| ALPHAMETIC | • alphametic n. A puzzle that presents an arithmetic problem with letters in place of the digits, the reader challenged… • ALPHAMETIC n. a popular mathematical puzzle in which numbers are replaced by letters forming words. |
| EMPHATICAL | • emphatical adj. Emphatic. • EMPHATICAL adj. uttered with emphasis, also EMPHATIC. |
| 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. |
| EPITHERMAL | • epithermal adj. (Geology) Describing deposits of minerals formed from warm water at shallow depth. • epithermal adj. (Physics) Describing neutrons of kinetic energy greater than that of thermal motion. • EPITHERMAL adj. having energy just above the level of thermal agitation. |
| HEMIPTERAL | • hemipteral adj. Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran. • HEMIPTERAL adj. relating to the Hemiptera, an order of insects including bugs and cicadas. |
| HEMITROPAL | • hemitropal adj. Of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned. • HEMITROPAL adj. of a crystal, having a twinned structure, also HEMITROPE, HEMITROPIC, HEMITROPOUS. |
| KLEPHTISMS | • KLEPHTISM n. being a klepht, a Greek brigand. |
| 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. |
| MULTIPHASE | • multiphase adj. That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles. • MULTIPHASE adj. having many phases. |
| NYMPHLIEST | • NYMPHLY adj. resembling, or characteristic of, a nymph. |
| PHLEGMATIC | • phlegmatic adj. Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish. • phlegmatic adj. (Archaic) Abounding in phlegm. • phlegmatic adj. Generating, causing, or full of phlegm. |
| PHLEGMIEST | • phlegmiest adj. Superlative form of phlegmy: most phlegmy. • PHLEGMY adj. full of phlegm. |
| POLISHMENT | • polishment n. The act of polishing, or the state of being polished. • POLISHMENT n. the act of polishing, or the state of being polished. |
| POLYTHEISM | • polytheism n. The belief in the existence of multiple gods. • poly-theism n. (Nonstandard) Alternative form of polytheism. • poly␣theism n. Misspelling of polytheism. |
| SHLUMPIEST | • SHLUMPY adj. (Yiddish) slovenly. |
| THERMOPHIL | • THERMOPHIL adj. requiring, or thriving best in, high temperatures. • THERMOPHIL n. a bacteria, plant etc. requiring or thriving in high temperatures, also THERMOPHILE, THERMOPHILIC, THERMOPHILOUS. |
| THERMOPILE | • thermopile n. (Electronics) An electronic device that converts thermal energy into electrical energy. Usually constructed… • THERMOPILE n. an instrument measuring minute changes in temperature. |