| AMPHICTYON | • amphictyon n. (Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or… • AMPHICTYON n. (historical) a delegate to a council of an amphictyony, a group of states sharing common shrine (e.g. the Greek states sharing Delphi). |
| ASYMPTOTIC | • asymptotic adj. (Mathematics) Pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity. • asymptotic adj. (Mathematical analysis) Coming into consideration as a variable tends to a limit, usually infinity. • ASYMPTOTIC adj. of a line, approaching a curve but meeting it only at infinity, also ASYMPTOTICAL. |
| CHROMATYPE | • chromatype n. Alternative form of chromotype. • CHROMATYPE n. a colored photographic picture taken upon paper made sensitive with potassium bichromate or some other salt of chromium. |
| COMPACTIFY | • compactify v. (Humorous, intransitive) To become compact or more compact. • compactify v. (Humorous, transitive) To render (a thing) compact or more compact. • compactify v. (Mathematics, transitive) To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact. |
| COMPATIBLY | • compatibly adv. In a compatible manner. • COMPATIBLE adv. consistent with. |
| COPAYMENTS | • copayments n. Plural of copayment. • COPAYMENT n. a joint payment. |
| CRYPTOGAMS | • cryptogams n. Plural of cryptogam. • CRYPTOGAM n. a plant reproducing by spores and not seeds, e.g. ferns, mosses, fungi etc. |
| CRYPTOGAMY | • cryptogamy n. The condition of being a cryptogam. • cryptogamy n. Cryptogamic botany. • CRYPTOGAMY n. the state of being a cryptogam, reproducing by spores and not seeds. |
| CRYPTOGRAM | • cryptogram n. Encrypted text. • cryptogram n. (Games) A type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded. • CRYPTOGRAM n. anything written in cipher, also CRYPTOGRAPH. |
| CYTOPLASMS | • cytoplasms n. Plural of cytoplasm. • CYTOPLASM n. the protoplasm of a cell surrounding the nucleus. |
| IMPORTANCY | • importancy n. (Obsolete) importance; significance. • importancy n. (Obsolete) That which is important. • IMPORTANCY n. (obsolete) importance, also IMPORTANCE. |
| MACROPHYTE | • macrophyte n. (Biology) Any normal macroscopic plant, especially an aquatic one. • MACROPHYTE n. a macroscopic plant in an aquatic environment. |
| MICROPARTY | • microparty n. (Chiefly Australian politics) A very small political party. • MICROPARTY n. a small political party, especially one focussing on a single issue. |
| PATRONYMIC | • patronymic adj. Derived from one’s father. • patronymic adj. (By extension) Derived from one’s ancestors. • patronymic n. A name acquired from one’s father. |
| POLYATOMIC | • polyatomic adj. (Chemistry) (of a molecule or ion) Consisting of three or more atoms. • POLYATOMIC adj. having many atoms, multivalent. |
| POLYMASTIC | • polymastic adj. Of, relating to, or having polymastia. • POLYMASTIC n. a person having more than the normal number of breasts. |
| POLYMATHIC | • polymathic adj. Pertaining to polymathy; acquainted with many branches of learning. • POLYMATHIC adj. pertaining to polymathy; acquainted with many branches of learning. |
| PYROMANTIC | • pyromantic adj. Of or relating to pyromancy. • pyromantic n. A practitioner of pyromancy. • PYROMANTIC adj. of or pertaining to pyromancy. |