| CRYPTOPHYTE | • cryptophyte n. (Biology) Any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water. • cryptophyte n. (Biology) A cryptomonad. • CRYPTOPHYTE n. any perennial plant that bears its buds below the soil or water surface. |
| HYDROPOLYPS | • hydropolyps n. Plural of hydropolyp. • HYDROPOLYP n. a hydrozoan polyp. |
| HYPERPLOIDY | • hyperploidy n. The condition of being hyperploid. • HYPERPLOIDY n. the state of being hyperploid, in excess of but not exact multiple of diploid. |
| HYPERTROPHY | • hypertrophy n. (Countable, medicine) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells. • hypertrophy n. (Uncountable, bodybuilding) Increase in muscle size through increased size of individual muscle cells;… • hypertrophy v. (Intransitive, of a tissue or organ) To increase in size. |
| HYPOPHARYNX | • hypopharynx n. (Anatomy) bottom part of the pharynx, the part of the throat that connects to the esophagus. • HYPOPHARYNX n. an appendage or thickened fold on the floor of the mouth of many insects that resembles a tongue. |
| HYPOPHYSEAL | • hypophyseal adj. Alternative spelling of hypophysial. • HYPOPHYSEAL adj. relating to the pituitary gland. |
| HYPOPHYSIAL | • hypophysial adj. Of or pertaining to the hypophysis (the pituitary gland). • HYPOPHYSIAL adj. relating to the pituitary gland. |
| HYPOTYPOSES | • hypotyposes n. Plural of hypotyposis. • HYPOTYPOSIS n. a vivid description of a scene. |
| HYPOTYPOSIS | • hypotyposis n. (Rhetoric) A vivid, picturesque description of scenes or events. • HYPOTYPOSIS n. a vivid description of a scene. |
| HYPSOGRAPHY | • hypsography n. (Sciences) The data present in contour lines; measurement of altitude or depth versus area. • HYPSOGRAPHY n. the branch of geography dealing with the measurement and mapping of heights above sea level. |
| HYPSOPHYLLS | • hypsophylls n. Plural of hypsophyll. • HYPSOPHYLL n. a bract. |
| NYMPHOLEPSY | • nympholepsy n. A frenzied state of (usually erotic) emotion, especially concerning something or someone unattainable. • NYMPHOLEPSY n. a trance incurred by erotic daydreams. |
| PETROGLYPHY | • petroglyphy n. The art or process of carving figures or inscriptions on stone. • PETROGLYPHY n. the art of carving on rocks. |
| PHOTOGLYPHY | • photoglyphy n. Photoglyphic engraving. • PHOTOGLYPHY n. photography by photoglyph. |
| PHYTOGRAPHY | • phytography n. (Botany) The branch of botany concerned with the description of plants. • PHYTOGRAPHY n. descriptive botany. |
| POLYTYPICAL | • polytypical adj. Polytypic. • POLYTYPICAL adj. of a taxon containing two or more taxa of lower ranks, also POLYTYPIC. |
| PSYCHOPATHY | • psychopathy n. A personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, exploitation, heedlessness, arrogance, sexual… • psychopathy n. (Obsolete) A mental illness; insanity. • PSYCHOPATHY n. the state of being a psychopath. |
| PSYCHOPHILY | • psychophily n. Pollination by butterflies. • PSYCHOPHILY n. pollination by butterflies. |
| PYELOGRAPHY | • pyelography n. (Medicine) radiography of the kidney, ureter and bladder following injection of a radiopaque substance. • PYELOGRAPHY n. the use of pyelograms, X-ray pictures of the renal pelvis. |