| ASTROCYTIC | • astrocytic adj. Of or pertaining to the astrocytes. • ASTROCYTIC adj. relating to an astrocyte, a much-branched, star-shaped neuroglia cell. |
| 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. |
| AUTOTYPIES | • autotypies n. Plural of autotypy. • AUTOTYPY n. a photographic printing process. |
| CALOTYPIST | • calotypist n. A person who makes calotypes. • CALOTYPIST n. one who works with calotypes, an early kind of photograph. |
| CRYOSTATIC | • cryostatic adj. Of or pertaining to a cryostat or to cryostasis. • cryostatic adj. (Geology) of or pertaining to the pressure exerted on soil or rocks by the freezing of water. • CRYOSTATIC adj. relating to the use of a cryostat, an apparatus for achieving or demonstrating cooling by evaporation; any apparatus for obtaining a low temperature. |
| CYTOSTATIC | • cytostatic adj. Tending to inhibit the growth and multiplication of cells. • cytostatic n. Any substance which inhibits cell growth and multiplication. • CYTOSTATIC adj. tending to retard cellular activity and multiplication. |
| GYROSTATIC | • gyrostatic adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing a gyrostat. • gyrostatic adj. (Physics) Of or pertaining to gyrostatics. • GYROSTATIC adj. of or pertaining to the gyrostat or to gyrostatics. |
| HESITATORY | • hesitatory adj. Hesitating. • HESITATORY adj. hesitating. |
| HYPOSTATIC | • hypostatic adj. (Theology) Pertaining to hypostasis, especially with reference to hypostatic union. • hypostatic adj. Personal, or distinctly personal; relating to the divine hypostases, or substances. • hypostatic adj. (Medicine) Pertaining to hypostasis; depending upon, or due to, deposition or setting. |
| MYOSTATINS | • myostatins n. Plural of myostatin. • MYOSTATIN n. a protein that prevents muscles from growing too large. |
| OSCITANTLY | • oscitantly adv. In an oscitant manner. • OSCITANT adv. yawning; gaping. |
| OUTSTAYING | • outstaying v. Present participle of outstay. • OUTSTAY v. to surpass in staying power. |
| PYROSTATIC | • PYROSTATIC adj. relating to a pyrostat, a thermostat used at high temperatures. |
| STATIONARY | • stationary adj. Not moving. • stationary adj. Incapable of being moved. • stationary adj. Unchanging. |
| STATIONERY | • stationery n. Writing materials, envelopes, office materials. • stationery adj. Misspelling of stationary. • STATIONERY n. materials (as paper, pens, and ink) for writing or typing. |
| STAYCATION | • staycation n. (Informal) A vacation spent at or close to home. • staycation v. (Intransitive, informal) To spend a vacation at or close to home. • stay-cation n. Alternative form of staycation. |
| STILLATORY | • stillatory n. A vessel used for distillation. • stillatory n. A place in which distillation is performed. • STILLATORY n. a still, a distillery. |
| TRANSITORY | • transitory adj. Lasting only a short time; temporary. • transitory adj. (Law) Of an action: that may be brought in any county. • TRANSITORY adj. not lasting long. |
| TYROPITTAS | • TYROPITTA n. (Modern Greek) a Greek cheese pie, also TYROPITA. |