| ALLOMETRIC | • allometric adj. Of or pertaining to allometry. • allometric adj. (Mathematics, of a population) That grows at a rate proportional to a power of another population. • ALLOMETRIC adj. relating to allometry, the study of growth of a part of an organism in relation to the whole. |
| ALTOCUMULI | • altocumuli n. Plural of altocumulus. • ALTOCUMULUS n. (Latin) a type of cloud. |
| AMYLOLYTIC | • amylolytic adj. (Biochemistry) Relating to amylolysis. • amylolytic n. Such a microbe or enzyme. • AMYLOLYTIC adj. characterised by the enzymatic splitting of starch into soluble products. |
| ATOMICALLY | • atomically adv. With regard to atoms or atomic energy. • ATOMICAL adv. relating to an atom. |
| COLLIMATED | • collimated v. Simple past tense and past participle of collimate. • collimated adj. (Physics, of a light beam) Composed of rays that are parallel, thus having a wavefront that is planar. • COLLIMATE v. to make parallel; to adjust accurately the line of sight of (an optical instrument, such as a surveying telescope). |
| COLLIMATES | • collimates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collimate. • COLLIMATE v. to make parallel; to adjust accurately the line of sight of (an optical instrument, such as a surveying telescope). |
| COLLIMATOR | • collimator n. (Physics) An optical device that generates a parallel beam of light. Often used to compensate for laser… • collimator n. (Physics) A similar device that produces a parallel beam of particles such as neutrons. • collimator n. (Astronomy) A small telescope attached to a larger one, used to point it in the correct general direction. |
| LOCULAMENT | • loculament n. (Botany) The cell of a pericarp in which the seed is lodged. • LOCULAMENT n. the cell of a pericarp in which the seed is lodged. |
| MALOLACTIC | • malolactic adj. (Winemaking) Describing a type of fermentation in which malic acid is converted into lactic acid. • MALOLACTIC adj. relating to the conversion of malic acid to lactic acid in the production of wine. |
| MATRILOCAL | • matrilocal adj. (Of a married couple) Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal. • matrilocal adj. (Anthropology, of a people or culture) In which newly married couples live with the wife’s family. • MATRILOCAL adj. of a form of marriage, in which the husband goes to live with the wife's group. |
| MILLOCRATS | • millocrats n. Plural of millocrat. • MILLOCRAT n. a member of the millocracy, the body of mill-owners regarded as a dominant or ruling class. |
| MULTIFOCAL | • multifocal adj. Arising from or occurring in more than one focus or location. • multifocal adj. (Of an eyeglass lens) having several focusing areas that correct for both nearsightedness and farsightedness. • MULTIFOCAL adj. of spectacles, having several different focal lengths. |
| MULTIVOCAL | • multivocal adj. Having many different interpretations, meanings, or values. • MULTIVOCAL n. a word with many meanings. |
| MULTOCULAR | • multocular adj. Having many eyes, or more than two. • MULTOCULAR adj. having many eyes, or more than two. |