| AMPHITHEATRICAL | • amphitheatrical adj. Having some of the characteristics of an amphitheatre. • AMPHITHEATRICAL adj. relating to an amphitheater, also AMPHITHEATRIC. |
| ANTIARRHYTHMICS | • antiarrhythmics n. Plural of antiarrhythmic. • ANTIARRHYTHMIC n. a drug to prevent cardiac arrhythmia. |
| ANTIHELMINTHICS | • antihelminthics n. Plural of antihelminthic. • ANTIHELMINTHIC n. a drug designed to cure intestinal worms. |
| CHEMAUTOTROPHIC | • chemautotrophic adj. Alternative form of chemoautotrophic. • CHEMAUTOTROPHIC adj. of or like a chemautotroph. |
| CHEMOAUTOTROPHS | • chemoautotrophs n. Plural of chemoautotroph. • CHEMOAUTOTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTROPH. |
| CHEMOAUTOTROPHY | • chemoautotrophy n. (Biology) A mode of growth in which CO2 is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is… • CHEMOAUTOTROPHY n. the production of energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide. |
| CHEMOTHERAPISTS | • chemotherapists n. Plural of chemotherapist. • CHEMOTHERAPIST n. one who practises chemotherapy. |
| CHRESTOMATHICAL | • chrestomathical adj. Synonym of chrestomathic. • CHRESTOMATHICAL adj. of or like a chrestomathy, a selection of passages compiled as an aid to learning a language, also CHRESTOMATHIC. |
| HETEROCHROMATIC | • heterochromatic adj. Having more than one colour; relating to heterochromia. • heterochromatic adj. Of light, having more than one wavelength. • heterochromatic adj. Of or relating to heterochromatin. |
| HETEROCHROMATIN | • heterochromatin n. (Cytology) Heterochromatic tightly coiled chromosome material; believed to be genetically inactive. • HETEROCHROMATIN n. densely staining chromatin that appears as nodules in or along chromosomes and contains relatively few genes. |
| LITHOCHROMATICS | • LITHOCHROMATICS n. the art or process of painting in oil on stone and taking impressions from the result. |
| NEMATHELMINTHIC | • NEMATHELMINTHIC adj. of or like a nemathelminth, a member of the Nemathelminthes, a phylum of worms including nematodes. |
| ORTHOCHROMATISM | • orthochromatism n. Quality of being orthochromatic. • ORTHOCHROMATISM n. the state of being orthochromatic, of photographic film, sensitive to all colours except red. |
| PLATYHELMINTHIC | • platyhelminthic adj. Of or relating to the platyhelminths. • PLATYHELMINTHIC adj. of or like a platyhelminth. |
| TACHYARRHYTHMIA | • tachyarrhythmia n. (Cardiology) pathological tachycardia. • TACHYARRHYTHMIA n. arrhythmia characterized by a rapid irregular heartbeat. |
| WHATCHAMACALLIT | • whatchamacallit n. (Slang) A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot… • WHATCHAMACALLIT n. a whatsit. |