| HECTOCOTYLI | • hectocotyli n. Plural of hectocotylus. • HECTOCOTYLUS n. a tentacle in certain male cephalopod molluscs, such as the octopus, that is specialized for transferring spermatozoa to the female. |
| HORTATORILY | • hortatorily adv. In a hortatory manner. • HORTATORY adv. giving exhortation; advisory, also HORTATIVE. |
| MYTHOLOGIST | • mythologist n. A person who studies mythology. • MYTHOLOGIST n. a student of mythology. |
| MYTHOPOEIST | • mythopoeist n. A myth-maker. • mythopœist n. Obsolete typography of mythopoeist. • MYTHOPOEIST n. a mythmaker. |
| MYTHOPOETIC | • mythopoetic adj. Giving rise to myths; pertaining to the creation of myth. • mythopoetic adj. Being a creative interpretation. • mythopoetic adj. (Mythology) Given the quality of a myth or a poem, used typically in opposition to a purely factual account. |
| ORTHOSTICHY | • orthostichy n. (Botany) A row of leaves along a stem. • ORTHOSTICHY n. a straight row, e.g. of leaves vertically over one another on an axis. |
| OSTEOPHYTIC | • osteophytic adj. Relating to osteophytes. • OSTEOPHYTIC adj. like an osteophyte, an abnormal bony outgrowth. |
| PHONOTYPIST | • phonotypist n. One versed in phonotypy. • PHONOTYPIST n. one who practises phonotypy. |
| PHOTOTYPIES | • PHOTOTYPY n. the art or process of producing phototypes. |
| PHOTOTYPING | • phototyping v. Present participle of phototype. • PHOTOTYPE v. to print by this means. |
| PHYTOLOGIST | • phytologist n. One skilled in phytology; a writer on plants; a botanist. • PHYTOLOGIST n. a botanist. |
| PHYTOTOMIES | • PHYTOTOMY n. the dissection of plants; vegetable anatomy. |
| PHYTOTOMIST | • phytotomist n. One versed in phytotomy. • PHYTOTOMIST n. a student of phytotomy. |
| PHYTOTOXINS | • phytotoxins n. Plural of phytotoxin. • PHYTOTOXIN n. a poison produced by a plant. |
| PROTOPHYTIC | • protophytic adj. Of or relating to the protophytes. • PROTOPHYTIC adj. relating to a protophyte. |
| THYROTROPIC | • thyrotropic adj. Able to stimulate the action of the thyroid gland. • THYROTROPIC adj. exerting or characterized by a direct influence on the secretory activity of the thyroid gland, also THYROTROPHIC. |
| THYROTROPIN | • thyrotropin n. (Biochemistry) A thyroid-stimulating glycoprotein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland. • THYROTROPIN n. a hormone, produced in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which stimulates the thyroid, also THYROTROPHIN. |
| TROPOPHYTIC | • TROPOPHYTIC adj. of or like a tropophyte, a plant adapted to alterations of moisture and drought. |