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  • cryptoxanthin — a carotenoid pigment, C40H56O, in butter, eggs, and various plants, that can be converted into vitamin A in the body
  • cybershopping — Shopping by means of computers or the Internet.
  • dendrophilous — living in or on trees; arboreal.
  • diaphanometer — an instrument used to measure transparency, esp of the atmosphere
  • dinitrophenol — any of the six isomers consisting of phenol where two hydrogen atoms are substituted by nitro groups, C 6 H 4 N 2 O 5 , used in dyes and wood preservatives, and in biochemistry to uncouple oxidative phosphorylation.
  • dolphinariums — Plural form of dolphinarium.
  • drop shipment — a shipment of goods made directly from the manufacturer to the retailer or consumer but billed through the wholesaler or distributor.
  • dryopithecine — (sometimes initial capital letter) an extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from Old World Miocene fossils.
  • electrophonic — Relating to electronic equipment to produce sound (this adjectival sense is not comparable).
  • enantiomorphs — Plural form of enantiomorph.
  • enantiomorphy — the state of being enantiomorphic
  • enterohepatic — Relating to or denoting the circulation of bile salts and other secretions from the liver to the intestine, where they are reabsorbed into the blood and returned to the liver.
  • enteropathies — Plural form of enteropathy.
  • epitrachelion — The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
  • ethnographica — a collection of ethnographic items
  • ethnographies — Plural form of ethnography.
  • french polish — French polish is a type of varnish which is painted onto wood so that the wood has a hard shiny surface.
  • french-polish — to finish or treat (a piece of furniture) with French polish.
  • gastrophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
  • genetotrophic — pertaining to nutrition and genetics
  • gerontophilia — sexual attraction towards old people
  • gerontophobia — a fear of old people.
  • gonadotrophic — Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads.
  • gonadotrophin — a gonadotropic substance.
  • gopher client — (networking)   A program which runs on your local computer and provides a user interface to the Gopher protocol and to gopher servers. Web browsers can act as Gopher clients and simple Gopher-only clients are available for ordinary terminals, the X Window System, GNU Emacs, and other systems.
  • graphic novel — a novel in the form of comic strips.
  • haruspication — the use of animal entrails for divination
  • heartstopping — Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.
  • heating power — power that can be used to heat something
  • heliographing — Present participle of heliograph.
  • hemiterpenoid — (chemistry) a terpenoid having a C5 skeleton.
  • hemp agrimony — a European composite plant, Eupatorium cannabinum, having dull purplish flowers.
  • herniorrhaphy — correction of a hernia by a suturing procedure.
  • herod antipas — died after a.d. 39, ruler of Galilee, a.d. 4–39: ordered the execution of John the Baptist and participated in the trial of Jesus.
  • heteropolitan — a heterosexual man, typically living in a city, whose attitudes and interests are regarded as masculine but not excessively so
  • hieracosphinx — (in ancient Egyptian art) a hawk-headed sphinx
  • homeownership — a person who owns a home.
  • horripilation — a bristling of the hair on the skin from cold, fear, etc.; goose bumps.
  • horsewhipping — Present participle of horsewhip.
  • house painter — a person whose occupation is painting houses.
  • housepainters — Plural form of housepainter.
  • hydroairplane — a hydroplane.
  • hyperadenosis — abnormal enlargement of the glands, especially of the lymph nodes.
  • hyperbolising — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
  • hypercyanotic — blueness or lividness of the skin, as from imperfectly oxygenated blood.
  • hyperfunction — abnormally increased function, especially of glands or other organs.
  • hypermutation — (uncountable) Frequent mutation.
  • hyperrational — characterized by excessive rationality
  • hyperromantic — extremely or excessively romantic
  • hypertonicity — Physiology. of or relating to hypertonia.
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