| AMPHIBIOTIC | • amphibiotic adj. Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults. • AMPHIBIOTIC adj. having an aquatic larval form and a terrestrial adult form, as amphibians. |
| AMPHIMICTIC | • amphimictic adj. Relating to amphimixis. • AMPHIMICTIC adj. relating to amphimixis. |
| AMPHIPHILIC | • amphiphilic adj. (Chemistry, of a molecule) Being a detergent: having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups. • amphiphilic adj. (Biochemistry, of a protein, especially an alpha helix) Having one surface consisting of hydrophilic… • AMPHIPHILIC adj. of or relating to a compound having a polar water-molecule attached to a water-soluble hydrocarbon chain. |
| AMPICILLINS | • ampicillins n. Plural of ampicillin. • AMPICILLIN n. an improved form of penicillin taken by mouth. |
| APOLITICISM | • apoliticism n. (Politics) Apolitical behaviour. • APOLITICISM n. being uninterested in politics. |
| CAPILLITIUM | • capillitium n. A mass of sterile fibers within a fruiting body interspersed among spores. • CAPILLITIUM n. a mass of threads. |
| HISPANICISM | • Hispanicism n. (Linguistics) A Spanish-language item as it appears in another language. • Hispanicism n. (Politics) Support for hegemony of Spain. • HISPANICISM n. a Spanish phrase. |
| IDIOPLASMIC | • idioplasmic adj. Of or pertaining to idioplasma. • IDIOPLASMIC adj. of or like idioplasm, the part of the protoplasm bearing hereditary characteristics, also IDIOPLASMATIC. |
| IMPLICATING | • implicating v. Present participle of implicate. • IMPLICATE v. to involve, to entangle. |
| IMPLICATION | • implication n. (Uncountable) The act of implicating. • implication n. (Uncountable) The state of being implicated. • implication n. (Countable) A possible effect or result of a decision or action. |
| IMPLICATIVE | • implicative adj. Tending to implicate or to imply; pertaining to implication. • IMPLICATIVE adj. tending to implicate. |
| IMPOLITICAL | • impolitical adj. Obsolete form of impolitic. • IMPOLITICAL adj. (obsolete) impolitic, also IMPOLITIC, UNPOLITIC. |
| PACIFICISMS | • pacificisms n. Plural of pacificism. • PACIFICISM n. opposition to war or violence, also PACIFISM. |
| RIFAMPICINS | • rifampicins n. Plural of rifampicin. • RIFAMPICIN n. an antibiotic drug used in treating tuberculosis, leprosy and meningitis. |