| AMPHIPHILE | • amphiphile n. (Chemistry) A chemical compound which has both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties. Many such compounds… • AMPHIPHILE n. a type of molecule that is amphiphilic, of or relating to a compound having a polar water-molecule attached to a water-soluble hydrocarbon chain. |
| DELPHINIUM | • delphinium n. (Countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers. • delphinium n. (Countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers. • Delphinium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – a few hundred species of annual, biennial or perennial… |
| EPITHELIUM | • epithelium n. (Anatomy) A membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most… • EPITHELIUM n. the outer skin and cover for most internal organs. |
| HAEMOPHILI | Sorry, definition not available. |
| HEMIPLEGIA | • hemiplegia n. Total or partial inability to move one side of the body. • HEMIPLEGIA n. a palsy that affects one side only of the body. |
| HEMIPLEGIC | • hemiplegic adj. Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with hemiplegia. • hemiplegic n. One who has hemiplegia. • HEMIPLEGIC adj. paralyzed on one side only. |
| HEMOPHILIA | • hemophilia n. US standard spelling of haemophilia. • HEMOPHILIA n. a hereditary disease causing excessive bleeding when any blood vessel is even slightly damaged. |
| HEMOPHILIC | • hemophilic adj. Of or pertaining to hemophilia. • hemophilic adj. Describing some bacteria that grow well in blood. • hemophilic n. An individual with hemophilia. |
| LIMITROPHE | • limitrophe adj. Border, frontier; being or existing along a border or frontier. • limitrophe n. A border state or area. • LIMITROPHE adj. near the frontier or border. |
| MEPHITICAL | • mephitical adj. Alternative form of mephitic. • MEPHITICAL adj. poisonous or foul-smelling, also MEPHITIC. |
| MESOPHILIC | • mesophilic adj. Of, or relating to a mesophile. • mesophilic adj. Living and thriving at moderate temperatures. • MESOPHILIC adj. esp. of bacteria, having an ideal growth temperature of 20-45 degrees. |
| MYOPHILIES | • MYOPHILY n. pollination of plants by flies. |
| SHRIMPLIKE | • shrimplike adj. Resembling a shrimp. • SHRIMPLIKE adj. like a shrimp. |
| SYMPHILIES | • SYMPHILY n. the practise of keeping a guest in a termite's nest. |