CHLOROPHYLLOUS | • chlorophyllous adj. (Botany) having chlorophyll and, hence, able to engage in photosynthesis. • CHLOROPHYLLOUS adj. of or like chlorophyll, also CHLOROPHYLLOID. |
HETEROPHYLLOUS | • heterophyllous adj. (Botany) Having leaves of different types upon the same plant. • HETEROPHYLLOUS adj. having the foliage leaves of more than one form on the same plant or stem. |
HYDROCEPHALOUS | • hydrocephalous adj. Having a swollen head. • hydrocephalous adj. (Medicine) Afflicted with hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALOUS adj. suffering from hydrocephaly, also HYDROCEPHALIC. |
HYDROSULPHATES | • hydrosulphates n. Plural of hydrosulphate. • HYDROSULPHATE n. any quaternary acid salt formed by addition of an organic base to sulphuric acid, such as aniline hydrosulphate. |
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. |
HYDROSULPHURIC | • hydrosulphuric adj. Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric. • HYDROSULPHURIC adj. formed by a combination of hydrogen and sulphur. |
HYPOSULPHUROUS | • hyposulphurous adj. Alternative form of hyposulfurous. • HYPOSULPHUROUS adj. of or derived from hyposulphurous acid. |
ICHTHYOPHAGOUS | • ichthyophagous adj. (Biology) feeding on fish. • ICHTHYOPHAGOUS adj. fish-eating. |
PHENYLTHIOUREA | • phenylthiourea n. Phenylthiocarbamide. • PHENYLTHIOUREA n. a crystalline compound used to test for the presence of a certain dominant gene (the compound tasting bitter to those who possess the gene). |
RHYNCHOPHOROUS | • rhynchophorous adj. Belonging to genus Rhynchophorus. • RHYNCHOPHOROUS adj. of or belonging to the Rhynchophora; snouted. |
SCHIZOPHYCEOUS | • schizophyceous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the Schizophyceae, a class of blue-green algae. • SCHIZOPHYCEOUS adj. of or belonging to the Schizophyceae, a group of bluish-green algae. |
THAUMATOGRAPHY | • thaumatography n. A description of natural wonders. • THAUMATOGRAPHY n. the description of natural wonders. |
THERMOPHYLLOUS | • THERMOPHYLLOUS adj. having leaves only in the warmer part of the year, deciduous. |
XANTHOPHYLLOUS | • xanthophyllous adj. Of or relating to xanthophyll. • XANTHOPHYLLOUS adj. like a xanthophyll, a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks. |