision of a final /m/, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel. • ECTHLIPSIS n. the omission of one or more sounds in pronouncing a word. |
| EPITHELISE | • epithelise v. Alternative form of epithelialize. • EPITHELISE v. to convert to epithelium, also EPITHELIZE. |
| HELIPILOTS | • helipilots n. Plural of helipilot. • HELIPILOT n. the pilot of a helicopter. |
| ISOPLETHIC | • isoplethic adj. Relating to isopleths. • ISOPLETHIC adj. of or like an isopleth, a line connecting points of equal aspect of climate. |
| LIGHTSHIPS | • lightships n. Plural of lightship. • light-ships n. Plural of light-ship (alternative form of lightships). • LIGHTSHIP n. a ship intended to function as a lighthouse. |
| OPHIOLITES | • ophiolites n. Plural of ophiolite. • OPHIOLITE n. a slice of oceanic rock and upper mantle that has been thrust over the edge of a continent. |
| PHALLICIST | • phallicist n. One who regards the penis or phallus as a sacred symbol. • PHALLICIST n. one who practises phallicism, worship of the phallus. |
| PHILISTIAS | • PHILISTIA n. the class or world of cultured Philistines. |
| PHILISTINE | • philistine n. (Derogatory) A person who is ignorant or uneducated; specifically, a person who lacks appreciation of… • philistine adj. (Derogatory) Ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards… • Philistine n. (Historical) A non-Semitic person from ancient Philistia, a region in the southwest Levant in the Middle East. |
| PHLOGISTIC | • phlogistic adj. (Medicine) Inflammatory; pertaining to inflammations and fevers. • phlogistic adj. (Chemistry, physics, now historical) Pertaining to or containing phlogiston. • phlogistic adj. (Obsolete) Burning, fiery. |
| PHTHISICAL | • phthisical adj. Phthisic. • PHTHISICAL adj. of or pertaining to phthisis. |
| SLIPSTITCH | • slipstitch n. (Knitting) A kind of stitch that is passed from the left needle to the right needle without being knitted. • slip␣stitch n. Alternative form of slipstitch. |
| SYPHILITIC | • syphilitic adj. (Pathology) Of, relating to, or infected with syphilis. • syphilitic n. A person with syphilis (but see people-first language). • SYPHILITIC adj. of or like syphilis, a venereal disease. |
| ZOOPHILIST | • zoophilist n. A lover of animals. • zoöphilist n. Alternative spelling of zoophilist. • ZOOPHILIST n. a lover of animals. |