| AMPHISTOMATIC | • amphistomatic adj. (Botany, of a leaf) Having stomata on both sides. • AMPHISTOMATIC adj. of a leaf, having stomata on both surfaces, also AMPHISTOMATAL. |
| APOCHROMATISM | • apochromatism n. (Optics) Freedom from both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration. • APOCHROMATISM n. being apochromatic. |
| CHLAMYDOMONAS | • Chlamydomonas prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Chlamydomonadaceae – a unicellular green alga. • CHLAMYDOMONAS n. a member of the genus Chlamydomonas of (mainly freshwater) green algae. |
| CHROMATOGRAMS | • chromatograms n. Plural of chromatogram. • CHROMATOGRAM n. a visible record of the result of a chromatographic separation. |
| CLAMJAMPHRIES | • clamjamphries n. Plural of clamjamphrie. • CLAMJAMPHRIE n. (Scots) rubbish, nonsense, also CLAMJAMFRY, CLANJAMFRAY. |
| HAEMODYNAMICS | • haemodynamics n. Alternative spelling of hemodynamics. • HAEMODYNAMICS n. a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood, also HEMODYNAMICS. |
| JACKHAMMERING | • jackhammering v. Present participle of jackhammer. • JACKHAMMER v. to hammer with a jackhammer. |
| LYMPHOSARCOMA | • lymphosarcoma n. (Pathology) A diffuse malignant lymphoma. • LYMPHOSARCOMA n. a tumour of the lymph glands. |
| MATHEMATICIAN | • mathematician n. An expert on mathematics. • MATHEMATICIAN n. a specialist or expert in mathematics. |
| MATHEMATICISE | • mathematicise v. Alternative spelling of mathematicize. • MATHEMATICISE v. to make mathematical, also MATHEMATICIZE, MATHEMATISE, MATHEMATIZE. |
| MATHEMATICISM | • mathematicism n. An approach or worldview that is rooted in mathematics. • MATHEMATICISM n. the belief that everything can be described or explained ultimately in mathematical terms. |
| MATHEMATICIZE | • mathematicize v. (Transitive) To render mathematical. • MATHEMATICIZE v. to make mathematical, also MATHEMATICISE, MATHEMATISE, MATHEMATIZE. |
| MECHANICALISM | • MECHANICALISM n. the belief that phenomena are determined by physical forces. |
| METACHROMATIC | • metachromatic adj. Exhibiting, or pertaining to, metachromasia. • METACHROMATIC adj. of dyes, capable of staining cells so that they turn a different colour to that of the dye. |
| NYMPHOMANIACS | • nymphomaniacs n. Plural of nymphomaniac. • NYMPHOMANIAC n. one afflicted with nymphomania. |
| PANCHROMATISM | • panchromatism n. Quality of being panchromatic. • PANCHROMATISM n. being equally sensitive to all colours. |
| SADOMASOCHISM | • sadomasochism n. The practices of sadism and masochism collectively, usually in reference to consensual practices within… • sadomasochism n. Sadism and masochism: the (often sexual) enjoyment by one person of both inflicting and receiving pain. • sado-masochism n. Alternative spelling of sadomasochism. |