| AERENCHYMA | • aerenchyma n. (Botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants. • AERENCHYMA n. respiratory tissue. |
| APOTHECARY | • apothecary n. (Archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical)… • apothecary n. (Archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary’s shop, a drugstore. • apothecary n. (Uncommon) A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine. |
| ARCHETYPAL | • archetypal adj. Of or pertaining to an archetype. • ARCHETYPAL adj. of or like an archetype, also ARCHETYPICAL. |
| ATHERMANCY | • athermancy n. Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat. • ATHERMANCY n. imperviousness to radiant heat. |
| BATHYSCAPE | • bathyscape n. Alternative form of bathyscaphe. • BATHYSCAPE n. a submersible observation chamber. |
| BRACHYAXES | • BRACHYAXIS n. in crystallography, the shorter lateral axis. |
| CHALYBEATE | • chalybeate adj. Containing dissolved salts of iron. • chalybeate adj. Tasting of iron, said of mineral water. • chalybeate n. A mineral water containing iron, a voguish general remedy during the 17th-19th century. |
| CHANGEABLY | • changeably adv. In a changeable manner. • CHANGEABLE adv. given to change. |
| CHARACTERY | • charactery n. (Obsolete) The art or means of characterizing; a system of signs or characters; symbolism; distinctive mark. • charactery n. (Obsolete) That which is charactered; the meaning. • CHARACTERY n. writing; a system of symbols or letters used to express thoughts. |
| CHARGEABLY | • chargeably adv. (Obsolete) At great cost; expensively. • CHARGEABLE adv. that can be charged. |
| CHATOYANCE | • chatoyance n. Chatoyancy. • CHATOYANCE n. the quality of being chatoyant, having a changing lustre, also CHATOYANCY. |
| CHLAMYDATE | • chlamydate adj. (Zoology, of some molluscs) Having a mantle or fringe. • CHLAMYDATE adj. of molluscs, having a mantle. |
| CHLAMYDIAE | • chlamydiae n. Plural of chlamydia. • Chlamydiae prop.n. Bacteria which are all intracellular parasites of eukaryotic cells. • CHLAMYDIA n. any microorganisms of the genus Chlamydia, resembling bacteria and viruses. |
| DETACHABLY | • detachably adv. In such a way that it can be detached. • DETACHABLE adv. that can be detached. |
| HACKNEYMAN | • hackneyman n. (Dated) A man who hires out horses and carriages. • HACKNEYMAN n. a man who lets horses and carriages for hire. |
| HELIACALLY | • heliacally adv. In a heliacal manner; spirally. • HELIACAL adv. pertaining to the sun, also HELIAC. |
| PARENCHYMA | • parenchyma n. (Anatomy) The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue. • parenchyma n. (Botany) The cellular tissue, typically soft and succulent, found chiefly in the softer parts of leaves… • parenchyma n. (Zoology) Cellular tissue lying between the body wall and the organs of invertebrate animals lacking… |
| PHLYCTAENA | • phlyctaena n. Alternative form of phlyctena. • PHLYCTAENA n. (Greek) a small blister or vesicle, also PHLYCTENA. |
| TACHYPNEAS | • tachypneas n. Plural of tachypnea. • TACHYPNEA n. abnormally rapid breathing, also TACHYPNOEA. |
| TACHYPNOEA | • tachypnoea n. (Medicine) Hyperventilation. • tachypnœa n. Obsolete spelling of tachypnoea. • TACHYPNOEA n. abnormally rapid respiration, also TACHYPNEA. |