| AMPHICTYONS | • amphictyons n. Plural of amphictyon. • 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). |
| AMPHICTYONY | • amphictyony n. A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period… • AMPHICTYONY n. a group of states sharing common shrine (e.g. the Greek states sharing Delphi). |
| AMYOTROPHIC | • amyotrophic adj. (Medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles). • AMYOTROPHIC adj. relating to amyotrophy, atrophy of the muscles. |
| CEPHALOTOMY | • cephalotomy n. Dissection or opening of the head. • cephalotomy n. (Medicine) craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw. • CEPHALOTOMY n. the dissection of the head. |
| CHAMAEPHYTE | • chamaephyte n. (Botany) Any low perennial plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level. • CHAMAEPHYTE n. a winter-flowering plant. |
| CHROMATYPES | • chromatypes n. Plural of chromatype. • CHROMATYPE n. a colored photographic picture taken upon paper made sensitive with potassium bichromate or some other salt of chromium. |
| CRYPTARITHM | • cryptarithm n. Synonym of alphametic (“type of puzzle”). • CRYPTARITHM n. an arithmetic problem in which letters have been substituted for numbers and which is solved by finding all possible pairings of digits with letters that produce a numerically correct answer. |
| HEPATECTOMY | • hepatectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the liver. • HEPATECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the liver. |
| MACROPHYTES | • macrophytes n. Plural of macrophyte. • MACROPHYTE n. a macroscopic plant in an aquatic environment. |
| MACROPHYTIC | • macrophytic adj. Relating to macrophytes. • MACROPHYTIC adj. relating to a macrophyte. |
| METAPHYSICS | • metaphysics n. (Philosophy, uncountable) The branch of philosophy which studies fundamental principles intended to… • metaphysics n. (Philosophy, countable) The view or theory of a particular philosopher or school of thinkers concerning… • metaphysics n. (Logic, uncountable, by extension from the philosophical sense) The metalogic of physics; the logical… |
| METAPSYCHIC | • metapsychic adj. Being or pertaining to something (for example, telepathy) that is outside the realm of orthodox psychology… • METAPSYCHIC adj. relating to metapsychics, the study of psychic phenomena beyond the limits of ordinary or orthodox psychology, also METAPSYCHICAL. |
| MYCOPHAGIST | • mycophagist n. A person who eats fungi. • mycophagist n. An organism or animal that feeds on fungi. • MYCOPHAGIST n. an eater of mushrooms. |
| MYELOPATHIC | • myelopathic adj. Of or pertaining to myelopathy. • MYELOPATHIC adj. relating to myelopathy. |
| PACHYMETERS | • pachymeters n. Plural of pachymeter. • PACHYMETER n. an instrument for measuring small thicknesses. |
| PHAGOCYTISM | • phagocytism n. The nature or function of a phagocyte. • PHAGOCYTISM n. the nature or function of a phagocyte. |
| SCYPHISTOMA | • scyphistoma n. (Zoology) The young attached larva of Discophora in the stage when it resembles a hydroid, or actinian. • SCYPHISTOMA n. the fixed polypoid stage in the life cycle of a scyphozoan, which reproduces asexually by budding or strobilation. |
| SYMPATHETIC | • sympathetic adj. Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy. • sympathetic adj. (Of a person) Attracting the liking of others. • sympathetic adj. (Relational) Relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises through an affinity, interdependence… |
| TEPHROMANCY | • tephromancy n. Alternative form of tephramancy. • TEPHROMANCY n. divination by ashes. |