| AMPHISTOMATIC | • amphistomatic adj. (Botany, of a leaf) Having stomata on both sides. • AMPHISTOMATIC adj. of a leaf, having stomata on both surfaces, also AMPHISTOMATAL. |
| AMPHITHEATRIC | • amphitheatric adj. Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling an amphitheatre. • AMPHITHEATRIC adj. relating to an amphitheater, also AMPHITHEATRICAL. |
| CATASTROPHISM | • catastrophism n. (Geology) The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features… • catastrophism n. (Biology) The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic… • catastrophism n. The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic. |
| CHEMAUTOTROPH | • CHEMAUTOTROPH n. an organism, such as a bacterium, that obtains its energy from inorganic reactions using simple compounds, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide. |
| DERMATOPHYTIC | • dermatophytic adj. Being or relating to a dermatophyte. • DERMATOPHYTIC adj. of or like a dermatophyte, a fungus parasitic on the skin. |
| HEMATOPOIETIC | • hematopoietic adj. Of or pertaining to hematopoiesis. • HEMATOPOIETIC adj. relating to hematopoiesis, the formation of blood, also HAEMATOPOIETIC. |
| HEPATECTOMIES | • hepatectomies n. Plural of hepatectomy. • HEPATECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the liver. |
| HEPTAMETRICAL | • heptametrical adj. Alternative form of heptametric. • HEPTAMETRICAL adj. of or like a heptameter. |
| MACHTPOLITIKS | • MACHTPOLITIK n. (German) power politics. |
| METAPHYSICIST | • metaphysicist n. (Philosophy, rare) A metaphysician. • METAPHYSICIST n. one who practises metaphysics. |
| MYTHOPOETICAL | • mythopoetical adj. (Mythology) Pertaining to the creation of myths; pertaining to mythopoiesis. • MYTHOPOETICAL adj. relating to mythopoeia. |
| PARCHMENTIEST | • PARCHMENTY adj. like parchment. |
| PHARMACEUTIST | • pharmaceutist n. (Dated) One skilled in pharmacy; a druggist. • PHARMACEUTIST n. one who prepares medicines. |
| SOMATOTROPHIC | • somatotrophic adj. That stimulates body growth, especially by producing somatotrophin. • SOMATOTROPHIC adj. promoting bodily growth, also SOMATOTROPIC. |
| SPERMATOTHECA | • spermatotheca n. Synonym of spermatheca. • SPERMATOTHECA n. a receptacle for storing sperm. |
| SYMPATHECTOMY | • sympathectomy n. (Neurosurgery) The surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system. • SYMPATHECTOMY n. the surgical excision of a sympathetic ganglion or other part of the sympathetic system. |
| SYMPATHETICAL | • sympathetical adj. Alternative form of sympathetic. • SYMPATHETICAL adj. (obsolete) sympathetic, also SYMPATHETIC. |
| SYMPATHOLYTIC | • sympatholytic adj. (Medicine) That opposes the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. • sympatholytic n. (Pharmacology) Any medicine having this effect. • SYMPATHOLYTIC adj. inhibiting the action of the sympathetic nervous system. |
| THERMOPLASTIC | • thermoplastic adj. Softening when heated and hardening when cooled, and thus able to be moulded. • thermoplastic n. A plastic with this property. • THERMOPLASTIC adj. capable of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening again when cooled. |
| UNSYMPATHETIC | • unsympathetic adj. Not sympathetic. • UNSYMPATHETIC adj. not sympathetic. |