| 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. |
| BIOSYNTHETIC | • biosynthetic adj. (Biochemistry) of or pertaining to biosynthesis. • BIOSYNTHETIC adj. relating to biosynthesis. |
| COPYRIGHTING | • copyrighting v. Present participle of copyright. • COPYRIGHT v. to secure the sole right to reproduce a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work of. |
| CYNOPHILISTS | • cynophilists n. Plural of cynophilist. • CYNOPHILIST n. a lover of dogs, also CANOPHILIST. |
| HYDROKINETIC | • hydrokinetic adj. Of or pertaining to hydrokinetics. • hydrokinetic adj. Of or pertaining to the kinetic energy of moving fluids. • HYDROKINETIC adj. of or relating to the motions of fluids or the forces which produce or affect such motions, also HYDROKINETICAL. |
| HYDROZINCITE | • hydrozincite n. (Mineralogy) A white carbonate mineral with the chemical formula Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6. • HYDROZINCITE n. a monoclinic basic carbonate of zinc that is a secondary mineral occurring as light-coloured crusts on zinc deposits. |
| HYPOTONICITY | • hypotonicity n. The quality of being hypotonic. • HYPOTONICITY n. the state of being hypotonic. |
| INCHOATIVELY | • inchoatively adv. In an inchoative manner. • INCHOATIVE adv. expressing or pertaining to a beginning. |
| LYSOLECITHIN | • lysolecithin n. (Organic chemistry) Any lysophospholipid derived from lecithin. • LYSOLECITHIN n. a hydrolytic substance formed by the enzymatic hydrolysis (as by some snake venoms) of a lecithin. |
| MONOPHYSITIC | • monophysitic adj. Of or pertaining to monophysitism. • MONOPHYSITIC adj. of or like a monophysite, one believing that Christ had but a single divine nature. |
| NONRHOTICITY | • nonrhoticity n. (Rare) The state or condition of being nonrhotic. • NONRHOTICITY n. the state of being nonrhotic, denoting or speaking a dialect of English in which preconsonantal r's are not pronounced. |
| PERICYNTHION | • pericynthion n. The point in an elliptical orbit around the moon that passes closest to the moon. • PERICYNTHION n. the point at which a spacecraft in lunar orbit is nearest to the moon. |
| TRICHOGYNIAL | • TRICHOGYNIAL adj. of or like a trichogyne, also TRICHOGYNIC. |
| TYROTHRICINS | • tyrothricins n. Plural of tyrothricin. • TYROTHRICIN n. an antibiotic mixture consisting chiefly of tyrocidine and gramicidin and used topically especially against gram-positive bacteria. |