| ASYMPTOTE | • asymptote n. (Mathematical analysis) A straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely as it goes to infinity… • asymptote n. (By extension, figuratively) Anything which comes near to but never meets something else. • asymptote v. (Mathematical analysis) To approach, but never quite touch, a straight line, as something goes to infinity. |
| AUTOPHYTE | • autophyte n. Any plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances. • AUTOPHYTE n. an autotrophic plant, as any green plant. |
| AUTOTYPED | • autotyped v. Simple past tense and past participle of autotype. • AUTOTYPE v. to reproduce by a photographic process. |
| AUTOTYPES | • autotypes n. Plural of autotype. • AUTOTYPE v. to reproduce by a photographic process. |
| AUTOTYPIC | • autotypic adj. Relating to an autotype. • AUTOTYPIC adj. like an autotype, a facsimile. |
| CYTOPATHY | • cytopathy n. (Microbiology, pathology) The disease or deterioration of a cell, or of the structures contained within a cell. • CYTOPATHY n. a disease or disorder of a cell. |
| CYTOPLAST | • cytoplast n. (Biology) The intact cytoplasm of a cell from which the nucleus has been removed. • CYTOPLAST n. the intact cytoplasm of a single cell. |
| OTOPLASTY | • otoplasty n. (Surgery) A procedure of plastic surgery used to change the appearance or shape of a person’s ears. • OTOPLASTY n. cosmetic surgery on the ears. |
| PHOTOTAXY | • phototaxy n. Phototaxis. • PHOTOTAXY n. the movement of an entire organism in response to light. |
| POETASTRY | • poetastry n. The works of a poetaster; inferior poetry. • POETASTRY n. the writing of inferior verse, also POETASTERY. |
| PYROSTATS | • pyrostats n. Plural of pyrostat. • PYROSTAT n. an automatic fire-alarm and extinguisher; a thermostat. |
| TALBOTYPE | • talbotype n. An early photograph produced on paper coated with silver iodide. • TALBOTYPE n. (tradename) a method of taking photographic pictures, on paper sensitized with iodide of silver, aka calotype, kalotype. |
| TETRAPODY | • tetrapody n. A set of four metrical feet. • TETRAPODY n. a set of four metrical feet. |
| THEOPATHY | • theopathy n. The capacity of a person to worship, or to experience a religious belief. • THEOPATHY n. emotional experience brought on by religious belief. |
| TYROPITAS | • TYROPITA n. (Modern Greek) a Greek cheese pie, also TYROPITTA. |
| TYROPITTA | • TYROPITTA n. (Modern Greek) a Greek cheese pie, also TYROPITA. |