| CALORIMETRICAL | • CALORIMETRICAL adj. relating to calorimetry, the measurement of heat, also CALORIMETRIC. |
| CARPOMETACARPI | • carpometacarpi n. Plural of carpometacarpus. • CARPOMETACARPUS n. in birds, a bone of the wing formed by fusion of some of the carpals with the metacarpals. |
| CHROMATOPHORIC | • chromatophoric adj. Relating to a chromatophore. • CHROMATOPHORIC adj. of or like a chromatophore, a pigment-bearing cell. |
| CHRONOMETRICAL | • chronometrical adj. Chronometric; measured by chronometer. • CHRONOMETRICAL adj. relating to chronometry, also CHRONOMETRIC. |
| CIRCUMGYRATING | • circumgyrating v. Present participle of circumgyrate. • CIRCUMGYRATE v. to whirl or roll round. |
| CIRCUMGYRATION | • circumgyration n. Rotation, revolution. • circumgyration n. Circling, wheeling (around). • CIRCUMGYRATION n. a whirling around. |
| CIRCUMGYRATORY | • circumgyratory adj. Moving in a circle; turning round. • CIRCUMGYRATORY adj. whirling around. |
| CIRCUMLITTORAL | • circumlittoral adj. Around, or bordering the shore. • circumlittoral adj. Describing the part of the sea bottom immediately beyond the littoral. • CIRCUMLITTORAL adj. around or near the shore. |
| CIRCUMNUTATORY | • circumnutatory adj. Circumnutating; performing or relating to circumnutation. • CIRCUMNUTATORY adj. showing circumnutation. |
| CIRCUMROTATING | • circumrotating v. Present participle of circumrotate. • CIRCUMROTATE v. to rotate as a wheel. |
| COLORIMETRICAL | • colorimetrical adj. Alternative form of colourimetrical. • COLORIMETRICAL adj. relating to colorimetry, also COLORIMETRIC. |
| CRANIOMETRICAL | • craniometrical adj. Relating to craniometry; craniometric. • CRANIOMETRICAL adj. relating to craniometry, a science dealing with cranial measurement, also CRANIOMETRIC. |
| ECTOMYCORRHIZA | • ectomycorrhiza n. (Ecology) A form of mycorrhiza consisting of a sheath of fungus around the root tips of the symbiotic plant. • ECTOMYCORRHIZA n. a type of mycorrhiza in which the fungus forms a layer on the outside of the roots of the plant. |
| MICROPARASITIC | • microparasitic adj. Of or pertaining to microparasites. • MICROPARASITIC adj. relating to a microparasite. |
| MICROPARTICLES | • microparticles n. Plural of microparticle. • MICROPARTICLE n. a very small particle. |
| MULTICHARACTER | • multicharacter adj. (Art) Involving or performing multiple characters. • multicharacter adj. (Computing) Consisting of more than one character (unit of text). • MULTICHARACTER adj. having many characters. |
| ORTHOCHROMATIC | • orthochromatic adj. Being uniformly sensitive across the entire visible range, and thus reproducing colours faithfully. • orthochromatic adj. (Photography) Sensitive to all colours except red. • ORTHOCHROMATIC adj. of photographic film, sensitive to all colours except red. |
| REFRACTOMETRIC | • refractometric adj. Of or pertaining to refractometry. • refractometric adj. Measured using a refractometer. • REFRACTOMETRIC adj. relating to measurement by refractometer. |
| SACCHARIMETERS | • saccharimeters n. Plural of saccharimeter. • SACCHARIMETER n. an instrument for measuring the amount of sugar in a solution, also SACCHAROMETER. |