| ANAPHASE | • anaphase n. (Cytology) The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate; the chromatid moving… • ANAPHASE n. the stage of meiosis in which daughter chromosomes move towards the nuclear spindle. |
| APHANITE | • aphanite n. (Geology, petrology) Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot… • APHANITE n. any rock of such close texture that separate minerals contained within it cannot be distinguished by the naked eye. |
| APHELIAN | • aphelian adj. (Astronomy) Relating to aphelion. • APHELIAN adj. relating to an aphelion, the point when the earth is farthest from the sun during its annual orbit. |
| CAMPHANE | • camphane n. (Organic chemistry) bornane. • CAMPHANE n. a type of hydrocarbon. |
| HANAPERS | • hanapers n. Plural of hanaper. • HANAPER n. a wicker receptacle. |
| NYMPHAEA | • nymphaea n. (Botany) Originally, the European white water lily; later also, a species of the genus Nymphaea. • nymphaea n. Plural of nymphaeum. • Nymphaea prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphaeaceae – the waterlilies. |
| PANACHES | • panaches n. Plural of panache. • PANACHE n. (French) dash or flamboyance in style; verve. |
| PATHNAME | • pathname n. (Computing) The full name of a computer file, including the names of any directories or subdirectories… • PATHNAME n. the name of a file or directory together with its position in relation to other directories. |
| PHALANGE | • phalange n. (Obsolete) A phalanx (Of soldiers, people etc.). • phalange n. (Anatomy) A phalanx. • phalange n. (Zoology) Any of the joints of an insect’s tarsus. |
| PHEASANT | • pheasant n. A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food. • PHEASANT n. a large, long-tailed bird. |
| SANDHEAP | • sandheap n. A heap of sand. • SANDHEAP n. a pile of sand. |
| SAPHENAE | • saphenae n. Plural of saphena. • SAPHENA n. (Latin) a large vein in the leg. |
| SAPHENAS | • saphenas n. Plural of saphena. • SAPHENA n. (Latin) a large vein in the leg. |
| SYNAPHEA | • synaphea n. (Prosody) The metrical continuity between one colon and another. • synaphea n. (Prosody) Mutual connection of all the verses in a system, so that they are scanned as one verse, as in anapaestics. • synaphea n. (Prosody) Elision or synalepha, at the end of a line, of the final vowel of a dactylic hexameter before… |