| ADIATHERMIC | • adiathermic adj. Impervious to heat. • ADIATHERMIC adj. impervious to radiant heat. |
| ALEXITHYMIA | • alexithymia n. A deficiency in understanding, processing, or describing emotions. • ALEXITHYMIA n. an inability to recognize, understand, and describe emotions. |
| 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. |
| AMPHITHECIA | • AMPHITHECIUM n. the outer layer of cells of the embryo of mosses and liverworts that develops into the outer parts of the spore-bearing capsule. |
| AMPHITRICHA | • AMPHITRICHA n. bacteria that have flagella at both ends. |
| CHARISMATIC | • charismatic adj. Of, related to, or having charisma. • charismatic adj. Of, related to, or being a member of a form of Christianity that emphasizes the role of the Holy Spirit. • charismatic n. A member of the Charismatic Movement. |
| DIATHERMIAS | • DIATHERMIA n. heating of internal parts of the body by electric currents, also DIATHERMY. |
| EPITHALAMIA | • epithalamia n. Plural of epithalamium. • EPITHALAMION n. a poem or song in honor of a bride and bridegroom, also EPITHALAMIUM. |
| EPITHALAMIC | • epithalamic adj. Belonging to, or designed for, an epithalamium. • epithalamic adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the epithalamus. • EPITHALAMIC adj. of or like an epithalamium. |
| HAEMATINICS | • haematinics n. Plural of haematinic. • HAEMATINIC n. a drug that stimulates the production of red blood cells, also HEMATINIC. |
| HISTAMINASE | • histaminase n. (Biochemistry) A widely occurring flavoprotein enzyme that oxidizes histamine and various diamines. • HISTAMINASE n. a digestive enzyme that converts histidine to histamine. |
| MACHINATING | • machinating v. Present participle of machinate. • MACHINATE v. to plan; to contrive; esp. to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm. |
| MACHINATION | • machination n. A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes. • machination n. The act of machinating or plotting. • MACHINATION n. an act of machinating. |
| MATRIARCHIC | • matriarchic adj. Matriarchal. • MATRIARCHIC adj. like a matriarch. |
| MITHRADATIC | • MITHRADATIC adj. antidotal, also MITHRIDATIC. |
| SHAMANISTIC | • shamanistic adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of shamanism. • SHAMANISTIC adj. relating to shamanism. |
| THIAMINASES | • thiaminases n. Plural of thiaminase. • THIAMINASE n. an enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of thiamine. |
| THINGAMAJIG | • thingamajig n. (Informal) Something that one does not know the name of. • THINGAMAJIG n. a whatsit. |