| 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. |
| 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. |
| ETHNOHISTORICAL | • ethnohistorical adj. Relating to ethnohistory. • ETHNOHISTORICAL adj. relating to ethnohistory, also ETHNOHISTORIC. |
| FEATHERSTITCHED | • featherstitched v. Simple past tense and past participle of featherstitch. • FEATHERSTITCH v. to stitch with featherstitch. |
| FEATHERSTITCHES | • featherstitches n. Plural of featherstitch. • featherstitches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featherstitch. • FEATHERSTITCH n. an embroidery stitch consisting of a line of diagonal blanket stitches worked alternately to the left and right. |
| HERESTHETICIANS | • HERESTHETICIAN n. one who practises heresthetics. |
| 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. |
| ORTHOCHROMATISM | • orthochromatism n. Quality of being orthochromatic. • ORTHOCHROMATISM n. the state of being orthochromatic, of photographic film, sensitive to all colours except red. |
| ORTHOPSYCHIATRY | • orthopsychiatry n. (Psychiatry) branch of psychiatry concerned with the prevention of mental illness, especially in the young. • ORTHOPSYCHIATRY n. preventive psychiatry for young people. |
| PITHECANTHROPUS | • Pithecanthropus prop.n. A former taxonomic genus in the family Hominidae, whose species are now assigned to the genus Homo… • PITHECANTHROPUS n. any of several primitive extinct men from Java. |
| PSYCHOTHERAPIST | • psychotherapist n. Someone who practices psychotherapy. • PSYCHOTHERAPIST n. a practitioner of psychotherapy. |
| TACHYARRHYTHMIA | • tachyarrhythmia n. (Cardiology) pathological tachycardia. • TACHYARRHYTHMIA n. arrhythmia characterized by a rapid irregular heartbeat. |
| TRICHLOROETHANE | • trichloroethane n. (Organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric halogenated hydrocarbons, CH3-CCl3 or CH2Cl-CHCl2, that are… • trichloroethane n. (Organic chemistry) Any of many derivatives of these compounds. • TRICHLOROETHANE n. a volatile nonflammable colourless liquid with low toxicity used for cleaning electrical apparatus and as a solvent. |