| ANTHROPIC | • anthropic adj. Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity’s existence. • ANTHROPIC adj. of or relating to human beings or the period of their existence on earth, also ANTHROPICAL. |
| APOPHATIC | • apophatic adj. (Theology) Pertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertions. • apophatic adj. (By extension) That which passively defines a thing by describing what it is not characteristic thereof. • APOPHATIC adj. emphasizing a fact, by pretending to ignore or deny it. |
| APOTHECIA | • apothecia n. Plural of apothecium. • APOTHECIUM n. the spore-producing organ of certain fungi, also APOTHECE. |
| ARCTOPHIL | • ARCTOPHIL n. a lover or collector of teddy-bears, also ARCTOPHILE. |
| CASHPOINT | • cashpoint n. (Britain, Ireland, banking) An automated teller machine. • cash␣point n. Alternative form of cashpoint. • CASHPOINT n. (tradename) a bank terminal at which cash may be obtained. |
| CHIPOLATA | • chipolata n. A type of sausage from Europe, typically of seasoned coarsely ground pork. • CHIPOLATA n. a small, often spicy sausage. |
| HAPLONTIC | • haplontic adj. (Biology) Describing an organism that is haploid for most of its life cycle but that briefly has a diploid zygote. • HAPLONTIC adj. of or like a haplont, an organism having a particular chromosomal structure. |
| MYOPATHIC | • myopathic adj. Pertaining to myopathy. • MYOPATHIC adj. of or pertaining to myopathy, a disorder of muscle tissue. |
| OMPHACITE | • omphacite n. (Mineralogy) Any of a range of green, monoclinic pyroxene minerals found in eclogites and similar rocks;… • OMPHACITE n. a grass-green pyroxene. |
| PATCHOULI | • patchouli n. Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield… • patchouli n. The oil or perfume made from these plants. • PATCHOULI n. (Tamil) an Asiatic tree with a fragrant perfume oil; the resulting perfume, also PACHOULI, PATCHOULY. |
| PHACOLITE | • phacolite n. (Mineralogy) A colourless variety of chabazite. • PHACOLITE n. a colorless variety of chabazite, a mineral of the zeolite group. |
| PHACOLITH | • phacolith n. (Geology) A lens-shaped mass that occurs in an anticlinal crest or synclinal trough. • PHACOLITH n. an intrusive mass of igneous rock situated between strata at the top of an anticline or the bottom of a syncline. |
| PISTACHIO | • pistachio n. A deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit. • pistachio n. The nutlike fruit of this tree. • pistachio n. (Color) A pale green colour, like that of a pistachio seed. |
| POACHIEST | • poachiest adj. Superlative form of poachy: most poachy. • POACHY adj. spongy and sodden. |
| RHAPONTIC | • rhapontic n. The false rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum). • RHAPONTIC n. the common rhubarb. |
| SOCIOPATH | • sociopath n. A person with an antisocial personality disorder. • SOCIOPATH n. a person hostile to society. |