| AMPHICTYONIC | • amphictyonic adj. (Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council. • AMPHICTYONIC adj. applied to the ancient Greek council of state-deputies. |
| APOCHROMATIC | • apochromatic adj. (Optics) Corrected for both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration. • APOCHROMATIC adj. free from chromatic and spherical aberration. |
| CHEMOCEPTORS | • chemoceptors n. Plural of chemoceptor. • CHEMOCEPTOR n. a sensory receptor in a biological cell membrane to which an external molecule binds to generate a smell or taste sensation. |
| CHYMOTRYPTIC | • chymotryptic adj. Of or pertaining to chymotrypsin. • CHYMOTRYPTIC adj. relating to chymotrypsin. |
| CRYPTORCHISM | • cryptorchism n. The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum. • CRYPTORCHISM n. a medical condition in which the testes fail to descend, also CRYPTORCHIDISM. |
| METAPSYCHICS | • metapsychics n. The study of psychic or metapsychic phenomena. • METAPSYCHICS n. the study of psychic phenomena beyond the limits of ordinary or orthodox psychology. |
| PANCHROMATIC | • panchromatic adj. (Photography, of black and white film) sensitive to all visible colours. • panchromatic adj. (Digital imaging) sensitive to a wide range of wavelengths of light, typically most of the visible spectrum. • PANCHROMATIC adj. of photographic film, sensitive to all colours. |
| PHARMACEUTIC | • pharmaceutic adj. Pharmaceutical. • PHARMACEUTIC adj. relating to the knowledge or art of preparing medicines, also PHARMACEUTICAL. |
| PHONOCAMPTIC | • phonocamptic adj. Reflecting sound. • PHONOCAMPTIC adj. reflecting sound, echoing; relating to echoes. |
| PHOTOCHROMIC | • photochromic adj. Of, related to, or produced by photochromism. • photochromic adj. (Chemistry) Relating to the part of a molecule responsible for its photochromism. • PHOTOCHROMIC adj. changing colour, and hence changing the amount of light transmitted when the incident light increases, or decreases. |
| PHYCOMYCETES | • phycomycetes n. Plural of phycomycete. • Phycomycetes prop.n. An obsolete taxon comprising certain fungi with non-septate hyphae. • PHYCOMYCETE n. a fungus resembling algae. |
| POLYCYTHEMIC | • polycythemic adj. Pertaining to, or afflicted with, polycythemia. • POLYCYTHEMIC adj. relating to polycythemia. |
| POSTISCHEMIC | • postischemic adj. Following (or caused by) ischemia. • POSTISCHEMIC adj. following ischemia, an inadequate flow of blood to part of the body. |
| PSYCHOMETRIC | • psychometric adj. Of or pertaining to psychometrics. • PSYCHOMETRIC adj. relating to psychometry, also PSYCHOMETRICAL, PSYCHROMETRIC, PSYCHROMETRICAL. |
| PSYCHOTICISM | • psychoticism n. A personality pattern typified by aggressiveness and interpersonal hostility. • PSYCHOTICISM n. the state of being psychotic. |
| THERMOSCOPIC | • thermoscopic adj. Of, or pertaining to, the thermoscope. • thermoscopic adj. Made by means of a thermoscope. • THERMOSCOPIC adj. indicating, or sensitive to, temperature changes, also THERMOSCOPICAL. |