| AMBOCEPTOR | • amboceptor n. (Obsolete) Synonym of hemolysin. • AMBOCEPTOR n. in immunization, an antibody acting as a double receptor. |
| AMPHIBRACH | • amphibrach n. (Prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one… • amphibrach n. (Prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which… • AMPHIBRACH n. a foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short. |
| BIOMORPHIC | • biomorphic adj. Having the appearance of a biomorph; representing a living organism rather than an artistic or pragmatic ideal. • BIOMORPHIC adj. of or like a biomorph, a representation of a living thing as decoration. |
| BUCKJUMPER | • buckjumper n. One who takes part in buckjumping. • buckjumper n. A horse that buckjumps. • BUCKJUMPER n. (Australian) an untamed horse. |
| CARBAPENEM | • carbapenem n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a class of broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics that are resistant to enzymatic… |
| CHAMBERPOT | • chamberpot n. Alternative spelling of chamber pot. • chamber␣pot n. A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before… • CHAMBERPOT n. a container for urine etc. |
| COMPARABLE | • comparable adj. (Often with to) Able to be compared (to). • comparable adj. (Often with to) Similar (to); like. • comparable adj. (Mathematics) Constituting a pair in a particular partial order. |
| COMPARABLY | • comparably adv. In a comparable manner. • COMPARABLE adv. that can be compared. |
| CRAMPBARKS | • CRAMPBARK n. (US) the guelder rose; its medicinal bark. |
| MICROPROBE | • microprobe n. (Chemistry) An instrument used to determine the chemical composition at a point on a solid surface… • MICROPROBE n. a device that produces a very thin electron beam by which the chemical makeup of various compounds may be examined. |
| PROCAMBIAL | • procambial adj. Relating to a procambium. • PROCAMBIAL adj. relating to procambium, the young tissue of a fibrovascular bundle before its component cells have begun to be differentiated. |
| PROCAMBIUM | • procambium n. (Botany) A meristem that lies just inside the protoderm and develops into primary xylem and primary phloem. • PROCAMBIUM n. the young tissue of a fibrovascular bundle before its component cells have begun to be differentiated. |
| PROCUMBENT | • procumbent adj. Prone or prostrate. • procumbent adj. (Botany) That trails along the ground. • procumbent adj. (Dentistry) inclined towards the lips. |