(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
grapholite
grapholite
noun
Any species of slate suitable to be written on.
helicopter
helicopter
noun
(aviation) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilize the aircraft.
(botany) The winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple.
(zoology, slang) A dragonfly.
A powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.
A whirling trick performed with devil sticks.
verb
(intransitive) To travel by helicopter.
(transitive) To transport by helicopter.
To overprotect one's children, as a helicopter parent does.
To rotate like a helicopter blade.
heliotrope
heliotrope
adj
Keeping one’s face turned toward the sun.
Light purple or violet.
noun
(botany) A plant that turns so that it faces the sun.
(mineralogy) A bloodstone (a variety of quartz).
(surveying) An instrument, employed in triangulation, that uses a mirror to reflect sunlight toward another, very distant, surveyor.
A light purple or violet colour.
Particularly, a purple-flowered plant of the species Heliotropium arborescens.
The fragrance of heliotrope flowers.
heliotropy
heliotropy
noun
heliotropism
hemitropal
hemitropal
adj
Of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned.
heterophil
heterophil
noun
Alternative form of heterophile
hilltopper
hilltopper
noun
(rare) Someone who lives on the top of a hill.
hospitaler
hospitaler
noun
Alternative form of hospitaller
lectorship
lectorship
noun
The role or post of a lector.
leptorchis
leptorrhin
leptothrix
limitrophe
limitrophe
adj
Border, frontier; being or existing along a border or frontier.
noun
A border state or area.
lithosperm
nephrolith
nephrolith
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of kidney stone
neutrophil
neutrophil
adj
(biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
noun
(biology, medicine) Such a cell, especially a particular type of white blood cell.
nitrophile
nitrophile
noun
Any nitrophilous organism.
ophiolater
ophiolater
noun
A snake-worshipper.
philopater
pleurolith
pleurolith
noun
A concretion in the pleural cavity; a pleural calculus.
prehostile
proethical
shoplifter
shoplifter
noun
A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops.
splotchier
splotchier
adj
comparative form of splotchy: more splotchy
strophiole
strophiole
noun
(botany) An excrescence or tubercle around the hilum of certain seeds.
taurophile
thermophil
thermopile
thermopile
noun
(electronics) An electronic device that converts thermal energy into electrical energy. Usually constructed using a series-combination of thermocouples
trophesial
trophesial
adj
Pertaining to regulation of nourishment by the nervous system.