| 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. |
| CAMPIMETRIES | • CAMPIMETRY n. a technique for assessing the central part of the visual field. |
| EPIGRAMMATIC | • epigrammatic adj. Having the characteristics of an epigram. • epigrammatic adj. Containing or using epigrams. • EPIGRAMMATIC adj. of, relating to, or resembling an epigram, also EPIGRAMMATICAL. |
| 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. |
| IMPEDIMENTAL | • impedimental adj. Of the nature of an impediment; hindering or obstructing. • IMPEDIMENTAL adj. causing hindrance; impeding. |
| IMPERILMENTS | • imperilments n. Plural of imperilment. • IMPERILMENT n. the act of imperilling. |
| IMPINGEMENTS | • impingements n. Plural of impingement. • IMPINGEMENT n. the act of impinging. |
| IMPLEMENTING | • implementing v. Present participle of implement. • IMPLEMENT v. to put into practice. |
| IMPRISONMENT | • imprisonment n. A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime. • IMPRISONMENT n. the act of imprisoning. |
| MALIMPRINTED | • MALIMPRINTED adj. of an animal or person, suffering from a defect in the behavioural process of imprinting, resulting in attraction to members of other species, fetishism, etc. |
| METEMPIRICAL | • metempirical adj. Alternative form of metempiric. • METEMPIRICAL adj. transcending but associated with empirical knowledge, also METEMPIRIC. |
| MIDSHIPMATES | • MIDSHIPMATE n. a midshipman. |
| MINICOMPUTER | • minicomputer n. (Computer hardware) A computer smaller than a mainframe, but larger than a microcomputer. • MINICOMPUTER n. a small computer that is intermediate between a microcomputer and a mainframe. |
| MISTEMPERING | • mistempering v. Present participle of mistemper. • MISTEMPER v. (obsolete) to temper ill; to disorder. |
| OVEROPTIMISM | • overoptimism n. Excessive optimism. • OVEROPTIMISM n. excessive optimism. |
| POSTFEMINISM | • postfeminism n. Any of a wide range of theories that respond to feminism, arguing that it is no longer relevant or that… • post-feminism n. Alternative spelling of postfeminism. • POSTFEMINISM n. a movement that regards the main principles of feminism as either achieved or misguided and seeks a new programme. |
| TIMESTAMPING | • timestamping v. Present participle of timestamp. • time-stamping v. Present participle of time-stamp. • TIMESTAMP v. (of a computer) to add a record of the time of an event or transaction to (data). |
| 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. |