| ARTHROPLASTY | • arthroplasty n. (Surgery) The surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement. • ARTHROPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of a joint. |
| BLOODTHIRSTY | • bloodthirsty adj. Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous. • bloodthirsty adj. Of a book, film, etc.: depicting much violence; gory, violent. • bloodthirsty adj. (Humorous) Of a mosquito, tenaciously seeking to draw blood. |
| COQUETTISHLY | • coquettishly adv. In a coquettish manner, flirtatiously. • COQUETTISH adv. practicing or exhibiting coquetry; alluring. |
| DYOTHELETISM | • DYOTHELETISM n. the doctrine that Christ on earth had two wills, human and divine. |
| ERYTHROBLAST | • erythroblast n. (Cytology) A cell in the bone marrow from which red blood cells develop. • ERYTHROBLAST n. a cell in bone marrow that develops into an erythrocyte. |
| HECTOCOTYLUS | • hectocotylus n. (Zoology) A modified arm of any of several male cephalopods that functions as a reproductive organ by… • HECTOCOTYLUS n. a tentacle in certain male cephalopod molluscs, such as the octopus, that is specialized for transferring spermatozoa to the female. |
| HETEROBLASTY | • heteroblasty n. (Biology, botany) The state of being heteroblastic. • HETEROBLASTY n. the state of being heteroblastic. |
| HETEROPLASTY | • heteroplasty n. The grafting of tissue between different individuals of the same or different species. • HETEROPLASTY n. grafting of foreign tissue. |
| HETEROSTYLED | • heterostyled adj. (Botany) Having styles of two or more distinct forms or lengths. • HETEROSTYLED adj. having styles of different length in different flowers, also HETEROSTYLOUS. |
| HYLOPATHISTS | • hylopathists n. Plural of hylopathist. • HYLOPATHIST n. a believer in the capability of matter to affect spirit. |
| HYPOSTATICAL | • hypostatical adj. Hypostatic. • HYPOSTATICAL adj. relating to hypostasis, also HYPOSTATIC. |
| ICHTHYOLITES | • ichthyolites n. Plural of ichthyolite. • ICHTHYOLITE n. a fossil fish. |
| METHYLATIONS | • methylations n. Plural of methylation. • METHYLATION n. the process of methylating. |
| MYTHOLOGISTS | • mythologists n. Plural of mythologist. • MYTHOLOGIST n. a student of mythology. |
| PHYTOLOGISTS | • phytologists n. Plural of phytologist. • PHYTOLOGIST n. a botanist. |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | • phytosterols n. Plural of phytosterol. • PHYTOSTEROL n. any of various sterols derived from plants. |
| POLYTHEISTIC | • polytheistic adj. Of or relating to polytheism… • poly-theistic adj. Alternative spelling of polytheistic. • POLYTHEISTIC adj. relating to polytheism, also POLYTHEISTICAL. |
| STAPHYLOMATA | • staphylomata n. Plural of staphyloma. • STAPHYLOMA n. a protrusion of any part of the globe of the eye; as, a staphyloma of the cornea. |
| STEPMOTHERLY | • stepmotherly adj. Like or befitting a stepmother. • STEPMOTHERLY adj. like a stepmother. |
| THALLOPHYTES | • thallophytes n. Plural of thallophyte. • THALLOPHYTE n. any organism belonging to the Thallophyta, that includes algae, fungi, and bacteria. |