| APOPHYLLITES | • apophyllites n. Plural of apophyllite. • APOPHYLLITE n. a mineral, hydrated calcium potassium silicate, that exfoliates on heating. |
| APOSTLESHIPS | • apostleships n. Plural of apostleship. • APOSTLESHIP n. the state of being an apostle. |
| HIPPOLOGISTS | • hippologists n. Plural of hippologist. • HIPPOLOGIST n. a student of horses. |
| HYPOPLASTIES | • hypoplasties n. Plural of hypoplasty. • HYPOPLASTY n. incomplete development of a part or organ, also HYPOPLASIA. |
| HYPOSULPHITE | • hyposulphite n. Alternative spelling of hyposulfite. • HYPOSULPHITE n. a salt of hyposulphurous acid. |
| OPHIOPHILIST | • ophiophilist n. Synonym of ophiophile (“person who loves snakes”). • OPHIOPHILIST n. a snake-lover. |
| PHILOSOPHIST | • philosophist n. A practitioner or adherent of philosophism. • philosophist n. (Rare) Synonym of philosopher. • PHILOSOPHIST n. a would-be philosopher. |
| PHOSPHATIDYL | • phosphatidyl n. (Organic chemistry) A radical derived from a phosphatide. • PHOSPHATIDYL n. any of several monovalent groups that are derived from phosphatidic acids. |
| PHOTOPHILIES | • PHOTOPHILY n. the state of being photophilic, light-loving, turning towards the light. |
| PHOTOPHILOUS | • photophilous adj. Thriving in the presence of light. • PHOTOPHILOUS adj. light-loving, turning towards the light, also PHOTOPHILIC. |
| POLYGRAPHIST | • polygraphist n. A person skilled in the operation of a polygraph (lie detector). • POLYGRAPHIST n. one who operates a polygraph. |
| POLYPHONISTS | • polyphonists n. Plural of polyphonist. • POLYPHONIST n. a contrapuntist, one who writes counterpoint. |
| POSTHOSPITAL | • posthospital adj. After a period spent in hospital. • POSTHOSPITAL adj. taking place after a stay in hospital. |
| PSEPHOLOGIST | • psephologist n. An expert in psephology. • PSEPHOLOGIST n. one who studies election results and trends. |
| PSILANTHROPY | • psilanthropy n. (Theology) The doctrine that Jesus Christ was merely human. • PSILANTHROPY n. the belief that Christ was not divine but divinely inspired. |
| SCOPTOPHILIA | • scoptophilia n. Alternative form of scopophilia. • SCOPTOPHILIA n. the practice of obtaining sexual pleasure from things seen, as e.g. naked bodies, also SCOPOPHILIA. |
| TAILHOPPINGS | • TAILHOPPING n. the act of hopping to lift the tails of the skis off the ground while flexing the knees into a crouching position. |
| TELESHOPPING | • teleshopping n. (Chiefly UK, India) Shopping from home in response to offers on television advertising or shopping channels. • TELESHOPPING n. buying goods by telephone or the Internet. |
| TROPOPHILOUS | • tropophilous adj. (Biology) Adapted to seasonal changes. • TROPOPHILOUS adj. flourishing in seasonal extremes of climate. |