| AEROPHAGIAS | • AEROPHAGIA n. spasmodic swallowing of air, a fairly common neurotic habit that may lead to belching and stomach pain. |
| AEROPHAGIES | • AEROPHAGY n. spasmodic swallowing of air. |
| AEROPHOBIAS | • AEROPHOBIA n. fear of flying or draughts. |
| AXEROPHTHOL | • axerophthol n. Vitamin A. • AXEROPHTHOL n. vitamin A, a pale yellow crystalline substance, deficiency of which causes xerophthalmia. |
| HETEROPHILE | • heterophile adj. Able to react immunologically with material from another species. • heterophile n. (Immunology) A heterophilic antibody. • HETEROPHILE n. a polymorphonuclear leukocyte in humans that may be stained with dyes, also HETEROPHIL. |
| HETEROPHILS | • heterophils n. Plural of heterophil. • HETEROPHIL n. a polymorphonuclear leukocyte in humans that may be stained with dyes, also HETEROPHILE. |
| HETEROPHONY | • heterophony n. (Music) The simultaneous performance by a number of singers or musicians of two or more versions of the same melody. • HETEROPHONY n. an independent variation on a single melody by two or more voices. |
| HIEROPHANTS | • hierophants n. Plural of hierophant. • HIEROPHANT n. one who shows or reveals sacred things; a priest. |
| HIEROPHOBIA | • hierophobia n. Fear of what is religious or sacred. • HIEROPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of sacred things. |
| HIEROPHOBIC | • hierophobic adj. (Rare) Averse to what is religious or sacred. • HIEROPHOBIC n. someone having a fear of sacred things. |
| PLEROPHORIA | • plerophoria n. Alternative form of plerophory. • PLEROPHORIA n. full conviction, also PLEROPHORY. |
| SCLEROPHYLL | • sclerophyll n. (Biology) A form of vegetation that has hard leaves and short internodes. • SCLEROPHYLL n. a hard, leathery leaf; a woody plant, esp. of hot, arid regions, with such leaves. |
| SIDEROPHILE | • siderophile n. (Chemistry, geology) In the Goldschmidt classification, an element that forms alloys easily with iron… • siderophile n. A siderophile element, tissue, or cell. • siderophile adj. (Of a cell or tissue) Having an affinity for iron. |
| THEROPHYTES | • therophytes n. Plural of therophyte. • THEROPHYTE n. a plant that overwinters as a seed. |
| XEROPHAGIES | • xerophagies n. Plural of xerophagy. • XEROPHAGY n. the eating of dry food, esp. food cooked without oil. |
| XEROPHILIES | • XEROPHILY n. adaptation to very dry conditions. |
| XEROPHILOUS | • xerophilous adj. Able to thrive in dry weather. • XEROPHILOUS adj. drought loving, particularly pertaining to plants. |
| XEROPHYTISM | • xerophytism n. (Botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce. • XEROPHYTISM n. being a xerophyte. |