| AMPHIPATHIC | • amphipathic adj. (Chemistry) Describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups. • amphipathic adj. (Biochemistry) Of the surface(s) on a protein, particularly an alpha helix, where one surface of the… • AMPHIPATHIC adj. of an unsymmetrical molecular group of which one end is hydrophilic and the other end hydrophobic. |
| AMPHITHECIA | • 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. |
| AMPHITRICHA | • AMPHITRICHA n. bacteria that have flagella at both ends. |
| BIORHYTHMIC | • biorhythmic adj. Of or pertaining to biorhythms. • BIORHYTHMIC adj. relating to biorhythms. |
| HELMINTHICS | • helminthics n. Plural of helminthic. • HELMINTHIC n. a drug for expelling worms. |
| HELMINTHOID | • helminthoid adj. (Medicine) vermicular; wormlike. • HELMINTHOID adj. worm-shaped. |
| HEMISTICHAL | • hemistichal adj. Pertaining to, or written in, hemistichs. • HEMISTICHAL adj. related to a hemistich. |
| ISORHYTHMIC | • isorhythmic adj. (Music) Pertaining to or using isorhythm. • isorhythmic adj. (Prosody) In ancient prosody, equal in the number of times for thesis and arsis, as a dactyl and anapest. • ISORHYTHMIC adj. in ancient prosody, equal in the number of time-units for thesis and arsis, as dactyl, spondee, anapaest; (in medieval motets) having a strict scheme of repeated rhythm independent of melodic repetition. |
| NIGHTMARISH | • nightmarish adj. Resembling a nightmare. • NIGHTMARISH adj. like a nightmare, also NIGHTMARY. |
| PHILOMATHIC | • philomathic adj. Relating to philomathy. • philomathic adj. Having a love of learning or letters. • PHILOMATHIC adj. loving learning, also PHILOMATHICAL. |
| PHYSITHEISM | • physitheism n. The ascription of physical form and attributes to a deity. • PHYSITHEISM n. the ascription of physical form and attributes to deity; the deification of the powers of nature. |
| RHYTHMICITY | • rhythmicity n. The quality or state of having a rhythm. • RHYTHMICITY n. the state of being rhythmic or of responding rhythmically. |
| RHYTHMISING | • rhythmising v. Present participle of rhythmise. • RHYTHMISE v. to subject to rhythm, also RHYTHMIZE. |
| RHYTHMIZING | • rhythmizing v. Present participle of rhythmize. • RHYTHMIZE v. to subject to rhythm, also RHYTHMISE. |
| WHITESMITHS | • whitesmiths n. Plural of whitesmith. • WHITESMITH n. one who works in tinned or galvanized iron, or white iron. |