CHRYSOPHYTE | • chrysophyte n. Any golden alga of the class Chrysophyceae. • CHRYSOPHYTE n. a type of golden-brown alga. |
DYSRHYTHMIA | • dysrhythmia n. A disturbance to an otherwise normal biological rhythm, especially that of the heart. • DYSRHYTHMIA n. an abnormal rhythm. |
DYSRHYTHMIC | • dysrhythmic adj. Having an unpleasing, irregular beat. • dysrhythmic adj. Having or relating to dysrhythmia. • DYSRHYTHMIC n. someone suffering from dysrhythmia. |
HYDROPHYTES | • hydrophytes n. Plural of hydrophyte. • HYDROPHYTE n. an aquatic plant; an alga. |
HYDROPHYTIC | • hydrophytic adj. Relating to hydrophytes. • HYDROPHYTIC adj. growing in or by water, also HYDROPHYTOUS. |
HYDROPHYTON | • hydrophyton n. (Biology) A branched structure that supports the zooids in colonial hydrozoa. • HYDROPHYTON n. the coenosarc of a hydroid colony. |
HYETOGRAPHY | • hyetography n. The science that deals with the geographical distribution of rain. • HYETOGRAPHY n. the study of rainfall distribution. |
HYGROPHYTES | • hygrophytes n. Plural of hygrophyte. • HYGROPHYTE n. a plant adapted to a plentiful water-supply. |
HYGROPHYTIC | • hygrophytic adj. Of or relating to hygrophytes. • HYGROPHYTIC adj. of or like a hygrophyte, a plant adapted to a plentiful water-supply. |
HYPERTHERMY | • HYPERTHERMY n. an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41 degrees Centigrade or above, also HYPERPYREXIA. |
HYPERTHYMIA | • hyperthymia n. A personality type characterized by an excessively positive disposition similar to, but more stable… • HYPERTHYMIA n. excessive emotionalism. |
HYPERTROPHY | • hypertrophy n. (Countable, medicine) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells. • hypertrophy n. (Uncountable, bodybuilding) Increase in muscle size through increased size of individual muscle cells;… • hypertrophy v. (Intransitive, of a tissue or organ) To increase in size. |
HYPOTHECARY | • hypothecary adj. Of, pertaining to, or arising from hypothecation, the pledging of property or mortgage as surety for a loan. • hypothecary n. (Law) The holder of a hypothec, or pledge. • HYPOTHECARY adj. of or pertaining to mortgages. |
HYPOTHYROID | • hypothyroid adj. Of or pertaining to hypothyroidism. • hypothyroid adj. Having hypothyroidism. • HYPOTHYROID adj. affected with hypothyroidism. |
MYTHOGRAPHY | • mythography n. A depiction of a myth in literature or the arts. • MYTHOGRAPHY n. the descriptive study or representation of myths. |
PHYTOGRAPHY | • phytography n. (Botany) The branch of botany concerned with the description of plants. • PHYTOGRAPHY n. descriptive botany. |
POLYRHYTHMS | • polyrhythms n. Plural of polyrhythm. • poly-rhythms n. Plural of poly-rhythm. • POLYRHYTHM n. the simultaneous combination of different rhythms in a piece of music. |
RHYTHMICITY | • rhythmicity n. The quality or state of having a rhythm. • RHYTHMICITY n. the state of being rhythmic or of responding rhythmically. |
TACHYGRAPHY | • tachygraphy n. The art and practice of rapid writing. • tachygraphy n. (Historical) Stenography or shorthand as done in ancient and medieval times. • TACHYGRAPHY n. shorthand. |