| HOLOPHYTISMS | • HOLOPHYTISM n. the property of being holophytic, obtaining food by photosynthesis. |
| HYDROMORPHIC | • hydromorphic adj. Synonym of hydric (“requiring moisture”). • hydromorphic adj. (Soil science) Formed in the presence of an excess of water. • HYDROMORPHIC adj. developed in the presence of an excess of moisture which tends to suppress aerobic factors in soil-building. |
| HYDROPHILOUS | • hydrophilous adj. (Biology) That grows or thrives in or near water. • hydrophilous adj. (Botany) That is pollinated by water. • HYDROPHILOUS adj. water-loving; pollinated by agency of water. |
| HYDROPHOBIAS | • hydrophobias n. Plural of hydrophobia. • HYDROPHOBIA n. the morbid fear of water, as in rabies victims. |
| HYGROPHILOUS | • hygrophilous adj. (Botany, of a plant) adapted for growth in a damp or wet environment. • HYGROPHILOUS adj. living in water or moist places, also HYGROPHIL. |
| HYLOMORPHISM | • hylomorphism n. (Philosophy) The doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form… • hylomorphism n. (Computer science) Composition of an anamorphism and a catamorphism. • HYLOMORPHISM n. the belief that matter is the cause of the universe. |
| HYPNOPHOBIAS | • HYPNOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of sleep. |
| HYPOCHLORITE | • hypochlorite n. (Chemistry) any salt of hypochlorous acid; used as a household bleach. • HYPOCHLORITE n. a salt of hypochlorous acid. |
| HYPOCHONDRIA | • hypochondria n. (Medicine) A psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness. • hypochondria n. (Obsolete, medicine) Melancholy; depression. • hypochondria n. Plural of hypochondrium. |
| HYPOTHYROIDS | • HYPOTHYROID n. someone suffering from hypothyroidism. |
| HYPOTROCHOID | • hypotrochoid n. (Geometry) A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on the radius line outside one circle which rotates… • HYPOTROCHOID n. the curve traced by a point on the radius, or radius produced, of a circle rolling within another circle. |
| HYPSOCHROMIC | • hypsochromic adj. (Physics) Of a change in the position of a spectral band, to a higher frequency. • HYPSOCHROMIC adj. relating to a hypsochrome, a shift to a shorter wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound. |
| HYPSOPHOBIAS | • HYPSOPHOBIA n. a fear of falling from high places. |
| ORNITHOPHILY | • ornithophily n. Pollination by birds. • ORNITHOPHILY n. pollination by birds. |
| PHOTOGLYPHIC | • photoglyphic adj. Relating to the art of engraving by the action of light. • PHOTOGLYPHIC adj. of or like a photoglyph, photographic engraving. |
| RHYTHMOPOEIA | • rhythmopoeia n. The art of composing rhythmically. • rhythmopœia n. Obsolete typography of rhythmopoeia. • RHYTHMOPOEIA n. the art of composing rhythmically. |
| THYROTROPHIC | • thyrotrophic adj. That stimulates the thyroid gland. • thyrotrophic adj. Of or pertaining to thyrotropism. • THYROTROPHIC adj. exerting or characterized by a direct influence on the secretory activity of the thyroid gland, also THYROTROPIC. |
| THYROTROPHIN | • thyrotrophin n. Alternative form of thyrotropin. • THYROTROPHIN n. a hormone, produced in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which stimulates the thyroid, also THYROTROPIN. |
| TRICHOPHYTON | • trichophyton n. Any member of the fungus genus Trichophyton. • Trichophyton prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Arthrodermataceae – fungi that are parasitic in the skin and hair… • TRICHOPHYTON n. any fungus of the genus Trichophyton, causing ringworm. |