| ACAROPHILY | • ACAROPHILY n. the symbiotic association of plants with mites. |
| ACRONYCHAL | • acronychal adj. Alternative form of acronycal. • acronychal adj. Alternative form of acronical. • ACRONYCHAL adj. occurring at nightfall or sunset (esp. of the rising or setting of stars), also ACRONIC, ACRONICAL, ACRONYCAL. |
| ALLOCHIRIA | • allochiria n. A neurological disorder in which the patient responds to stimuli presented to one side of their body… • ALLOCHIRIA n. attribution of a sensation to the wrong part of the body, also ALLOCHEIRIA. |
| APOCRYPHAL | • apocryphal adj. (Christianity) Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha. • apocryphal adj. (By extension) Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical. • apocryphal adj. (By extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature… |
| ARCHOPLASM | • archoplasm n. (Cytology, dated) The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and… • ARCHOPLASM n. the protoplasmic material surrounding the centrosome, formerly thought to be involved in the formation of the asters and spindle during mitosis, also ARCHIPLASM. |
| CARBACHOLS | • carbachols n. Plural of carbachol. • CARBACHOL n. a synthetic drug used to disperse fluids, e.g. urine, retained in the body. |
| CHALKBOARD | • chalkboard n. A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard. • chalkboard v. To write or draw on a chalkboard. • CHALKBOARD n. a blackboard. |
| CHARCOALED | • charcoaled v. Simple past tense and past participle of charcoal. • charcoaled adj. Cooked over charcoal. • CHARCOAL v. to draw or blacken with charcoal. |
| HALOCARBON | • halocarbon n. (Organic chemistry) any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen… • HALOCARBON n. a compound consisting of carbon and one or more halogens. |
| HARMONICAL | • harmonical adj. Alternative form of harmonic. • HARMONICAL adj. concordant; musical; as, harmonic sounds. |
| MACROPHYLA | • macrophyla n. Plural of macrophylum. • MACROPHYLUM n. a large phylum, as in New Guinea macrophylum. |
| MONARCHIAL | • monarchial adj. Alternative form of monarchical. • MONARCHIAL adj. relating to monarchy, also MONARCHICAL. |
| OCTAHEDRAL | • octahedral adj. Having eight plane surfaces; thus, in the shape or form of an octahedron. • octahedral adj. Of, or pertaining to octahedra. • OCTAHEDRAL adj. having eight faces or sides. |
| OLIGARCHAL | • oligarchal adj. (Dated) Oligarchic, oligarchical. • OLIGARCHAL adj. of or like an oligarchy, also OLIGARCHIC. |
| PHALLOCRAT | • phallocrat n. One who advocates or imposes phallocracy. • PHALLOCRAT n. one who assumes the naturalness of male dominance. |
| TRACHEOLAR | • tracheolar adj. Relating to the tracheole. • TRACHEOLAR adj. of or like a tracheole, one of the minute delicate endings of a branched trachea of an insect. |