| CHROMOPHILIC | • chromophilic adj. Readily stained with dyes. • CHROMOPHILIC adj. staining heavily in certain microscopic techniques, also CHROMOPHIL. |
| HELIOCHROMIC | • heliochromic adj. Pertaining to, or produced by, heliochromy. • HELIOCHROMIC adj. like a heliochrome, a photograph that reproduces the natural colours of the subject. |
| HELIOTROPISM | • heliotropism n. The property of some plants of turning under the influence of light; either positively (towards the… • HELIOTROPISM n. the movement of plants towards sunlight. |
| HEMODILUTION | • hemodilution n. (Pathology) An increase in the fluid content of blood (and thus a diminution of the number of cells). • HEMODILUTION n. decreased concentration of cells and solids in the blood resulting from gain of fluid, also HAEMODILUTION. |
| HEMOPHILIOID | • HEMOPHILIOID adj. relating to haemophilia, also HAEMOPHILIOID. |
| HEROICOMICAL | • heroicomical adj. (Literature) Blending heroic and comical elements. • HEROICOMICAL adj. of a style that mixes the heroic and comic, also HEROICOMIC. |
| HOBGOBLINISM | • hobgoblinism n. Synonym of hobgoblinry. • HOBGOBLINISM n. the state of being a hobgoblin, also HOBGOBLINRY. |
| HOMOLOGISING | • homologising v. Present participle of homologise. • HOMOLOGISE v. to determine the homologies or structural relations of, also HOMOLOGIZE. |
| HOMOLOGIZING | • homologizing v. Present participle of homologize. • HOMOLOGIZE v. to determine the homologies or structural relations of, also HOMOLOGISE. |
| HOOLIGANISMS | • hooliganisms n. Plural of hooliganism. • HOOLIGANISM n. rowdy, violent, or destructive behavior. |
| HYPOLIMNIONS | • HYPOLIMNION n. a lower and colder layer of water in a lake. |
| ICONOPHILISM | • iconophilism n. A love of icons, or religious images. • ICONOPHILISM n. a taste for pictures and symbols. |
| LIMNOPHILOUS | • limnophilous adj. Loving or having an affinity towards lakes. • LIMNOPHILOUS adj. living in ponds or marshes. |
| LITHOTOMICAL | • lithotomical adj. Relating to, or performed by, lithotomy. • LITHOTOMICAL adj. relating to lithotomy, the surgical removal of stones from bodily organs, also LITHOTOMIC. |
| LITHOTOMISTS | • lithotomists n. Plural of lithotomist. • LITHOTOMIST n. a surgeon who practises lithotomy. |
| MOONLIGHTING | • moonlighting v. Present participle of moonlight. • moonlighting n. A period of working on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night. • MOONLIGHTING n. taking a second job. |
| PHILOSOPHISM | • philosophism n. Spurious philosophy; the love or practice of sophistry. • PHILOSOPHISM n. would-be philosophy. |
| POIKILOTHERM | • poikilotherm adj. Cold-blooded. • poikilotherm n. A cold-blooded animal. • POIKILOTHERM n. an organism that takes on the temperature of its surroundings. |