| ALLOPATHIES | • allopathies n. Plural of allopathy. • ALLOPATHY n. the treatment of disease by inducing an opposite condition (i.e. in the usual way). |
| ALLOPATHIST | • allopathist n. A practitioner of allopathy. • ALLOPATHIST n. one who practises allopathy, orthodox medical treatment, also ALLOPATH. |
| CHLOROPLAST | • chloroplast n. (Cytology) An organelle, found in the cells of green plants and in photosynthetic algae, where photosynthesis… • CHLOROPLAST n. a plastid that contains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis. |
| HOPLOLOGIST | • hoplologist n. Someone who is an expert in weapons and armour (especially military uses or knowledge thereof). • HOPLOLOGIST n. a student of hoplology, the study of weapons. |
| HOSPITALLER | • hospitaller n. A person who attends visitors in a religious institution. • hospitaller n. A member of any of several religious orders that cared for the sick in hospitals. • HOSPITALLER n. a member of a charitable brotherhood for the care of the sick in hospitals, also HOSPITALER. |
| HYOPLASTRAL | • HYOPLASTRAL adj. of or like a hyoplastron. |
| LITHOGLYPHS | • lithoglyphs n. Plural of lithoglyph. • LITHOGLYPH n. an engraving on stone. |
| LYMPHOBLAST | • lymphoblast n. (US, cytology, oncology) An immature lymphocyte; they proliferate uncontrollably in lymphoblastic leukemia. • LYMPHOBLAST n. an abnormal cell, the production of which is linked to lymphoblastic leukaemia. |
| PALAEOLITHS | • palaeoliths n. Plural of palaeolith. • PALAEOLITH n. a Stone Age artefact, also PALEOLITH. |
| PHALLOCRATS | • phallocrats n. Plural of phallocrat. • PHALLOCRAT n. one who assumes the naturalness of male dominance. |
| PHILOLOGIST | • philologist n. A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector… • philologist n. A person devoted to general learning and literature. • philologist n. A person devoted to classical scholarship. |
| PHLEBOLITES | • phlebolites n. Plural of phlebolite. • PHLEBOLITE n. a calcareous concretion found in a vein. |
| PHYLLOTAXES | • phyllotaxes n. Plural of phyllotaxis. • PHYLLOTAXIS n. the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another, also PHYLLOTAXY. |
| PHYLLOTAXIS | • phyllotaxis n. (Botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement. • PHYLLOTAXIS n. the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another, also PHYLLOTAXY. |
| PLOUGHTAILS | • ploughtails n. Plural of ploughtail. • PLOUGHTAIL n. the end of a plough where the handles are, also PLOWTAIL. |
| POLYHALITES | • POLYHALITE n. a triclinic hydrated sulphate of calcium, potassium, and magnesium, usually occurring as red or yellowish fibrous masses. |
| TRIPHYLLOUS | • triphyllous adj. (Botany) Having three leaves. • TRIPHYLLOUS adj. three-leaved. |
| TYPHLOSOLES | • typhlosoles n. Plural of typhlosole. • TYPHLOSOLE n. a fold of the wall which projects into the cavity of the intestine in bivalve mollusks, certain annelids, starfishes, and some other animals. |