| AMPHIPROSTYLE | • amphiprostyle adj. (Architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides. • amphiprostyle n. (Architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice. • AMPHIPROSTYLE adj. with columns at each end but not at sides. |
| ATMOSPHERICAL | • atmospherical adj. Atmospheric. • ATMOSPHERICAL adj. related to the atmosphere, also ATMOSPHERIC. |
| CEPHALOMETERS | • cephalometers n. Plural of cephalometer. • CEPHALOMETER n. an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry. |
| DEPHLEGMATORS | • dephlegmators n. Plural of dephlegmator. • DEPHLEGMATOR n. an agent that dephlegmates. |
| EXTREMOPHILES | • extremophiles n. Plural of extremophile. • EXTREMOPHILE n. an organism that lives under extreme environmental conditions. |
| HELIOTROPISMS | • heliotropisms n. Plural of heliotropism. • HELIOTROPISM n. the movement of plants towards sunlight. |
| HYPSOMETRICAL | • hypsometrical adj. Of or pertaining to hypsometry. • HYPSOMETRICAL adj. of, relating to, or indicating elevation (as on a map), also HYPSOMETRIC. |
| LITHOSPERMUMS | • lithospermums n. Plural of lithospermum. • LITHOSPERMUM n. a kind of flower. |
| NEPHELOMETERS | • nephelometers n. Plural of nephelometer. • NEPHELOMETER n. an instrument for measuring cloudiness. |
| PHALANSTERISM | • phalansterism n. A system of phalansteries; Fourierism. • PHALANSTERISM n. support for a system involving a phalanstery, a Fourierist cooperative community. |
| PHOTOPOLYMERS | • photopolymers n. Plural of photopolymer. • PHOTOPOLYMER n. a photosensitive plastic used esp. in the manufacture of printing plates. |
| PHOTOREALISMS | • PHOTOREALISM n. an esp. detailed, precise painting style, giving an effect of (often exaggerated) realism. |
| PLETHYSMOGRAM | • plethysmogram n. A recording made by the plethysmograph. • PLETHYSMOGRAM n. a tracing made by a plethysmograph. |
| POIKILOTHERMS | • poikilotherms n. Plural of poikilotherm. • POIKILOTHERM n. an organism that takes on the temperature of its surroundings. |
| REPLENISHMENT | • replenishment n. The act of replenishing. • replenishment n. A new supply of something. • REPLENISHMENT n. the act of replenishing. |
| THERMOCOUPLES | • thermocouples n. Plural of thermocouple. • THERMOCOUPLE n. a pair of different metals in contact giving a thermoelectric current. |
| THERMOPHILOUS | • thermophilous adj. Of or pertaining to a thermophile. • THERMOPHILOUS adj. of plants etc. requiring or thriving in high temperatures, also THERMOPHIL, THERMOPHILE, THERMOPHILIC. |
| THERMOPLASTIC | • thermoplastic adj. Softening when heated and hardening when cooled, and thus able to be moulded. • thermoplastic n. A plastic with this property. • THERMOPLASTIC adj. capable of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening again when cooled. |
| TIMBROPHILIES | • TIMBROPHILY n. the love of stamps. |