| ACIDOPHIL | • acidophil n. (Immunology) An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body. • acidophil n. One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs. • ACIDOPHIL n. a substance, tissue or organism that stains readily with acid stains, also ACIDOPHILE. |
| AUDIOPHIL | • AUDIOPHIL n. a person who is enthusiastic about hi-fidelity sound reproduction, also AUDIOPHILE. |
| CHILIADAL | • CHILIADAL adj. relating to a chiliad, also CHILIADIC. |
| CHILIADIC | • CHILIADIC adj. relating to a chiliad, also CHILIADAL. |
| CICHLIDAE | • Cichlidae prop.n. A taxonomic family within the order Cichliformes – cichlid fishes. • CICHLIDAE n. the cichlid family of fish. |
| DELPHINIA | • delphinia n. Plural of delphinium. • delphinia n. Synonym of delphinine. • DELPHINIUM n. a genus of garden flower, comprising larkspur and stavesacre. |
| DICHASIAL | • dichasial adj. Relating to a dichasium. • DICHASIAL adj. relating to a dichasium, a flower cluster. |
| DISTICHAL | • distichal adj. (Botany, poetry) distichous. • DISTICHAL adj. in or having two rows, also DISTICHOUS. |
| GLOCHIDIA | • glochidia n. Plural of glochidium. • GLOCHIDIUM n. (Latin) the larva of a freshwater mussel that develops as a parasite on fish. |
| HAPLOIDIC | • haploidic adj. Of or pertaining to a call having a single set of unpaired chromosomes. • HAPLOIDIC adj. denoting a cell or organism with unpaired chromosomes. |
| HOMICIDAL | • homicidal adj. Of or pertaining to homicide. • HOMICIDAL adj. related to homicide. |
| KHEDIVIAL | • khedivial adj. Of or relating to a khedive. • KHEDIVIAL adj. relating to a khedive, the Viceroy of Egypt, also KHEDIVAL. |
| LAIRDSHIP | • lairdship n. (Scotland) The state or condition of being a laird. • lairdship n. The area of land owned by a laird. • LAIRDSHIP n. the office of a laird. |
| LITHOIDAL | • lithoidal adj. Alternative form of lithoid. • LITHOIDAL adj. like stone, also LITHOID. |
| RACHIDIAL | • rachidial adj. Relating to a rachis. • RACHIDIAL adj. of or like a rachis, the spine or axis of a feather, also RACHIDIAN, RHACHIDIAL. |
| RHIZOIDAL | • rhizoidal adj. Resembling the root of a plant. • RHIZOIDAL adj. relating to a rhizoid, a short hairlike organ in the lower plants, serving as a root. |
| XIPHOIDAL | • xiphoidal adj. Xiphoid; sword-shaped. • XIPHOIDAL adj. swordlike, also XIPHOID. |