| ATYPICAL | • atypical adj. Not conforming to the normal type. • atypical adj. Unusual or irregular. • atypical n. (Pharmacy) An atypical antipsychotic. |
| CALOTYPE | • calotype n. A talbotype. • CALOTYPE n. (tradename) an early type of photography, also KALOTYPE. |
| CALYPTER | • calypter n. (Biology, entomology) Either of two posterior wing lobes that appear in dipteran flies of the subsection… • CALYPTER n. a hood or hoodlike structure, esp. that covering the spore capsule of mosses and liverworts, also CALYPTERA, CALYPTRA. |
| CALYPTRA | • calyptra n. (Botany) In bryophytes, a thin, hood of tissue that forms from the archegonium and covers the developing… • calyptra n. (Botany) any cap-like covering of a flower or fruit, such as the operculum over the unopened buds of… • calyptra n. (Botany) Any of various coverings at the tips of structures, in the terminology of various authors;… |
| CLYPEATE | • clypeate adj. (Botany) Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate. • clypeate adj. (Zoology) Furnished with a protective plate or shell. • CLYPEATE adj. shaped like a buckler, a round shield, also CLYPEIFORM. |
| COPYLEFT | • copyleft n. The philosophy of using copyrights to enforce freedom of information, especially software source code. • copyleft n. A software license that follows this philosophy. • copyleft v. To license under a copyleft license. |
| EPICOTYL | • epicotyl n. (Botany) In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling above the cotyledons. • EPICOTYL n. the part of an embryo or seedling stem above the cotyledon(s). |
| ETYPICAL | • etypical adj. (Biology) Diverging from, or lacking conformity to, a type. • ETYPICAL adj. not conforming to a type, also ETYPIC. |
| EUCALYPT | • eucalypt n. Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus. • eucalypt n. Any tree of the tribe Eucalypteae of genera related and similar to Eucalyptus, such as Corymbia and Angophora. • EUCALYPT n. a large Australian tree, also EUCALYPTUS. |
| FLYPITCH | • fly-pitch v. To sell goods on the street without a vendor’s licence, usually from a small suitcase, wooden crate… • FLYPITCH n. an unlicensed market stall. |
| GLYPTICS | • glyptics n. The art of engraving on precious stones. • GLYPTIC n. the art or process of engraving on gems. |
| LIPOCYTE | • lipocyte n. (Cytology) An adipocyte in connective tissue that stores and metabolizes fat. • LIPOCYTE n. a fat-producing cell. |
| PATCHILY | • patchily adv. In a patchy manner. • PATCHY adv. uneven in quality. |
| PHYLETIC | • phyletic adj. Of or pertaining to phylogeny; phylogenetic. • phyletic adj. Of or pertaining to gradual evolutionary change along a single line of descent. • PHYLETIC adj. relating to a phylum; according to presumed evolutionary descent. |
| PITCHILY | • pitchily adv. In a pitchy way. • PITCHY adv. like pitch. |
| PLAYACTS | • playacts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of playact. • play-acts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of play-act. • PLAYACT v. to take part in a theatrical performance. |
| POLYCOTS | • polycots n. Plural of polycot. • POLYCOT n. (short for) a polycotyledon, a plant with more than two cotyledons. |
| PYELITIC | • pyelitic adj. Relating to pyelitis. • PYELITIC adj. relating to pyelitis, inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney. |
| SPLOTCHY | • splotchy adj. Marked or covered with large, irregular spots. • SPLOTCHY adj. covered with splotches. |
| TELECOPY | • telecopy n. A fax message. • telecopy v. (Transitive) To send (a message) by fax machine, or telecopier. • TELECOPY n. a message or document sent by fax. |