| AMPHITRICHOUS | • amphitrichous adj. (Biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum… • AMPHITRICHOUS adj. of or like amphitricha, bacteria that have flagella at both ends. |
| ANTHROPOMORPH | • anthropomorph n. A figure in ancient art resembling a human being. • anthropomorph n. An anthropomorphic character. • ANTHROPOMORPH n. a stylized human figure. |
| ARITHMOPHOBIA | • arithmophobia n. The irrational fear of numbers or arithmetic. • ARITHMOPHOBIA n. a fear of numbers. |
| CHEMAUTOTROPH | • CHEMAUTOTROPH n. an organism, such as a bacterium, that obtains its energy from inorganic reactions using simple compounds, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide. |
| CHEMOAUTROPHS | • CHEMOAUTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTOTROPH. |
| CHROMATOGRAPH | • chromatograph n. (Analytical chemistry) A machine that performs chromatography by gas or liquid separation. • chromatograph v. To analyze or separate mixtures using chromatography. • CHROMATOGRAPH n. an instrument for performing chromatographic separations. |
| CHROMATOPHORE | • chromatophore n. A pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals. • CHROMATOPHORE n. a pigment-bearing cell. |
| CHROMOTHERAPY | • chromotherapy n. (Alternative medicine) A form of alternative medicine involving the therapeutic use of colour and light. • CHROMOTHERAPY n. colour therapy using red, green and violet as three primary colours. |
| HERMAPHRODITE | • hermaphrodite n. An individual or organism possessing ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads. • hermaphrodite n. A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities. • hermaphrodite n. (Nautical) A hermaphrodite brig. |
| MYTHOGRAPHERS | • mythographers n. Plural of mythographer. • MYTHOGRAPHER n. a student of mythography. |
| MYTHOGRAPHIES | • mythographies n. Plural of mythography. • MYTHOGRAPHY n. the descriptive study or representation of myths. |
| RHAMPHOTHECAE | • rhamphothecae n. Plural of rhamphotheca. • RHAMPHOTHECA n. the horny or leathery outer layer of a bird's bill. |
| RHYTHMOPOEIAS | • RHYTHMOPOEIA n. the art of composing rhythmically. |
| THEANTHROPISM | • theanthropism n. A state of being God and man. • theanthropism n. The ascription of human attributes to a deity. • THEANTHROPISM n. the belief in the union of the divine and human. |
| THERMOGRAPHER | • thermographer n. One who carries out thermography. • THERMOGRAPHER n. one who uses a thermograph, an instrument for recording changes in temperature. |
| THERMOGRAPHIC | • thermographic adj. Of, pertaining to, or generated using thermography. • THERMOGRAPHIC adj. relating to thermography. |
| THERMOTHERAPY | • thermotherapy n. (Medicine) The use of heat to treat disease. • THERMOTHERAPY n. the treatment of a part of the body by heat. |
| THROMBOPHILIA | • thrombophilia n. (Pathology) The tendency to develop thrombosis (blood clots) due to an abnormality in the system of coagulation. • THROMBOPHILIA n. combined inflammation and thrombosis of a vein. |
| XEROPHTHALMIA | • xerophthalmia n. (Ophthalmology) A condition due to a deficiency of vitamin A where the conjunctiva and cornea become… • XEROPHTHALMIA n. extreme dryness of the conjunctive, thought to stem from a vitamin A deficiency, also XEROMA. |
| XEROPHTHALMIC | • xerophthalmic adj. Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia. • XEROPHTHALMIC adj. relating to xerophthalmia. |