| ALLELOPATHY | • allelopathy n. The release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants. • ALLELOPATHY n. an adverse influence exerted either by one individual plant over another by the production of a chemical inhibitor. |
| APHETICALLY | • aphetically adv. (Linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis. • aphetically adv. (Astrology) In an aphetic way: pertaining to the apheta. • APHETIC adv. relating to aphesis, the loss of an unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word. |
| APOPHYLLITE | • apophyllite n. (Mineralogy) Any of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate… • APOPHYLLITE n. a mineral, hydrated calcium potassium silicate, that exfoliates on heating. |
| HYOPLASTRAL | • HYOPLASTRAL adj. of or like a hyoplastron. |
| HYPALLACTIC | • HYPALLACTIC adj. related to hypallage. |
| ITHYPHALLIC | • ithyphallic adj. (Historical, Ancient Rome) Of or pertaining to the erect phallus that was carried in bacchic processions. • ithyphallic adj. Of or pertaining to an upward pointing, erect penis; (specifically) of an artistic depiction of a deity… • ithyphallic adj. (By extension) Lascivious, obscene. |
| ITHYPHALLUS | • ithyphallus n. A depiction of an erect penis. • Ithyphallus prop.n. (Mycology) Synonym of Phallus (“genus including the common stinkhorn”). • ITHYPHALLUS n. an erect phallus. |
| LITHOGLYPHS | • lithoglyphs n. Plural of lithoglyph. • LITHOGLYPH n. an engraving on stone. |
| LITHOLAPAXY | • litholapaxy n. (Medicine) The removal of a vesical calculus by first crushing it and subsequently washing out the fragments. • LITHOLAPAXY n. the operation of crushing stone in the bladder and working it out. |
| LYMPHOBLAST | • lymphoblast n. (US, cytology, oncology) An immature lymphocyte; they proliferate uncontrollably in lymphoblastic leukemia. • LYMPHOBLAST n. an abnormal cell, the production of which is linked to lymphoblastic leukaemia. |
| PHYLLOTAXES | • phyllotaxes n. Plural of phyllotaxis. • PHYLLOTAXIS n. the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another, also PHYLLOTAXY. |
| PHYLLOTAXIS | • phyllotaxis n. (Botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement. • PHYLLOTAXIS n. the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another, also PHYLLOTAXY. |
| POLYHALITES | • POLYHALITE n. a triclinic hydrated sulphate of calcium, potassium, and magnesium, usually occurring as red or yellowish fibrous masses. |
| THALLOPHYTE | • thallophyte n. (Botany) Any of very many primitive plants that consist of a thallus (plant body not differentiated… • THALLOPHYTE n. any organism belonging to the Thallophyta, that includes algae, fungi, and bacteria. |
| TRIPHYLLOUS | • triphyllous adj. (Botany) Having three leaves. • TRIPHYLLOUS adj. three-leaved. |
| TROPHICALLY | • trophically adv. In a trophic manner. • trophically adv. With regard to nutrition. • TROPHIC adv. pertaining to nutrition. |
| TYPHLOSOLES | • typhlosoles n. Plural of typhlosole. • TYPHLOSOLE n. a fold of the wall which projects into the cavity of the intestine in bivalve mollusks, certain annelids, starfishes, and some other animals. |
| XANTHOPHYLL | • xanthophyll n. (Organic chemistry, countable) Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic acid derivatives of carotenes. • xanthophyll n. (Organic chemistry, uncountable) Lutein. • XANTHOPHYLL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYL. |