| AMPHIARTHROSIS | • amphiarthrosis n. (Anatomy) The type of movable joint in animals in which the surfaces of bones are connected by ligaments or cartilage. • AMPHIARTHROSIS n. a type of articulation permitting only slight movement, as between the vertebrae of the backbone. |
| AMPHIBOLOGICAL | • amphibological adj. (Rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling. • amphibological adj. (Linguistics) Grammatically ambiguous. • AMPHIBOLOGICAL adj. related to amphibology. |
| AMPHICHROMATIC | • amphichromatic adj. Amphichroic. • AMPHICHROMATIC adj. producing two colours, one on reacting with an acid, the other on reacting with a base, also AMPHICHROIC. |
| ARITHMOPHOBIAS | • ARITHMOPHOBIA n. a fear of numbers. |
| COCHAIRMANSHIP | • COCHAIRMANSHIP n. joint chairmanship. |
| HAEMATOPOIESIS | • haematopoiesis n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematopoiesis. • HAEMATOPOIESIS n. the formation of blood, also HAEMOPOIESIS, HEMATOPOIESIS, HEMOPOIESIS. |
| HAEMATOPOIETIC | • haematopoietic adj. (British spelling) Of or pertaining to haematopoiesis. • HAEMATOPOIETIC adj. relating to haematopoiesis, the formation of blood, also HEMATOPOIETIC. |
| HYPERURICAEMIA | • hyperuricaemia n. (Britain) Alternative spelling of hyperuricemia. • HYPERURICAEMIA n. an abnormal elevation of uric acid in the blood, also HYPERURICEMIA. |
| IMPEACHABILITY | • impeachability n. The state or condition of being impeachable. • IMPEACHABILITY n. the quality of being impeachable. |
| MAGISTRATESHIP | • magistrateship n. The role or status of magistrate. • MAGISTRATESHIP n. the office of magistrate. |
| MALPIGHIACEOUS | • malpighiaceous adj. Of, relating to, or similar to the plants in the Malpighiaceae family. • MALPIGHIACEOUS adj. belonging to the malpighia family. |
| MESATICEPHALIC | • mesaticephalic adj. (Anatomy) Having a cranium with a medium ratio of length to breadth. • MESATICEPHALIC adj. intermediate between dolichocephalic and brachycephalic, also MESATICEPHALOUS. |
| METAPHYSICIANS | • metaphysicians n. Plural of metaphysician. • METAPHYSICIAN n. a student of or specialist in metaphysics. |
| MISANTHROPICAL | • misanthropical adj. Misanthropic. • MISANTHROPICAL adj. of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope, also MISANTHROPIC. |
| MORPHINOMANIAC | • morphinomaniac n. A morphine addict. • MORPHINOMANIAC n. one excessively addicted to morphine. |
| MORPHINOMANIAS | • MORPHINOMANIA n. a habitual craving or desire for morphine. |
| PATRIARCHALISM | • patriarchalism n. The quality of being patriarchal. • patriarchalism n. (Historical, politics, philosophy, sometimes uppercase) A political theory which arose in England in… • PATRIARCHALISM n. a patriarchic system. |
| RAMAPITHECINES | • ramapithecines n. Plural of ramapithecine. • RAMAPITHECINE n. an early Pliocene genus of primates. |
| STIGMATOPHILIA | • stigmatophilia n. A paraphilia involving sexual arousal from body modifications such as piercings and tattoos. • STIGMATOPHILIA n. an obsession with tattooing or branding. |
| SULPHANILAMIDE | • sulphanilamide n. (British spelling, pharmacology) The amide of sulphanilic acid, used to treat streptococcal infections;… • SULPHANILAMIDE n. a white crystalline compound formerly used as an antibacterial drug. |