EXOPHTHALMUSES | • EXOPHTHALMUS n. abnormal protrusion of the eyeball, also EXOPHTHALMOS. |
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. |
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. |
HYDROSULPHITES | • hydrosulphites n. Plural of hydrosulphite. • HYDROSULPHITE n. a salt of hydrosulphurous acid; esp. the sodium salt, used as a reagent. |
ICHTHYOLATROUS | • ichthyolatrous adj. Fish-worshipping. • ICHTHYOLATROUS adj. worshipping fish. |
LAUGHWORTHIEST | • LAUGHWORTHY adj. worthy of being laughed at. |
ORNITHOPHILOUS | • ornithophilous adj. Thriving in the presence of birds. • ornithophilous adj. (Botany) Pollinated by birds. • ORNITHOPHILOUS adj. of flowers, pollinated by birds. |
ORTHOCEPHALOUS | • orthocephalous adj. Alternative form of orthocephalic. • ORTHOCEPHALOUS adj. having a skull whose breadth is between 70 and 75 per cent of its length, also ORTHOCEPHALIC. |
PODOPHTHALMOUS | • podophthalmous adj. (Zoology) Having the eyes on movable footstalks, or pedicels. • podophthalmous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the Podophthalmia. • PODOPHTHALMOUS adj. having eyes on stalks, like some crabs. |
SLAUGHTERHOUSE | • slaughterhouse n. A place where animals are slaughtered. • slaughterhouse n. (Figuratively) The scene of a massacre. • SLAUGHTERHOUSE n. an establishment where animals are butchered. |
SULPHATHIAZOLE | • sulphathiazole n. Alternative spelling of sulfathiazole. • SULPHATHIAZOLE n. a sulphonamide formerly used in human medicine against staphylococcal infection (now only used in veterinary medicine), also SULFATHIAZOLE. |
SULPHONMETHANE | • SULPHONMETHANE n. a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic, also SULFONMETHANE. |
THERMOPHYLLOUS | • THERMOPHYLLOUS adj. having leaves only in the warmer part of the year, deciduous. |
THOUGHTFULNESS | • thoughtfulness n. Thoughtful and considerate attention. • thoughtfulness n. Careful deliberation before action. • THOUGHTFULNESS n. the state of being thoughtful. |
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. |