| AMPHIBOLE | • amphibole n. (Mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing… • AMPHIBOLE n. any mineral of a group of dark-coloured, rock-forming silicates. |
| DIPLOMAED | • diplomaed adj. Having an academic diploma. • DIPLOMA v. to confer an honour or privilege upon. |
| DIPLOMATE | • diplomate n. A professional who has earned a diploma. • diplomate v. (Transitive) To award a diploma to. • DIPLOMATE n. someone who holds a diploma. |
| DIPLONEMA | • diplonema n. (Biology) The diplotene stage of meiosis. • DIPLONEMA n. a less common name for diplotene, a stage of meiotic prophase (cell division). |
| EMPTIONAL | • emptional adj. Capable of being purchased. • EMPTIONAL adj. capable of being purchased. |
| IMPOSABLE | • imposable adj. Capable of being imposed or laid on. • IMPOSABLE adj. capable of being imposed or laid on. |
| MEGALOPIC | • megalopic adj. Having, or resembling large eyes. • megalopic adj. Relating to megalopses. • MEGALOPIC adj. having large eyes. |
| NEMOPHILA | • nemophila n. (Botany) Any plant of the genus Nemophila in the family Boraginaceae. • NEMOPHILA n. a plant of a North American genus of garden annuals. |
| PAROEMIAL | • paroemial adj. Alternative form of parœmial. • parœmial adj. (Obsolete, rare) Proverbial. • PAROEMIAL adj. relating to paroemia, a proverb, adage or saying. |
| PHILOMELA | • Philomela prop.n. A female given name. • Philomela prop.n. (Greek mythology) the sister of Procne who is raped and mutilated by her brother-in-law Tereus and supposedly… • Philomela prop.n. (Literary zoology) The nightingale. |
| POLEMICAL | • polemical adj. Related to argument or controversy; containing polemic, being polemic. • polemical n. A diatribe or polemic. • POLEMICAL adj. related to polemics, debate, also POLEMIC. |
| POLICEMAN | • policeman n. A male police officer, sometimes used for any police officer regardless of gender. • policeman n. (Chemistry) A glass rod capped at one end with rubber, used in a chemistry laboratory for gravimetric analysis. • policeman n. (Entomology) Any skipper of the genus Coeliades. |
| POLYAMIDE | • polyamide n. (Chemistry) Any of a range of polymers containing amide (or peptide) repeat units; examples include… • POLYAMIDE n. a compound characterized by more than one amide group. |
| POLYAMINE | • polyamine n. (Organic chemistry) any compound having many (more than three) amino functional groups; especially such… • POLYAMINE n. a compound characterized by more than one amino group. |
| PROLAMINE | • prolamine n. (Biochemistry) any of a class of proteins, high in proline, found in the seeds of cereals. • PROLAMINE n. one of a group of proteins found in wheat and rye, also PROLAMIN. |
| SEMIPOLAR | • semipolar adj. (Physics) Partially polar. • semipolar adj. (Chemistry) dative. • SEMIPOLAR adj. as in semipolar bond, a type of chemical bond. |