| AMPHIPATHIC | • amphipathic adj. (Chemistry) Describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups. • amphipathic adj. (Biochemistry) Of the surface(s) on a protein, particularly an alpha helix, where one surface of the… • AMPHIPATHIC adj. of an unsymmetrical molecular group of which one end is hydrophilic and the other end hydrophobic. |
| APPARATCHIK | • apparatchik n. (Historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent. • apparatchik n. A blindly loyal bureaucrat. • APPARATCHIK n. (Russian) a member of the (Soviet) bureaucracy; now extended to apply to any inflexible organisation man, particularly in a political party. |
| APPROACHING | • approaching adj. That approaches or approach. • approaching adv. Nearly. • approaching v. Present participle of approach. |
| CAPTAINSHIP | • captainship n. Captaincy. • CAPTAINSHIP n. the office of captain. |
| CHAPMANSHIP | • chapmanship n. (Rare) The state, quality, condition, or role of a chapman (dealer, bargainer, tradesman). • CHAPMANSHIP n. the profession of chapman. |
| HANDICAPPED | • handicapped v. Simple past tense and past participle of handicap. • handicapped adj. Having a handicap. • handicapped adj. (Derogatory) Limited by an impediment of some kind. |
| HANDICAPPER | • handicapper n. One who determines the conditions of a handicap. • handicapper n. (North America) A disabled person. • handicapper n. A horse entered in a handicap race. |
| HIPPOCAMPAL | • hippocampal adj. Pertaining to the hippocampus. • HIPPOCAMPAL adj. relating to the hippocampus. |
| HYPERCAPNIA | • hypercapnia n. (Medicine, pathology) the condition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood. • HYPERCAPNIA n. the presence of excessive amounts of carbon dioxide in the blood, also HYPERCARBIA. |
| PANSOPHICAL | • pansophical adj. All-wise; claiming universal knowledge. • PANSOPHICAL adj. relating to pansophy, knowledge of everything, also PANSOPHIC. |
| PARAGRAPHIC | • paragraphic adj. Of, pertaining to, or written in paragraphs. • PARAGRAPHIC adj. relating to paragraphs, also PARAGRAPHICAL. |
| PARAMORPHIC | • paramorphic adj. Of, relating to, or produced by paramorphism. • PARAMORPHIC adj. relating to a paramorph. |
| PARANEPHRIC | • PARANEPHRIC adj. near the kidney; suprarenal. |
| PARAPHILIAC | • paraphiliac n. One who suffers from paraphilia. • PARAPHILIAC n. a person who indulges in paraphilia, abnormal sexual practices. |
| PARAPHILICS | • paraphilics n. Plural of paraphilic. |
| PARAPSYCHIC | • parapsychic adj. Parapsychological. • parapsychic n. A person with a paranormal psychic ability, such as telepathy or telekinesis. • PARAPSYCHIC adj. related to parapsychism, also PARAPSYCHICAL. |
| PASIGRAPHIC | • pasigraphic adj. Of or relating to pasigraphy. • PASIGRAPHIC adj. relating to pasigraphy, a system of universal ideographic writing, also PASIGRAPHICAL. |
| PATAPHYSICS | • pataphysics n. An absurdist philosophy or pseudoscience studying things "beyond" metaphysics. • 'pataphysics n. Alternative spelling of pataphysics. • PATAPHYSICS n. 'The science of imaginary solutions' invented by the French dramatist Alfred Jarry (1873-1907), writer of symbolic farce, from which is descended the theatre of the absurd. |