| 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. |
| AMPHIPHILES | • amphiphiles n. Plural of amphiphile. • 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. |
| APOPHTHEGMATIC | • apophthegmatic adj. Alternative form of apothegmatic. • APOPHTHEGMATIC adj. relating to an apophthegm. |
| LYMPHOGRAPHIES | • lymphographies n. Plural of lymphography. • LYMPHOGRAPHY n. radiography of the lymph glands. |
| METAPHOSPHORIC | • metaphosphoric adj. Of or pertaining to metaphosphoric acid. • METAPHOSPHORIC adj. applied to an acid (HPO3) containing a molecule less of water than orthophosphoric acid. |
| MORPHOGRAPHIES | • morphographies n. Plural of morphography. • MORPHOGRAPHY n. a morphological description or study. |
| MORPHOPHONEMIC | • morphophonemic adj. (Linguistics) Relating to morphophonemes or morphophonemics. • MORPHOPHONEMIC adj. like a morphophoneme. |
| APOPHTHEGMATISE | • apophthegmatise v. Alternative form of apothegmatize. • APOPHTHEGMATISE v. to speak in apophthegms, also APOPHTHEGMATIZE. |
| APOPHTHEGMATIST | • apophthegmatist n. Alternative form of apothegmatist. • APOPHTHEGMATIST n. one who speaks in apophthegms, also APOTHEGMATIST. |
| APOPHTHEGMATIZE | • apophthegmatize v. Alternative form of apothegmatize. • APOPHTHEGMATIZE v. to speak in apophthegms, also APOPHTHEGMATISE. |
| HEMATOPORPHYRIN | • hematoporphyrin n. (Biochemistry) The porphyrin portion of heme (minus the iron atom). • HEMATOPORPHYRIN n. any of several porphyrins that are hydrated derivatives of protoporphyrins. |
| HEMICRYPTOPHYTE | • hemicryptophyte n. (Botany) Any plant whose buds rest on the surface, being protected in various ways. • HEMICRYPTOPHYTE n. any perennial plant that bears its overwintering buds at soil level, where they are often partly covered by surface debris. |
| MORPHOPHONEMICS | • morphophonemics n. Morphophonology. • MORPHOPHONEMICS n. linguistic structure in terms of the phonological patterning of morphemes. |
| OPHTHALMOPLEGIA | • ophthalmoplegia n. (Medicine) A complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements. • OPHTHALMOPLEGIA n. paralysis of the ocular muscles. |
| RHOMBPORPHYRIES | • RHOMBPORPHYRY n. an intermediate, moderately fine-grained igneous rock with feldspar inclusions, also RHOMBENPORPHYR, RHOMBENPORPHYRY. |
| SCAPHOCEPHALISM | • SCAPHOCEPHALISM n. the state of being scaphocephalic, having an abnormally long and narrow boat-shaped skull. |
| SPHYGMOGRAPHIES | • SPHYGMOGRAPHY n. the measurement of the pulse. |