| AMBROTYPES | • ambrotypes n. Plural of ambrotype. • AMBROTYPE n. a picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the un-silvered portions of the glass. |
| AMPHOLYTES | • ampholytes n. Plural of ampholyte. • AMPHOLYTE n. an amphoteric electrolyte. |
| AMYLOPLAST | • amyloplast n. (Biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose. • AMYLOPLAST n. a colourless plastid that forms and stores starch. |
| ASYMPTOTES | • asymptotes n. Plural of asymptote. • ASYMPTOTE n. a line (usually straight) that continually approaches a curve but never meets it. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| CYTOPLASMS | • cytoplasms n. Plural of cytoplasm. • CYTOPLASM n. the protoplasm of a cell surrounding the nucleus. |
| HOMOPLASTY | • homoplasty n. (Biology) The formation of homologous tissues. • HOMOPLASTY n. the quality or fact of being homoplastic, also HOMOPLASY. |
| MYOPATHIES | • myopathies n. Plural of myopathy. • MYOPATHY n. a disorder of muscle tissue. |
| PLASTOGAMY | • plastogamy n. Synonym of plasmogamy. • PLASTOGAMY n. a process of fusion of the cytoplasm of two cells, the first step in syngamy, also PLASMOGAMY. |
| POLYGAMIST | • polygamist n. One who practices polygamy, or maintains that it is lawful. • POLYGAMIST n. one who practises polygamy. |
| POLYMASTIA | • polymastia n. The fact or condition of having more than two mammae or nipples. • POLYMASTIA n. the presence of supernumerary breasts or nipples, also POLYMASTISM, POLYMASTY. |
| POLYMASTIC | • polymastic adj. Of, relating to, or having polymastia. • POLYMASTIC n. a person having more than the normal number of breasts. |
| POLYSEMANT | • polysemant n. A word or phrase with more than one meaning. • POLYSEMANT n. a word with many meanings. |
| SOMATOTYPE | • somatotype n. A particular type of physique; originally, one of the types defined by William Herbert Sheldon: ectomorphic… • somatotype v. (Transitive) To classify (a person) by physical build. • SOMATOTYPE n. a type consisting of a physical build paired with a particular temperament. |
| STAPHYLOMA | • staphyloma n. (Medicine) An abnormal protrusion of the uveal tissue through the eyeball. • STAPHYLOMA n. a protrusion of any part of the globe of the eye; as, a staphyloma of the cornea. |
| SYMPOSIAST | • symposiast n. One engaged with others at a banquet or merrymaking. • symposiast n. A participant in a symposium. • SYMPOSIAST n. a participant at a conference. |
| TYPOMANIAS | • TYPOMANIA n. the overwhelming urge to see one's name in print. |