| 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. |
| AMIDSHIPS | • amidships adv. (Nautical) In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally. • amidships adv. (Nautical) Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted… • amidships adv. (Figuratively) On the flank, at a vulnerable place. |
| APHICIDES | • aphicides n. Plural of aphicide. • APHICIDE n. a substance that kills aphids. |
| APHIDIANS | • aphidians n. Plural of aphidian. • APHIDIAN n. an aphid, any member of the family Aphidae. |
| APHIDIOUS | • APHIDIOUS adj. like an aphid. |
| AUDIOPHIL | • AUDIOPHIL n. a person who is enthusiastic about hi-fidelity sound reproduction, also AUDIOPHILE. |
| DELPHINIA | • delphinia n. Plural of delphinium. • delphinia n. Synonym of delphinine. • DELPHINIUM n. a genus of garden flower, comprising larkspur and stavesacre. |
| DIAPHONIC | • diaphonic adj. Of or pertaining to diaphony. • diaphonic adj. (Phonology) Of or pertaining to diaphones. • DIAPHONIC adj. relating to diaphony, two-part polyphony. |
| DIAPHYSIS | • diaphysis n. (Anatomy) The central shaft of any long bone. • diaphysis n. (Botany) An abnormal elongation of the axis of a flower or of an inflorescence. • DIAPHYSIS n. (Greek) the shaft of a long bone. |
| DIGRAPHIC | • digraphic adj. Of or pertaining to a digraph. • DIGRAPHIC adj. of or pertaining to a digraph, two letters expressing a single sound. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| NEPHRIDIA | • nephridia n. Plural of nephridium. • NEPHRIDIUM n. in invertebrates and lower chordates, an organ serving the function of a kidney. |
| OPHIDIANS | • ophidians n. Plural of ophidian. • OPHIDIAN n. a snake. |
| RHIPIDATE | • rhipidate adj. Fan-shaped. • RHIPIDATE adj. fan-shaped. |
| XIPHOIDAL | • xiphoidal adj. Xiphoid; sword-shaped. • XIPHOIDAL adj. swordlike, also XIPHOID. |