A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the family Scopidaeand related to the herons.
hermokopid
homekeeper
homekeeper
noun
Synonym of housekeeper (“one who looks after domestic affairs in a house”)
hoopmaker
humperdinck
hyperkalemia
hyperkalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood (above the reference range).
hyperkalemic
hyperkalemic
adj
Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hyperkaliemia
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hypermakroskelic
hypermarket
hypermarket
noun
A combination of department store and supermarket.
hypermarkets
hypermarkets
noun
plural of hypermarket
hypokeimenometry
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
kymographies
kymographies
noun
plural of kymography
makership
makership
noun
The role or status of a maker.
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
pembrokeshire
pembrokeshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire.
A local government principal area, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.
pharmacokinetic
pharmacokinetic
adj
(pharmacology) Of or relating to pharmacokinetics.
pharmacokinetics
pharmacokinetics
noun
(pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
(pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
phrasemake
phrasemaker
phrasemaker
noun
A crafter of phrases; one who pens bombast or rhetoric.
phrasemakers
phrasemakers
noun
plural of phrasemaker
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
poikilotherm
poikilotherm
adj
cold-blooded
noun
A cold-blooded animal
poikilothermal
poikilothermal
adj
poikilothermic
poikilothermic
poikilothermic
adj
(of an animal) Having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
poikilothermism
poikilothermism
noun
poikilothermy
poikilothermy
poikilothermy
noun
(biology) The quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature of the environment; cold-bloodedness.
puckermouth
shakespeareanism
shakespeareanism
Noun
The devotion to or the teaching of the works and terminology of William Shakespeare.
A term coined by Shakespeare, or otherwise derived from his works.
Shakespeare's works collectively.
shakespearianism
shaksperianism
shopkeeperism
shopkeeperism
noun
The characteristic attitudes and behaviours of a shopkeeper.
shrimplike
shrimplike
adj
Resembling a shrimp.
skeuomorph
skeuomorph
noun
A design feature copied from a similar feature in another object, even when not functionally necessary.
skeuomorphic
skeuomorphic
adj
(originally archaeology) Pertaining to skeuomorphs, obsolete design elements which are retained for familiarity or out of tradition, even though they no longer serve any functional purpose.