| HISTIOLOGY | • histiology n. (Dated) Alternative form of histology. • HISTIOLOGY n. the study of the tissues of organisms, also HISTOLOGY. |
| HOLOGYNIES | • HOLOGYNY n. a trait transmitted only in the female line. |
| HYDROFOILS | • hydrofoils n. Plural of hydrofoil. • HYDROFOIL n. a boat fitted with hydrofoils to lift its hull clear of the water at speed. |
| HYDROSOLIC | • hydrosolic adj. Relating to a hydrosol. • HYDROSOLIC adj. relating to a hydrosol, an aqueous solution of a colloid. |
| HYLOZOISMS | • hylozoisms n. Plural of hylozoism. • HYLOZOISM n. the doctrine that all matter is endowed with life. |
| HYLOZOISTS | • hylozoists n. Plural of hylozoist. • HYLOZOIST n. one who maintains the doctrine of hylozoism, that all matter is endowed with life. |
| HYPOPLOIDS | • hypoploids n. Plural of hypoploid. • HYPOPLOID n. a chromosome number a few below the normal diploid number. |
| MYLOHYOIDS | • mylohyoids n. Plural of mylohyoid. • MYLOHYOID n. a nerve in the region of the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus. |
| MYOPHILOUS | • MYOPHILOUS adj. pollinated by flies, also MYIOPHILOUS. |
| PHILOSOPHY | • philosophy n. (Uncountable, originally) The love of wisdom. • philosophy n. (Uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism. • philosophy n. (Countable) A comprehensive system of belief. |
| PHOTOLYSIS | • photolysis n. (Chemistry) Any chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed after absorbing a photon. • PHOTOLYSIS n. decomposition or dissociation of molecules by the action of light; an instance of this. |
| PHYSIOLOGY | • physiology n. A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs… • physiology n. (Obsolete) The study and description of natural objects; natural science. • PHYSIOLOGY n. a branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved. |
| POLYHISTOR | • polyhistor n. Someone gifted or learned to a great extent or in multiple disciplines; a great scholar. • POLYHISTOR n. a person of great and wide learning, also POLYHISTORIAN. |
| SOOTHINGLY | • soothingly adv. In a soothing manner. • SOOTHING adv. reassuring, calming. |
| STICHOLOGY | • STICHOLOGY n. metrical theory. |