ARCHPRIESTHOOD | • archpriesthood n. (Ecclesiastical) The office of an archpriest. • ARCHPRIESTHOOD n. the office of archpriest. |
CHONDROPHORINE | • CHONDROPHORINE n. a member of the Chondrophora, a suborder of hydrozoans similar to medusae but with a different internal structure. |
DIPHTHERITISES | • DIPHTHERITIS n. diphtheria. |
EDRIOPHTHALMIC | • EDRIOPHTHALMIC adj. of crustaceans, with stalkless eyes, also EDRIOPHTHALMIAN, EDRIOPHTHALMOUS. |
HEADMASTERSHIP | • headmastership n. The role or position of headmaster. • HEADMASTERSHIP n. the office of headmaster. |
HEMISPHEROIDAL | • hemispheroidal adj. Approximating a hemisphere in shape. • HEMISPHEROIDAL adj. in the form of a half-sphere. |
HERMAPHRODITES | • hermaphrodites n. Plural of hermaphrodite. • HERMAPHRODITE n. a human being, animal or plant with the organs of both sexes. |
HERMAPHRODITIC | • hermaphroditic adj. Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite. • hermaphroditic adj. (Biology) Possessing the reproductive organs of both sexes. • HERMAPHRODITIC adj. of or like a hermaphrodite, bearing both sexes, e.g. of plants usually in the same flower. |
HYDROCEPHALICS | • hydrocephalics n. Plural of hydrocephalic. • HYDROCEPHALIC n. one suffering from hydrocephaly. |
HYDROCEPHALIES | • hydrocephalies n. Plural of hydrocephaly. • HYDROCEPHALY n. an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranial cavity, also HYDROCEPHALUS. |
HYDROCEPHALOID | • hydrocephaloid adj. (Medicine) Resembling hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALOID adj. suffering from hydrocephalus, an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranial cavity. |
HYDRONEPHROSIS | • hydronephrosis n. (Pathology) distension of the kidneys due to obstruction in the flow of urine. • HYDRONEPHROSIS n. distension of the kidney with urine held up as a result of obstruction in the urinary tract. |
HYDRONEPHROTIC | • hydronephrotic adj. Exhibiting hydronephrosis. • HYDRONEPHROTIC adj. relating to hydronephrosis, distension of the kidney with urine. |
HYDROSULPHIDES | • hydrosulphides n. Plural of hydrosulphide. • HYDROSULPHIDE n. a compound formed by action of hydrogen sulphide on a hydroxide. |
HYDROSULPHITES | • hydrosulphites n. Plural of hydrosulphite. • HYDROSULPHITE n. a salt of hydrosulphurous acid; esp. the sodium salt, used as a reagent. |
HYDROTHERAPIES | • hydrotherapies n. Plural of hydrotherapy. • HYDROTHERAPY n. therapy involving the use of water. |
HYDROTHERAPIST | • hydrotherapist n. A therapist who performs hydrotherapy. • HYDROTHERAPIST n. a practitioner of hydrotherapy. |
ORNITHODELPHIC | • ORNITHODELPHIC adj. of or like the Ornithodelphia, monotremes, also ORNITHODELPHIAN, ORNITHODELPHOUS. |
SHADOWGRAPHIES | • shadowgraphies n. Plural of shadowgraphy. • SHADOWGRAPHY n. the making of images by shadowgraph. |
STADHOLDERSHIP | • stadholdership n. Alternative spelling of stadtholdership. • STADHOLDERSHIP n. the office of stadholder, a Dutch viceroy or provincial governor, also STADHOLDERATE, STADTHOLDERATE, STADTHOLDERSHIP. |