| AMPHITHECIUM | • 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. |
| CHALCOLITHIC | • chalcolithic adj. Synonym of Eneolithic. • CHALCOLITHIC adj. of or relating to a period characterized by the use of both stone and bronze implements. |
| CHITCHATTING | • chitchatting v. Present participle of chitchat. • chit-chatting v. Present participle of chit-chat. • CHITCHAT v. to indulge in small talk. |
| CHURCHIANITY | • Churchianity n. (Derogatory) Any practices of Christianity that place a larger emphasis on the habits of church life… • CHURCHIANITY n. a usually excessive or narrowly sectarian attachment to the practices and interests of a particular church. |
| HATCHABILITY | • hatchability n. (Of an egg) The state of being likely to hatch; a measure of that ability. • hatchability n. (Of a bird etc) The state of being able to produce hatchable eggs; a measure of that ability. • HATCHABILITY n. the capacity for being hatched. |
| HIEROPHANTIC | • hierophantic adj. Of or relating to a hierophant. • HIEROPHANTIC adj. of or like a hierophant. |
| ICHTHYOSAURI | • ichthyosauri n. Plural of ichthyosaur. • ICHTHYOSAURUS n. a large fossil marine reptile, also ICHTHYOSAUR, ICHTHYOSAURIAN. |
| ITHYPHALLICS | • ithyphallics n. Plural of ithyphallic. • ITHYPHALLIC n. a poem in this metre. |
| LITHOGRAPHIC | • lithographic adj. (Printing) Related to the method of lithography. • LITHOGRAPHIC adj. relating to lithography, also LITHOGRAPHICAL. |
| PHOSPHATIDIC | • phosphatidic adj. (Chemistry) Of or pertaining to a phosphatide. • PHOSPHATIDIC adj. in phosphatidic acid, a type of acid. |
| SCHIZOTHYMIA | • schizothymia n. (Psychiatry) A temperament characterised by elements of schizophrenia or schizoid personality disorder… • SCHIZOTHYMIA n. schizoid behavior that resembles schizophrenia in the tendency toward autistic thinking but remains within normal limits. |
| STICHOMYTHIA | • stichomythia n. (Poetry) A technique in drama or poetry, in which alternating lines, or half-lines, are given to alternating… • STICHOMYTHIA n. dialogue in alternate lines, also STICHOMYTHY. |
| TECHNOPHILIA | • technophilia n. A love of new technologies. • TECHNOPHILIA n. love of technology. |