HALFPENNYWORTH | • halfpennyworth n. (Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation). • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) A negligible amount. • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) One’s opinion or thoughts; one’s two cents. |
HALFPENNYWORTHS | • halfpennyworths n. Plural of halfpennyworth. • HALFPENNYWORTH n. as much as is sold for a halfpenny or is worth a halfpenny. |
HYDROPLANING | • hydroplaning v. Present participle of hydroplane. • hydroplaning n. (Automotive, US, Canada) The loss of contact with the road because of surface water. The act of aquaplaning. • HYDROPLANE v. to travel by hydroplane, a light, flat-bottomed motorboat. |
HYPERFUNCTIONAL | • hyperfunctional adj. Having, or characterised by, increased function. • HYPERFUNCTIONAL adj. relating to hyperfunction, the overactivity of a gland or other bodily organ. |
HYPERINFLATION | • hyperinflation n. (Economics) A very high rate of inflation. • HYPERINFLATION n. inflation growing at a very high rate in a very short time. |
HYPERINFLATIONS | • hyperinflations n. Plural of hyperinflation. • HYPERINFLATION n. inflation growing at a very high rate in a very short time. |
LARYNGOPHONIES | • LARYNGOPHONY n. the sound of the voice as heard through the stethoscope applied over the larynx. |
LARYNGOPHONY | • laryngophony n. The sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope placed upon the larynx. • LARYNGOPHONY n. the sound of the voice as heard through the stethoscope applied over the larynx. |
NASOPHARYNGEAL | • nasopharyngeal adj. Of or pertaining to the nose and the pharynx. • nasopharyngeal adj. Of or pertaining to the nasopharynx. • NASOPHARYNGEAL adj. of, relating to, or affecting the nose and pharynx or the nasopharynx. |
PHENYLKETONURIA | • phenylketonuria n. (Medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase… • PHENYLKETONURIA n. an inherited metabolic disorder in infants. |
PLATYRRHINIAN | • PLATYRRHINIAN adj. having a short, flat nose. • PLATYRRHINIAN n. someone with a short flat nose. |
PLATYRRHINIANS | • PLATYRRHINIAN n. someone with a short flat nose. |
SULPHINPYRAZONE | • sulphinpyrazone n. Alternative form of sulfinpyrazone. • SULPHINPYRAZONE n. a drug used to treat gout. |
TRIPHENYLAMINE | • triphenylamine n. (Chemistry) A tertiary amine whose derivatives have useful properties in electrical conductivity and… • TRIPHENYLAMINE n. a crystalline compound corresponding to ammonia with all the hydrogen replaced by phenyl. |
TRIPHENYLAMINES | • triphenylamines n. Plural of triphenylamine. • TRIPHENYLAMINE n. a crystalline compound corresponding to ammonia with all the hydrogen replaced by phenyl. |