| AUTOPHYTIC | • AUTOPHYTIC adj. like an autophyte, an autotrophic plant, as any green plant. |
| CYTOPATHIC | • cytopathic adj. That damages or destroys cells. • CYTOPATHIC adj. producing pathological changes in cells. |
| ECTOPHYTIC | • ectophytic adj. Relating to ectophytes. • ECTOPHYTIC adj. relating to an ectophyte, a vegetable ectoparasite. |
| ENPHYTOTIC | • enphytotic adj. (Botany, of a plant disease) That is present constantly from year to year without causing extensive damage. • ENPHYTOTIC adj. of plant diseases, causing a constant amount of damage each year. |
| ENTOPHYTIC | • entophytic adj. Of or pertaining to entophytes. • ENTOPHYTIC adj. of or pertaining to entophytes; as, an entophytic disease, also ENTOPHYTOUS. |
| HYPNOTISTS | • hypnotists n. Plural of hypnotist. • HYPNOTIST n. one who practises hypnotism. |
| HYPOSTATIC | • hypostatic adj. (Theology) Pertaining to hypostasis, especially with reference to hypostatic union. • hypostatic adj. Personal, or distinctly personal; relating to the divine hypostases, or substances. • hypostatic adj. (Medicine) Pertaining to hypostasis; depending upon, or due to, deposition or setting. |
| HYPOTACTIC | • hypotactic adj. Of or relating to hypotaxis. • HYPOTACTIC adj. relating to hypotaxis, a dependent or subordinate relationship of clauses with conjunctions. |
| HYPOTHETIC | • hypothetic adj. Based on hypothesis or theory; hypothetical. • hypothetic adj. Existing as an abstract concept rather than a concrete reality. • HYPOTHETIC adj. of the nature of a hypothesis, also HYPOTHETICAL. |
| LITHOPHYTE | • lithophyte n. (Biology) Any plant that lives grows on rocks, obtaining nourishment from rain and the atmosphere. • lithophyte n. (Zoology) Any organism, such as a coral, resembling a stony plant. • LITHOPHYTE n. a plant that grows on rock. |
| LITHOTYPES | • lithotypes n. Plural of lithotype. • LITHOTYPE n. an etched stone surface for printing a design in relief; an imprint made from it. |
| PHOTOLYTIC | • photolytic adj. Of, or relating to photolysis. • PHOTOLYTIC adj. relating to photolysis. |
| PHOTOTYPIC | • phototypic adj. Of or pertaining to a phototype or phototypy. • PHOTOTYPIC adj. of or pertaining to a phototype or phototypy. |
| PHYTOLITHS | • phytoliths n. Plural of phytolith. • PHYTOLITH n. a microscopic particle in plants. |
| PHYTOTOXIC | • phytotoxic adj. (Biochemistry) Characteristic of a phytotoxin. • PHYTOTOXIC adj. harmful to plants. |
| PHYTOTOXIN | • phytotoxin n. (Biochemistry) Any toxic substance produced by a plant. • PHYTOTOXIN n. a poison produced by a plant. |
| POLYTHEIST | • polytheist n. A believer in, or advocate of, polytheism. • POLYTHEIST n. an adherent of polytheism. |
| PYRRHOTITE | • pyrrhotite n. (Mineralogy) A weakly magnetic ferrous sulfide mineral, FeS. • PYRRHOTITE n. magnetic pyrites, an iron sulphide, often containing nickel, also PYRRHOTINE. |
| THIXOTROPY | • thixotropy n. (Physics) The reduction of viscosity with increased shear. • thixotropy n. (Medicine) The property of certain gels whereby they become fluids when agitated and return to being… • THIXOTROPY n. the property of certain gels of becoming fluid when agitated and of reverting back to a gel when left to stand. |
| TRIPHYLITE | • triphylite n. (Mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron, lithium, oxygen, and phosphorus. • TRIPHYLITE n. a bluish-grey rare mineral that consists of lithium iron phosphate in orthorhombic crystalline form and occurs in pegmatites. |