| ASYMPTOTE | • asymptote n. (Mathematical analysis) A straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely as it goes to infinity… • asymptote n. (By extension, figuratively) Anything which comes near to but never meets something else. • asymptote v. (Mathematical analysis) To approach, but never quite touch, a straight line, as something goes to infinity. |
| AUTOTYPES | • autotypes n. Plural of autotype. • AUTOTYPE v. to reproduce by a photographic process. |
| CYTOPLAST | • cytoplast n. (Biology) The intact cytoplasm of a cell from which the nucleus has been removed. • CYTOPLAST n. the intact cytoplasm of a single cell. |
| HYPNOTIST | • hypnotist n. A person who uses hypnotism to induce hypnosis in someone, either for entertainment or therapy. • HYPNOTIST n. one who practises hypnotism. |
| OTOPLASTY | • otoplasty n. (Surgery) A procedure of plastic surgery used to change the appearance or shape of a person’s ears. • OTOPLASTY n. cosmetic surgery on the ears. |
| PEYOTISTS | • peyotists n. Plural of peyotist. • PEYOTIST n. one who practises peyotism, the taking of peyote, esp. as part of a religious ceremony. |
| POETASTRY | • poetastry n. The works of a poetaster; inferior poetry. • POETASTRY n. the writing of inferior verse, also POETASTERY. |
| POSTERITY | • posterity n. All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person. • POSTERITY n. those coming after; succeeding generations. |
| PYROSTATS | • pyrostats n. Plural of pyrostat. • PYROSTAT n. an automatic fire-alarm and extinguisher; a thermostat. |
| STENOTYPE | • stenotype n. A keyboard machine used to record a version of shorthand using a series of phonetic symbols. • stenotype n. Any of the characters used in this shorthand system. • stenotype v. (Transitive) To record using a stenotype. |
| STENOTYPY | • stenotypy n. The use of the stenotype to take down messages in shorthand. • STENOTYPY n. a type of shorthand using ordinary characters. |
| SYMPTOTIC | • symptotic adj. (Rare) Of lines: intersecting, crossing. • symptotic adj. (Rare) Symptomatic; relating to, based on, or constituting a symptom. • SYMPTOTIC adj. relating to symptosis, emaciation. |
| SYNOPTIST | • synoptist n. Any of the authors of the three synoptic gospels, which give a history of Jesus Christ’s life and ministry… • SYNOPTIST n. one of the writers of the Synoptic Gospels. |
| TIPPYTOES | • tippytoes n. Plural of tippytoe. • tippytoes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tippytoe. • tippy-toes n. Plural of tippy-toe. |
| TOPOTYPES | • topotypes n. Plural of topotype. • TOPOTYPE n. a specimen selected from a locality typical of a species. |
| TYROPITAS | • TYROPITA n. (Modern Greek) a Greek cheese pie, also TYROPITTA. |