BREASTPLOUGH | • breastplough n. A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker’s breast, and in some types by pushing with the… • BREASTPLOUGH n. a kind of spade for cutting turf, with a crossbar against which the breast is pressed. |
LITHOSPERMUM | • lithospermum n. (Botany) Any plant of the genus Lithospermum. • Lithospermum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Boraginaceae – the stoneseeds and gromwells. • LITHOSPERMUM n. a kind of flower. |
NEUTROPHILES | • neutrophiles n. Plural of neutrophile. • NEUTROPHILE n. a leukophyte that is easily stained, also NEUTROPHIL. |
NITROPHILOUS | • nitrophilous adj. (Botany, of a plant) Thriving in a habitat rich in nitrogen. • nitrophilous adj. (Ecology, of a habitat) Rich in nitrogen. • NITROPHILOUS adj. of plants, growing in a place where there is a good supply of nitrogen. |
OPHIOLATROUS | • ophiolatrous adj. Snake-worshipping. • OPHIOLATROUS adj. worshipping snakes. |
POLYURETHANS | • POLYURETHAN n. any of various polymers used esp. in flexible and rigid foams, elastomers, and resins, also POLYURETHANE. |
PROTHALLUSES | • prothalluses n. Plural of prothallus. • PROTHALLUS n. the free-living gametophyte of a fern or other vascular cryptogam, also PROTHALLIUM. |
PYROSULPHATE | • pyrosulphate n. (Inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of pyrosulfate. • PYROSULPHATE n. a salt of sulphur. |
REUPHOLSTERS | • reupholsters v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reupholster. • re-upholsters v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of re-upholster. • REUPHOLSTER v. to upholster again. |
SULPHURATION | • sulphuration n. Alternative form of sulfuration. • SULPHURATION n. the act of sulphurating, also SULFURATION. |
SULPHURATORS | • sulphurators n. Plural of sulphurator. • SULPHURATOR n. a device for sulphurating. |
SULPHURWORTS | • sulphurworts n. Plural of sulphurwort. • SULPHURWORT n. an umbelliferous plant akin to parsnip, with yellow flowers and juice. |
TRIADELPHOUS | • triadelphous adj. (Botany) Having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form three… • TRIADELPHOUS adj. with three bundles of stamens. |
TRICEPHALOUS | • tricephalous adj. Having three heads. • TRICEPHALOUS adj. having three heads. |
TROPOPHILOUS | • tropophilous adj. (Biology) Adapted to seasonal changes. • TROPOPHILOUS adj. flourishing in seasonal extremes of climate. |
UPHOLSTERERS | • upholsterers n. Plural of upholsterer. • UPHOLSTERER n. one who upholsters. |
UPHOLSTERIES | • upholsteries n. Plural of upholstery. • UPHOLSTERY n. material used to make a soft covering esp. for a seat. |
UPHOLSTERING | • upholstering n. (Uncountable) The padding, springs, webbing, and covers found on furniture. • upholstering n. (Countable) The application of upholstery to furniture. • upholstering v. Present participle of upholster. |