| AMPHETAMINES | • amphetamines n. Plural of amphetamine. • AMPHETAMINE n. a synthetic, potentially habit-forming drug used as an appetite suppressant and in the treatment of narcolepsy. |
| AMPHITHECIUM | • AMPHITHECIUM n. the outer layer of cells of the embryo of mosses and liverworts that develops into the outer parts of the spore-bearing capsule. |
| CHEMOTROPISM | • chemotropism n. (Biology) The movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus. • CHEMOTROPISM n. plant growth in the direction of a particular chemical. |
| EPITHALAMIUM | • epithalamium n. A song or poem celebrating a marriage. • EPITHALAMIUM n. a lyric ode in honor of a bride and bridegroom, also EPITHALAMION. |
| HEMIMORPHITE | • hemimorphite n. (Mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zinc. • HEMIMORPHITE n. an orthorhombic hydrated zinc silicate, usually occurring as white flattened prisms, one of the forms of calamine. |
| HEMITROPISMS | • HEMITROPISM n. the state of being a hemitrope, a twinned crystal. |
| HEPHTHEMIMER | • hephthemimer n. (Prosody) A group of seven half feet. • HEPHTHEMIMER n. in Greek and Latin prosody, seven half-feet. |
| IMPEACHMENTS | • impeachments n. Plural of impeachment. • IMPEACHMENT n. the act of impeaching. |
| IMPOSTHUMATE | • imposthumate v. To apostemate; to form an imposthume or abscess. • IMPOSTHUMATE v. to form or inflict an abscess, also IMPOSTUMATE. |
| LITHOSPERMUM | • lithospermum n. (Botany) Any plant of the genus Lithospermum. • Lithospermum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Boraginaceae – the stoneseeds and gromwells. • LITHOSPERMUM n. a kind of flower. |
| METAMORPHISM | • metamorphism n. (Geology) The process by which rocks are changed into other forms by the application of heat and/or pressure. • metamorphism n. (Zoology) The process by which insects develop through life stages, for example, those of embryo, larva… • metamorphism n. (By extension) Any dramatic change from one thing to another. |
| METAMORPHIST | • metamorphist n. (Theology) One who believes that the body of Christ was merged into God when he ascended. • METAMORPHIST n. a person who believes that Christ's body merged into the Deity at the Ascension. |
| MIDSHIPMATES | • MIDSHIPMATE n. a midshipman. |
| MORPHOMETRIC | • morphometric adj. Of or pertaining to morphometrics. • MORPHOMETRIC adj. relating to morphometry, measurement of form or shape. |
| MYTHOPOEISMS | • MYTHOPOEISM n. the making of myths. |
| PENTHEMIMERS | • PENTHEMIMER n. a metrical group of two and a half feet. |
| SPRECHSTIMME | • Sprechstimme n. A dramatic vocal style midway between speaking and singing. • SPRECHSTIMME n. (German) music using the sprechgesang form of vocalization. |
| THEOMORPHISM | • theomorphism n. The bestowal of divine attributes on humanity. • THEOMORPHISM n. the concept of man as having the form of a god. |
| TRIMETHOPRIM | • trimethoprim n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and respiratory and urinary infections (usually… • TRIMETHOPRIM n. a synthetic antibacterial and antimalarial drug used alone or in combination with sulfamethoxazole. |