DIPHYODONTS | • diphyodonts n. Plural of diphyodont. • DIPHYODONT n. a mammal having a second set of teeth that replaces the first. |
HYDROPHOBIA | • hydrophobia n. (Pathology) An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself. • hydrophobia n. (Psychology, colloquial) A morbid fear of water; aquaphobia. • HYDROPHOBIA n. the morbid fear of water, as in rabies victims. |
HYDROPHOBIC | • hydrophobic adj. Of, or having, hydrophobia (rabies). • hydrophobic adj. (Physics, chemistry) Lacking an affinity for water; unable to absorb or to be wetted by water. • HYDROPHOBIC adj. having a morbid fear of water. |
HYDROPONICS | • hydroponics n. The cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil. • HYDROPONICS n. the practice of growing plants in a chemical solution without soil. |
HYDROSCOPIC | • hydroscopic n. Misspelling of hygroscopic. • HYDROSCOPIC adj. relating to a hydroscope, also HYDROSCOPICAL. |
HYDROTROPIC | • hydrotropic adj. (Biology) exhibiting hydrotropism. • HYDROTROPIC adj. exhibiting hydrotropism, i.e. growth in the direction of water. |
HYPERBOLOID | • hyperboloid n. A particular surface in three-dimensional Euclidean space, the graph of a quadratic with all three variables… • HYPERBOLOID n. a solid figure in which some of the plane sections are hyperbolas. |
HYPOCYCLOID | • hypocycloid n. (Geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping inside… • HYPOCYCLOID n. a curve generated by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls on the inside of another circle. |
HYPODIPLOID | • hypodiploid adj. (Genetics) Having fewer than the diploid number of chromosomes. • hypodiploid n. Such an organism. • HYPODIPLOID adj. having slightly fewer than the diploid number of chromosomes. |
HYPOTHYROID | • hypothyroid adj. Of or pertaining to hypothyroidism. • hypothyroid adj. Having hypothyroidism. • HYPOTHYROID adj. affected with hypothyroidism. |
PODOPHYLINS | • PODOPHYLIN n. a cathartic resin obtained from the rhizomes of the Podophyllum genus, also PODOPHYLLIN. |
PODOPHYLLIN | • podophyllin n. (Organic chemistry) A resinous powder obtained by precipitating an alcoholic tincture of the rhizome… • PODOPHYLLIN n. a cathartic resin obtained from the rhizomes of the Podophyllum genus, also PODOPHYLIN. |
PORPHYROIDS | • porphyroids n. Plural of porphyroid. • PORPHYROID n. a metamorphic rock having a texture characterized by large crystals set in a finer groundmass. |
POSTHOLIDAY | • postholiday adj. Occurring after, or as a consequence of, a holiday; often specifically after the holiday season of late December. • POSTHOLIDAY adj. taking place after a holiday. |