| HYPERTROPHOUS | • hypertrophous adj. (Dated, medicine) Hypertrophic. • HYPERTROPHOUS adj. of an organ, abnormally enlarged. |
| HYPOSULPHATE | • hyposulphate n. (Inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of hyposulfate. • HYPOSULPHATE n. a dithionate. |
| HYPOSULPHATES | • hyposulphates n. Plural of hyposulphate. • HYPOSULPHATE n. a dithionate. |
| HYPOSULPHITE | • hyposulphite n. Alternative spelling of hyposulfite. • HYPOSULPHITE n. a salt of hyposulphurous acid. |
| HYPOSULPHITES | • hyposulphites n. Plural of hyposulphite. • HYPOSULPHITE n. a salt of hyposulphurous acid. |
| LEPTOPHYLLOUS | • leptophyllous adj. (Botany) Having long, slender leaves. • LEPTOPHYLLOUS adj. having long thin leaves. |
| PLATYCEPHALOUS | • platycephalous adj. Platycephalic. • PLATYCEPHALOUS adj. having the vault of the skull flattened, also PLATYCEPHALIC. |
| POLYPETALOUS | • polypetalous adj. (Botany) having a corolla composed of distinct, separable petals. • POLYPETALOUS adj. separate petals. |
| POSTPUBERTY | • postpuberty adj. After puberty. • POSTPUBERTY n. the period after puberty. |
| PRECIPITOUSLY | • precipitously adv. In a precipitous manner. • PRECIPITOUS adv. steep, sudden. |
| PREPOSTEROUSLY | • preposterously adv. In a preposterous manner. • PREPOSTEROUS adv. contrary to nature, reason, or common sense. |
| PRESUMPTUOUSLY | • presumptuously adv. In a presumptuous manner; arrogantly. • PRESUMPTUOUS adv. overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy). |
| PTERIDOPHYTOUS | • PTERIDOPHYTOUS adj. of or like a pteridophyte, a fern, also PTERIDOPHYTIC. |
| PYROSULPHATE | • pyrosulphate n. (Inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of pyrosulfate. • PYROSULPHATE n. a salt of sulphur. |
| PYROSULPHATES | • pyrosulphates n. Plural of pyrosulphate. • PYROSULPHATE n. a salt of sulphur. |
| SUPPLETORILY | • SUPPLETORY adv. supplemental, also SUPPLETIVE. |
| SUPPLETORY | • suppletory n. A source of supply. • suppletory n. A supplement. • suppletory adj. (Now chiefly law) Making up for deficiencies; supplementary. |
| SUPPORTIVELY | • supportively adv. In a supportive way. • SUPPORTIVE adv. tending to support. |
| SUPPOSITIVELY | • suppositively adv. In a suppositive manner. • SUPPOSITIVE adv. suppositional. |
| UNSUPPORTEDLY | • unsupportedly adv. Without support. • UNSUPPORTED adv. not supported. |