| ALPHAMERIC | • alphameric adj. Alternative form of alphanumeric. • ALPHAMERIC adj. consisting of, or (of a machine) using, both letters and numbers, also ALPHAMERICAL. |
| AMPHIASTER | • amphiaster n. (Biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected… • AMPHIASTER n. the structure that occurs in a cell undergoing mitosis, consisting of a spindle with an aster at each end. |
| AMPHIMACER | • amphimacer n. A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable between two accented syllables; a cretic. • AMPHIMACER n. a foot of three syllables, the middle one short and the others long, as in 'castitas'. |
| ANEMOGRAPH | • anemograph n. (Obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording. • ANEMOGRAPH n. an instrument for measuring the pressure and velocity of wind. |
| CAMPHORATE | • camphorate n. (Chemistry) Any salt of camphoric acid. • camphorate v. (Transitive) To treat or impregnate with camphor. • camphorate adj. Camphoric. |
| HYPERAEMIA | • hyperaemia n. Alternative spelling of hyperemia. • hyperæmia n. Alternative spelling of hyperemia. • HYPERAEMIA n. an excess or congestion of blood in an organ or part of the body, also HYPEREMIA. |
| HYPERMANIA | • hypermania n. An extreme form of mania. • HYPERMANIA n. an extreme form of mania. |
| MACROPHAGE | • macrophage n. (Immunology, cytology) A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material… • MACROPHAGE n. any of the large phagocytic cells situated in the walls of blood vessels. |
| MARCHPANES | • marchpanes n. Plural of marchpane. • MARCHPANE n. (Italian) an old name for marzipan, a confection of ground almonds, egg whites, and sugar. |
| METAPHRASE | • metaphrase n. A literal, word-for-word translation. • metaphrase n. An answering phrase; repartee. • metaphrase v. To make such a literal translation. |
| METAPHRAST | • metaphrast n. A person who uses metaphrase to re-cast a text in a different form, for example from poetry to prose. • METAPHRAST n. one who produces a metaphrase. |
| PARARHYMES | • pararhymes n. Plural of pararhyme. • PARARHYME n. a form of rhyme in which the consonants but not the vowels of the last stressed syllable are identical. |
| PARENCHYMA | • parenchyma n. (Anatomy) The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue. • parenchyma n. (Botany) The cellular tissue, typically soft and succulent, found chiefly in the softer parts of leaves… • parenchyma n. (Zoology) Cellular tissue lying between the body wall and the organs of invertebrate animals lacking… |
| PHANEROGAM | • phanerogam n. (Botany) Any plant that produces seeds (rather than spores). • PHANEROGAM n. a seed-plant or spermatophyte, e.g. the flowering plants and gymnosperms. |
| PHARMACARE | • pharmacare n. (Canada, medicine) Public insurance covering all or some of the cost of pharmaceuticals. |
| PHARMACIES | • pharmacies n. Plural of pharmacy. • PHARMACY n. a drugstore or chemist. |