| AMIANTHOID | • amianthoid adj. Resembling amianthus. • AMIANTHOID adj. of or like amianthus, asbestos with silky fibres, also AMIANTHINE, AMIANTHOIDAL. |
| AMPHIPLOID | • amphiploid adj. (Genetics) Having at least one diploid set of chromosomes from each parent species. • amphiploid n. (Genetics) Any organism having at least one diploid set of chromosomes from each parent species. • AMPHIPLOID n. having at least one set of diploid chromosomes derived from each parent species. |
| CHIRONOMID | • chironomid n. (Entomology) Any of the non-biting midges or Chironomidae, a family of true flies within the order Diptera. • CHIRONOMID n. a member of a large genus of common midges. |
| CHROMIDIUM | • chromidium n. A granule of extranuclear chromatin in the cytoplasm of a cell. • CHROMIDIUM n. an algal cell in a lichen. |
| DICHOGAMIC | • dichogamic adj. Relating to dichogamy. • DICHOGAMIC adj. relating to dichogamy, an arrangement for preventing the self-fertilization of hermaphrodite flowers. |
| DICHOTOMIC | • dichotomic adj. In the form of a dichotomy; dichotomous. • dichotomic adj. (Computing) Choosing between two antithetical choices, between two distinct alternatives. Classification… • dichotomic adj. (Botany) That system of classification which pertains to two opposite criteria. |
| DICHROISMS | • dichroisms n. Plural of dichroism. • DICHROISM n. the property of showing different colours exhibited by doubly refracting crystals when viewed in different directions by transmitted light. |
| DICHROMISM | • dichromism n. Dichromatism. • DICHROMISM n. the state of being dichromic. |
| DIMORPHISM | • dimorphism n. (Biology) The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part. • dimorphism n. (Biology) The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual. • dimorphism n. (Geology) A property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms. |
| DIOTHELISM | • DIOTHELISM n. the doctrine that Christ on earth had two will, human and divine, also DITHELISM, DYOTHELISM. |
| ETHIONAMID | Sorry, definition not available. |
| GLOCHIDIUM | • glochidium n. (Zoology) The larva or young of the mussel. • glochidium n. (Botany) A glochid, or cactus spine. • GLOCHIDIUM n. (Latin) the larva of a freshwater mussel that develops as a parasite on fish. |
| HIDALGOISM | • hidalgoism n. The manners or attitudes of a hidalgo. • HIDALGOISM n. the state of being a hidalgo, a Spanish nobleman of the lower class. |
| HIPPIEDOMS | • HIPPIEDOM n. the world of the hippie, also HIPPYDOM. |
| PEMPHIGOID | • pemphigoid n. (Pathology) Any of a group of rare autoimmune blistering skin diseases that superficially resemble pemphigus. • PEMPHIGOID adj. relating to pemphigus, a skin disease, characterized by the development of blebs upon different part of the body, also PEMPHIGOUS. • PEMPHIGOID n. any of a group of skin diseases, also PEMPHIGOUS. |
| PREHOMINID | • prehominid n. Any evolutionary ancestor of the hominids. • PREHOMINID adj. preceding the evolution of hominids. • PREHOMINID n. an ancestor of hominids. |
| RHOMBOIDEI | • rhomboidei n. Plural of rhomboideus. • RHOMBOIDEUS n. a rhomboid, also RHOMBOIDES. |
| VICTIMHOOD | • victimhood n. The state or perception of being a victim. • VICTIMHOOD n. the state of being a victim. |