| APOLOGETICS | • apologetics n. The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines. • APOLOGETICS n. defense and proof of Christianity or other doctrine. |
| APOSTOLICAL | • apostolical adj. (Christianity) apostolic. • APOSTOLICAL adj. relating to the office of apostle, also APOSTOLIC. |
| BLASTOPORIC | • blastoporic adj. (Biology) Pertaining to a blastopore; blastoporal. • BLASTOPORIC adj. relating to a blastospore. |
| CARPOLOGIST | • carpologist n. One who studies carpology. • CARPOLOGIST n. a student of carpology, the study of fruits and seeds. |
| CHLOROPLAST | • chloroplast n. (Cytology) An organelle, found in the cells of green plants and in photosynthetic algae, where photosynthesis… • CHLOROPLAST n. a plastid that contains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis. |
| CHROMOPLAST | • chromoplast n. (Biology) Any plastid in which a pigment is synthesized or stored. • CHROMOPLAST n. a colored plastid usually containing red or yellow pigment, such as carotene. |
| COLPORTAGES | • colportages n. Plural of colportage. • COLPORTAGE n. (French) the distribution of religious books, tracts, etc., by colporteurs. |
| COMPILATORS | • compilators n. Plural of compilator. • COMPILATOR n. a compiler. |
| COMPOSTABLE | • compostable adj. Suitable for compost. • compostable n. That which is suitable for compost. • COMPOSTABLE adj. that can be composted. |
| COPULATIONS | • copulations n. Plural of copulation. • COPULATION n. the act of copulating. |
| HOMOPLASTIC | • homoplastic adj. Relating to, or showing, homoplasy. • homoplastic adj. Relating to the transplantation of tissue between individuals of the same species. • HOMOPLASTIC adj. similar in structure and development but not descended from a recent common source. |
| ISAPOSTOLIC | • isapostolic adj. Having equivalent, or almost equivalent, authority with the apostles or their teachings. • ISAPOSTOLIC adj. equal to the apostles, as bishops of apostolic creation, the first preachers of Christ in a country, etc. |
| LACTOSCOPES | • lactoscopes n. Plural of lactoscope. • LACTOSCOPE n. an instrument for measuring the purity or richness of milk. |
| PERCOLATORS | • percolators n. Plural of percolator. • PERCOLATOR n. one that percolates. |
| POSTOCULARS | • postoculars n. Plural of postocular. • POSTOCULAR n. a scale situated behind the eye of some lizards. |
| POSTVOCALIC | • postvocalic adj. (Phonetics) (Of a phoneme) occurring after a vowel. • POSTVOCALIC adj. after a vowel. |
| TOXOPLASMIC | • toxoplasmic adj. Pertaining to toxoplasmas. • TOXOPLASMIC adj. relating to toxoplasma. |
| UNAPOSTOLIC | • unapostolic adj. (Christianity) Not apostolic; unconnected to the apostles or contrary to their teachings. • UNAPOSTOLIC adj. not apostolical, also UNAPOSTOLICAL. |