| 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. |
| APHIDIOUS | • APHIDIOUS adj. like an aphid. |
| AUDIOPHIL | • AUDIOPHIL n. a person who is enthusiastic about hi-fidelity sound reproduction, also AUDIOPHILE. |
| CHROMIDIA | • chromidia n. Plural of chromidium. • CHROMIDIUM n. an algal cell in a lichen. |
| DIAPHONIC | • diaphonic adj. Of or pertaining to diaphony. • diaphonic adj. (Phonology) Of or pertaining to diaphones. • DIAPHONIC adj. relating to diaphony, two-part polyphony. |
| 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. |
| IDIOGRAPH | • idiograph n. A mark or signature peculiar to an individual. • IDIOGRAPH n. a private mark, a trademark. |
| IDIOPATHY | • idiopathy n. (Pathology) Something idiopathic; a disease having no known cause. • IDIOPATHY n. a disease of unknown origin or one having no apparent cause. |
| LITHOIDAL | • lithoidal adj. Alternative form of lithoid. • LITHOIDAL adj. like stone, also LITHOID. |
| OPHIDIANS | • ophidians n. Plural of ophidian. • OPHIDIAN n. a snake. |
| RADICCHIO | • radicchio n. A cultivar of chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum) with red leaves and a slightly bitter taste… • RADICCHIO n. (Italian) a purple-leaved variety of chicory from Italy. |
| 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. |