| APHANITE | • aphanite n. (Geology, petrology) Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot… • APHANITE n. any rock of such close texture that separate minerals contained within it cannot be distinguished by the naked eye. |
| HAPTENIC | • haptenic adj. (Immunology) Of or pertaining to a hapten. • HAPTENIC adj. of or like a haptene, an incomplete antigen that cannot stimulate antibodies in vivo but can in vitro. |
| INCHTAPE | • INCHTAPE n. a measuring tape marked out in inches. |
| NEPHRITE | • nephrite n. (Mineralogy) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the… • NEPHRITE n. a kind of jade used as charm against kidney disease, aka kidney stone. |
| PENLIGHT | • penlight n. A small torch/flashlight that resembles a fountain pen. • PENLIGHT n. a small torch, also PENLITE. |
| PENTHIAS | • PENTHIA n. (Spenser) another name for the unidentified plant astrophel. |
| PERIANTH | • perianth n. (Botany) The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals). • perianth n. (Botany, bryology) The sterile, tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure in a leafy liverwort. • PERIANTH n. an outer covering of a flower. |
| PHENETIC | • phenetic adj. (Systematics) Of, or relating to, phenetics. • PHENETIC adj. pertaining to a type of classificatory system. |
| PHENGITE | • phengite n. (Mineralogy) Any of a series of dioctahedral micas of composition K(AlMg)2(OH)2(SiAl)4O10, similar to… • PHENGITE n. a transparent stone used in ancient times for windows, probably selenite. |
| PHONETIC | • phonetic adj. Relating to the sounds of spoken language. • phonetic adj. (Linguistics) Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes). • phonetic adj. Relating to the spoken rather than written form of a word or name, as opposed to orthographic. |
| PHONIEST | • phoniest adj. Superlative form of phony: most phony. • PHONY adj. not genuine or real, also PHONEY. |
| PITCHMEN | • pitchmen n. Plural of pitchman. • PITCHMAN n. a salesman of small wares. |
| PREHNITE | • prehnite n. (Mineralogy) A mineral, a basic calcium, aluminium and iron aluminosilicate, which occurs in stalactitic… • PREHNITE n. an orthorhombic basic silicate of aluminium and calcium, usually occurring in pale green vitreous masses. |
| SHIPMENT | • shipment n. A load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship). • shipment n. The act of transporting goods. • SHIPMENT n. something that is shipped. |
| SIPHONET | • siphonet n. (Zoology) One of the two dorsal tubular organs on the rear part of the abdomen of aphids, which secrete honeydew. • SIPHONET n. an aphid's honeydew tube. |
| THESPIAN | • thespian adj. Of, or relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical. • thespian n. An actor or player. • Thespian n. A person from the ancient Greek city of Thespiae. |
| THIOPHEN | • thiophen n. Archaic form of thiophene. • THIOPHEN n. a type of sulphur compound. |
| THOLEPIN | • tholepin n. A thole. • THOLEPIN n. a pin that serves as an oarlock. |
| TREPHINE | • trephine n. (Medicine) A surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade used to remove a circular section of tissue… • trephine v. (Intransitive) To use a trephine during surgery. • trephine v. (Transitive) To perforate with a trephine. |
| TRIPHONE | • triphone n. (Phonetics) A triplet of adjacent phones. • TRIPHONE n. a shorthand sign representing a triphthongal sound. |