| CHEMOAUTOTROPHY | • chemoautotrophy n. (Biology) A mode of growth in which CO2 is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is… • CHEMOAUTOTROPHY n. the production of energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide. |
| HEMICRYPTOPHYTE | • hemicryptophyte n. (Botany) Any plant whose buds rest on the surface, being protected in various ways. • HEMICRYPTOPHYTE n. any perennial plant that bears its overwintering buds at soil level, where they are often partly covered by surface debris. |
| HYDROTHERAPISTS | • hydrotherapists n. Plural of hydrotherapist. • HYDROTHERAPIST n. a practitioner of hydrotherapy. |
| HYETOMETROGRAPH | • HYETOMETROGRAPH n. an instrument for recording rainfall. |
| HYPNOTHERAPISTS | • hypnotherapists n. Plural of hypnotherapist. • HYPNOTHERAPIST n. one who practises hypnotherapy. |
| ICHTHYOPHAGISTS | • ichthyophagists n. Plural of ichthyophagist. • ICHTHYOPHAGIST n. one who eats fish. |
| LITHONTHRYPTICS | • lithonthryptics n. Plural of lithonthryptic. • LITHONTHRYPTIC n. a medicine for dissolving kidney stones, also LITHONTRIPTIC, LITHOTRIPTIC. |
| ORTHOPSYCHIATRY | • orthopsychiatry n. (Psychiatry) branch of psychiatry concerned with the prevention of mental illness, especially in the young. • ORTHOPSYCHIATRY n. preventive psychiatry for young people. |
| PHOTOSYNTHESISE | • photosynthesise v. Alternative spelling of photosynthesize. • PHOTOSYNTHESISE v. to carry out photosynthesis. |
| PHOTOSYNTHESIZE | • photosynthesize v. To synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using the energy of light by photosynthesis. • PHOTOSYNTHESIZE v. to carry out photosynthesis, also PHOTOSYNTHESISE. |
| PHOTOTELEGRAPHY | • phototelegraphy n. The fax system. • PHOTOTELEGRAPHY n. the transmission of drawings by phototelegraph. |
| PHOTOTOPOGRAPHY | • phototopography n. The surveying and mapping of a terrain based solely on terrestrial photographs. • PHOTOTOPOGRAPHY n. the preparation of topographic maps from photographs. |
| PHOTOTYPOGRAPHY | • phototypography n. A photomechanical method of printing made to resemble traditional metal typography. • PHOTOTYPOGRAPHY n. any printing process involving the use of photography. |
| PHYSIOTHERAPIST | • physiotherapist n. A therapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise. • PHYSIOTHERAPIST n. one who practises physiotherapy. |
| PHYTOPATHOGENIC | • phytopathogenic adj. Pathogenic to plants. • PHYTOPATHOGENIC adj. of or like a phytopathogen. |
| PSYCHOTHERAPIST | • psychotherapist n. Someone who practices psychotherapy. • PSYCHOTHERAPIST n. a practitioner of psychotherapy. |
| TELEPHOTOGRAPHY | • telephotography n. (Photography) Photography of distant subjects using a telephoto lens. • telephotography n. (Dated) The transmission of images over a distance, especially by facsimile. • TELEPHOTOGRAPHY n. the photography of distant objects (as by a camera provided with a telephoto lens). |
| THALASSOTHERAPY | • thalassotherapy n. (Medicine) The therapeutic use of seawater. • THALASSOTHERAPY n. medical treatment using baths in sea water. |
| THREEPENNYWORTH | • threepennyworth n. (Dated) A portion worth threepence. • THREEPENNYWORTH n. goods to the value of threepence, also THREEPENCEWORTH. |