| EPIPHYTOLOGY | • epiphytology n. Study of epiphytes and their ecology. • EPIPHYTOLOGY n. the study of epiphytes. |
| GLYPTOGRAPHY | • glyptography n. (Art) carving or engraving on precious stone. • GLYPTOGRAPHY n. the art of engraving on gems. |
| HETEROPHYLLY | • heterophylly n. (Botany) Marked changes in leaf morphology induced by environmental conditions; the ability to display such changes. • heterophylly n. (Botany) Significant variation in leaf shape on a same plant. • HETEROPHYLLY n. the state of being heterophyllous. |
| HYMENOPLASTY | • hymenoplasty n. (Medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman’s hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken… • HYMENOPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of the hymen to give the appearance of virginity, usually for religious or cultural reasons. |
| HYPNOTICALLY | • hypnotically adv. In a hypnotic manner. • hypnotically adv. By using hypnotism. • HYPNOTIC adv. relating to hypnosis. |
| HYPOCOTYLOUS | • HYPOCOTYLOUS adj. of or like a hypocotyl, the stem of a plant below the cotyledons. |
| POLYCYTHEMIA | • polycythemia n. (Pathology) A rare disorder in which the bone marrow produces an abnormally large amount of blood cells… • POLYCYTHEMIA n. a condition marked by an abnormal increase in the number of circulating red blood cells, also POLYCYTHAEMIA. |
| POLYCYTHEMIC | • polycythemic adj. Pertaining to, or afflicted with, polycythemia. • POLYCYTHEMIC adj. relating to polycythemia. |
| POLYETHYLENE | • polyethylene n. (Organic chemistry) A polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used for kitchenware… • POLYETHYLENE n. a generic name for certain thermoplastics, polymers of ethylene, also POLYTHENE. |
| POLYPHYLETIC | • polyphyletic adj. (Taxonomy) Having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent… • POLYPHYLETIC adj. descending from more than one original type. |
| POLYPHYODONT | • polyphyodont n. Any animal whose teeth are continuously replaced. • POLYPHYODONT adj. having more than two successive dentitions. |
| POLYRHYTHMIC | • polyrhythmic adj. (Music) Having multiple, simultaneous rhythms. • POLYRHYTHMIC adj. relating to polyrhythm. |
| PYROPHYLLITE | • pyrophyllite n. (Mineralogy) A soft, pale aluminosilicate mineral, somewhat resembling talc. • PYROPHYLLITE n. a silvery-white to pale-green aluminum silicate. |
| TYROGLYPHIDS | • TYROGLYPHID n. a mite of the genus Tyroglyphus, including the cheesemite and the flour-mite. |
| ZOOPHYTOLOGY | • zoophytology n. The natural history of zoophytes. • zoöphytology n. Archaic spelling of zoophytology. • ZOOPHYTOLOGY n. the study of zoophytes, plantlike animals. |