| AMPHOTERIC | • amphoteric adj. (Chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic. • AMPHOTERIC adj. in chemistry, reacting as either alkali or acid. |
| CAMPHORATE | • camphorate n. (Chemistry) Any salt of camphoric acid. • camphorate v. (Transitive) To treat or impregnate with camphor. • camphorate adj. Camphoric. |
| 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. |
| CHROMATYPE | • chromatype n. Alternative form of chromotype. • CHROMATYPE n. a colored photographic picture taken upon paper made sensitive with potassium bichromate or some other salt of chromium. |
| CHROMOTYPE | • chromotype n. (Historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph. • chromotype n. (Historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours. • CHROMOTYPE n. a sheet printed in colors by any process, as a chromolithograph. |
| CORMOPHYTE | • cormophyte n. (Now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its… • CORMOPHYTE n. a plant differentiated into leaf, stem and root. |
| ECTOMORPHS | • ectomorphs n. Plural of ectomorph. • ECTOMORPH n. a psychophysical type with long thin bones and large surface relative. |
| ECTOMORPHY | • ectomorphy n. The condition of being ectomorphic. • ECTOMORPHY n. the state of being an ectomorph. |
| EMPHRACTIC | • emphractic adj. (Medicine) Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin. • EMPHRACTIC adj. blocking the pores of the skin. • EMPHRACTIC n. a substance that stops the pores of the skin. |
| HEMITROPIC | • hemitropic adj. (Crystallography) hemitropal. • hemitropic adj. (Mathematics) Invariant relative to a proper orthogonal group. • HEMITROPIC adj. of a crystal, having a twinned structure, also HEMITROPAL, HEMITROPE, HEMITROPOUS. |
| HERMATYPIC | • hermatypic adj. (Marine biology) Of a coral that is a species that builds coral reefs. • HERMATYPIC adj. building reefs (as of corals). |
| MACROPHYTE | • macrophyte n. (Biology) Any normal macroscopic plant, especially an aquatic one. • MACROPHYTE n. a macroscopic plant in an aquatic environment. |
| METAPHORIC | • metaphoric adj. Synonym of metaphorical. • METAPHORIC adj. related to metaphor, also METAPHORICAL. |
| MICROPHYTE | • microphyte n. (Biology) Any microscopic plant or alga. • MICROPHYTE n. a very minute plant, one of certain unicellular algae, such as the germs of various infectious diseases are believed to be. |
| PACHYMETER | • pachymeter n. Any of several instruments that are used to measure the thickness of something. • PACHYMETER n. an instrument for measuring small thicknesses. |
| PARCHMENTS | • parchments n. Plural of parchment. • Parchments prop.n. Plural of Parchment. • PARCHMENT n. the skin of a sheep, goat, or other animal prepared for writing on, etc. |
| PARCHMENTY | • parchmenty adj. Resembling or characteristic of parchment. • PARCHMENTY adj. like parchment. |
| PREACHMENT | • preachment n. (Now chiefly depreciative) Preaching; sermonizing. • preachment n. An instance of preaching; a sermon or homily. • PREACHMENT n. a religious harangue; a sermon. |