| ALPHATESTING | • alpha␣testing n. (Software, testing) A process where a software application approaching full functionality is made available… • ALPHATEST v. to carry out an alpha test of an experimental product, such as computer software. |
| APOTHEGMATIC | • apothegmatic adj. Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy. • APOTHEGMATIC adj. of or like an apothegm, also APOTHEGMATICAL. |
| GAMETOPHYTES | • gametophytes n. Plural of gametophyte. • GAMETOPHYTE n. the haploid stage in the life cycle of an organism undergoing alternations of generations. |
| GAMETOPHYTIC | • gametophytic adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant. • gametophytic adj. (Botany) Having the characteristics of a sporophyte. • GAMETOPHYTIC adj. of or like a gametophyte. |
| GLYPTOTHECAE | • GLYPTOTHECA n. a place for keeping sculpture. |
| HEPATOLOGIST | • hepatologist n. A person who works in hepatology. • HEPATOLOGIST n. a specialist in liver diseases. |
| PATHOGENETIC | • pathogenetic adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing pathogenesis. • pathogenetic adj. Relating to pathogenetics. • PATHOGENETIC adj. producing disease, also PATHOGENIC, PATHOGENOUS. |
| PHOTOGELATIN | • photogelatin n. Gelatin, coated on a glass plate, that carries an image to be printed by the collotype process. • PHOTOGELATIN adj. as in photogelatin process, another name for collotype. |
| PHOTOMONTAGE | • photomontage n. (Photography) A composite image combining two or more photographs. • photomontage n. (Photography) The art of constructing such images. • PHOTOMONTAGE n. montage using photographic images. |
| PHOTOSETTING | • photosetting v. Present participle of photoset. • PHOTOSETTING n. composing (matter) by projecting film from which a printing plate is made. |
| PHYTOGENETIC | • phytogenetic adj. Relating to phytogenesis. • PHYTOGENETIC adj. relating to phytogenesis, also PHYTOGENETICAL. |
| PLECTOGNATHS | • plectognaths n. Plural of plectognath. • PLECTOGNATH n. any spiny-finned marine fish of the mainly tropical order Plectognathi, that includes puffers, triggerfish, trunkfish and sunfish. |
| SPAGHETTINIS | • spaghettinis n. Plural of spaghettini. • SPAGHETTINI n. (Italian) pasta in the form of strings of thin spaghetti. |
| SPRIGHTLIEST | • sprightliest adj. Superlative form of sprightly: most sprightly. • SPRIGHTLY adj. lively, also SPRITELY. |
| STEGOPHILIST | • STEGOPHILIST n. one who climbs buildings for sport. |
| STEPDAUGHTER | • stepdaughter n. The daughter of one’s spouse and not of oneself. • STEPDAUGHTER n. a daughter of one's wife or husband by a former partner. |
| TELEGRAPHIST | • telegraphist n. A telegrapher. • TELEGRAPHIST n. a person who works a telegraph. |
| THREEPEATING | • threepeating v. Present participle of threepeat. • THREEPEAT v. to win a sporting trophy on three consecutive occasions. |