(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
grapholite
grapholite
noun
Any species of slate suitable to be written on.
hartlepool
hartlepool
Proper noun
A town and seaport in County Durham, north-east England.
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
helpworthy
helpworthy
adj
Deserving or worthy of help.
hemitropal
hemitropal
adj
Of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned.
heptachlor
heptachlor
noun
An organochlorine compound formerly used as an insecticide.
heterophil
heterophil
noun
Alternative form of heterophile
heteropoly
hilltopper
hilltopper
noun
(rare) Someone who lives on the top of a hill.
hospitaler
hospitaler
noun
Alternative form of hospitaller
hypopteral
lectorship
lectorship
noun
The role or post of a lector.
leptochroa
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.
oglethorpe
ophiolater
ophiolater
noun
A snake-worshipper.
petroglyph
petroglyph
noun
(archaeology) A rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times.
philopater
plethorous
pleurolith
pleurolith
noun
A concretion in the pleural cavity; a pleural calculus.
polychrest
polychrest
noun
(medicine) A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.
postholder
postholder
noun
The holder of a post (title).
potholders
potholders
noun
plural of potholder
preclothed
prehostile
pretrochal
proethical
prothetely
prothetely
noun
The abnormal development of parts of an insect larva, often as a result of abnormal conditions
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.
supercloth
taurophile
teleophore
telephoner
telephoner
noun
A person who telephones, especially one who does so for a commercial organization.
thelephora
thermophil
thermopile
thermopile
noun
(electronics) An electronic device that converts thermal energy into electrical energy. Usually constructed using a series-combination of thermocouples
tocopherol
tocopherol
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several isomers of the principal component of vitamin E, each containing a chromanol ring and an isoprene side-chain.
trophesial
trophesial
adj
Pertaining to regulation of nourishment by the nervous system.
trophyless
trophyless
adj
Without a trophy.
turcophile
turcophile
Adjective
Favouring or sympathetic to Turkey.
turkophile
typeholder
typeholder
noun
(printing, historical) A container for type.
A book-binder's pallet or holder for use in hand-stamping.
upholsters
upholsters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upholster