| ASPHYXIATION | • asphyxiation n. Death due to lack of oxygen. • asphyxiation n. An acute lack of oxygen. • ASPHYXIATION n. the act of asphyxiation. |
| BIOPHYSICIST | • biophysicist n. A biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics. • BIOPHYSICIST n. a practitioner of biophysics. |
| CYNOPHILISTS | • cynophilists n. Plural of cynophilist. • CYNOPHILIST n. a lover of dogs, also CANOPHILIST. |
| EPIPHYTOTICS | • EPIPHYTOTIC n. a sudden outbreak of plant disease over extended geographical area. |
| GEOPHYSICIST | • geophysicist n. (Geology, physics) A physicist who specialises in geophysics. • GEOPHYSICIST n. a student of geophysics. |
| HYPOCORISTIC | • hypocoristic adj. Relating to a nickname, usually indicating intimacy with the person. • hypocoristic adj. Relating to baby talk. • hypocoristic n. A nickname, especially one indicating intimacy and formed through a shortening of the original name. |
| HYPONITRITES | • hyponitrites n. Plural of hyponitrite. • HYPONITRITE n. a salt or ester of hyponitrous acid. |
| ICHTHYOPSIDS | • ICHTHYOPSID n. a member of the Ichthyopsida, amphibians, fishes and fishlike vertebrates, also ICHTHYOPSIDAN. |
| INHOSPITABLY | • inhospitably adv. In an inhospitable manner. • INHOSPITABLE adv. not showing hospitality, also UNHOSPITABLE. |
| MONOPHYSITIC | • monophysitic adj. Of or pertaining to monophysitism. • MONOPHYSITIC adj. of or like a monophysite, one believing that Christ had but a single divine nature. |
| PHILOGYNISTS | • philogynists n. Plural of philogynist. • PHILOGYNIST n. a lover or friend of women; one who esteems women as the higher type of humanity. |
| PHYSIOCRATIC | • physiocratic adj. Of or relating to the physiocrats. • PHYSIOCRATIC adj. of or like a physiocrat. |
| PHYSIOLOGIST | • physiologist n. A person who studies or specializes in physiology. • PHYSIOLOGIST n. a student of physiology. |
| PHYSOSTIGMIN | • PHYSOSTIGMIN n. an alkaloid found in the Calabar bean used esp. in eye drops to reduce pressure inside the eyeball, aka eserine, also PHYSOSTIGMINE. |
| POLYHISTORIC | • polyhistoric adj. Synonym of polyhistorical. • POLYHISTORIC adj. relating to polyhistory, great and varied learning. |
| POLYTHEISTIC | • polytheistic adj. Of or relating to polytheism… • poly-theistic adj. Alternative spelling of polytheistic. • POLYTHEISTIC adj. relating to polytheism, also POLYTHEISTICAL. |
| PSYCHOTICISM | • psychoticism n. A personality pattern typified by aggressiveness and interpersonal hostility. • PSYCHOTICISM n. the state of being psychotic. |
| SCHIZOPHYTIC | • schizophytic adj. Of or relating to schizophytes. • SCHIZOPHYTIC adj. of or like a schizophyte, an obsolete grouping of organisms that multiply only by fission. |