| AMATEURSHIPS | • amateurships n. Plural of amateurship. • AMATEURSHIP n. the state of being an amateur. |
| AMPHITROPOUS | • amphitropous adj. (Botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other. • AMPHITROPOUS adj. of an ovule, with its point of attachment in the middle. |
| AUTOMORPHISM | • automorphism n. (Algebra) An isomorphism of a mathematical object or system of objects onto itself. • automorphism n. The ascription to others of one’s own characteristics. • AUTOMORPHISM n. ascription to others of one's own characteristics. |
| CHEMOAUTROPH | • CHEMOAUTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTOTROPH. |
| HIPPEASTRUMS | • HIPPEASTRUM n. any plant of the South American genus Hippeastrum, bulbous, with white or red flowers. |
| HYPERMUTABLE | • hypermutable adj. (Genetics) That mutates rapidly. • HYPERMUTABLE adj. excessively mutable. |
| HYPOGASTRIUM | • hypogastrium n. An area of the human abdomen residing below the umbilicus. • HYPOGASTRIUM n. (Latin) the lower middle abdominal region. |
| METAMORPHOUS | • metamorphous adj. Metamorphic. • METAMORPHOUS adj. of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks). |
| PERICHAETIUM | • perichaetium n. (Botany) perichaeth. • PERICHAETIUM n. a sheath or cluster of leaves around the archegonia in mosses and liverworts. |
| PHARMACEUTIC | • pharmaceutic adj. Pharmaceutical. • PHARMACEUTIC adj. relating to the knowledge or art of preparing medicines, also PHARMACEUTICAL. |
| PNEUMOTHORAX | • pneumothorax n. (Medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall. • PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
| PROTHALAMIUM | • prothalamium n. Alternative form of prothalamion. • PROTHALAMIUM n. (Spenser) a song in honour of a marriage, also PROTHALAMION. |
| THAUMATROPES | • thaumatropes n. Plural of thaumatrope. • THAUMATROPE n. an optical toy in which pictures on both sides of a card are seen to combine when the card is rotated rapidly. |
| TRIUMPHALISM | • triumphalism n. The attitude or belief that a particular doctrine, culture, or social system, particularly a religious… • TRIUMPHALISM n. belief in the superiority of one particular religious creed. |
| TRIUMPHALIST | • triumphalist adj. Proud of one’s belief or culture, and having a feeling of superiority. • triumphalist n. A triumphalist person. • TRIUMPHALIST n. one who engages in triumphalism. |
| TRIUMPHANTLY | • triumphantly adv. In a triumphant manner. • TRIUMPHANT adv. victorious, conquering. |