| AMPHIGORIC | • amphigoric adj. Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory. • AMPHIGORIC adj. relating to amphigory, a nonsensical piece of writing, usually in verse form, typically composed as a parody. |
| ASCOSPORIC | • ascosporic adj. Relating to, or composed of, ascospores. • ASCOSPORIC adj. of or like an ascospore, one of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. |
| ASSERTORIC | • assertoric adj. (Logic) Stating that which is actual. • ASSERTORIC adj. of a statement, stating a fact, as opposed to expressing an evaluative judgment. |
| CATAPHORIC | • cataphoric adj. Of or relating to cataphora. • CATAPHORIC adj. relating to a cataphora, a rhetorical term. |
| GONOPHORIC | • GONOPHORIC adj. relating to a gonophore, in certain flowers, an elongate structure bearing the stamens and pistil, also GONOPHOROUS. |
| GYNOPHORIC | • GYNOPHORIC adj. of or like a gynophore, a pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens. |
| ISOCALORIC | • isocaloric adj. Having the same calorific value. • isocaloric adj. (Of a diet) Having approximately the same calorific value each day. • ISOCALORIC adj. having similar caloric values. |
| MADREPORIC | • madreporic adj. Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora. • MADREPORIC adj. relating to madrepore, a kind of coral, also MADREPORAL. |
| MEGASPORIC | • megasporic adj. Pertaining to a megaspore. • MEGASPORIC adj. of or like a megaspore. |
| METAPHORIC | • metaphoric adj. Synonym of metaphorical. • METAPHORIC adj. related to metaphor, also METAPHORICAL. |
| NONCALORIC | • noncaloric adj. (Of a food) That provides no (or few) calories. • NONCALORIC adj. free from or very low in calories. |
| ORTHOBORIC | • orthoboric adj. (Chemistry) boric (especially when compared with other oxyacid species of boron). • ORTHOBORIC adj. as in orthoboric acid, a white or colorless slightly acid. |
| PERCHLORIC | • perchloric adj. (Chemistry) Describing compounds containing the most highly oxidized state of chlorine. • PERCHLORIC adj. containing more oxygen than chloric acid, esp. applied to an oily explosive acid, HClO4. |
| PHOSPHORIC | • phosphoric adj. (Chemistry) Of or pertaining to phosphorus. • phosphoric adj. Resembling phosphorus. • phosphoric adj. (Chemistry) Of a compound, containing phosphorus in a higher oxidation number than phosphorous compounds… |
| PYROPHORIC | • pyrophoric adj. Spontaneously igniting in air, especially when in a finely divided state. • pyrophoric adj. Producing sparks, especially by friction. • pyrophoric adj. (Fire investigation) Able to oxidize with exposure to atmospheric oxygen at normal temperatures. |
| SEMAPHORIC | • semaphoric adj. Using semaphore. • semaphoric adj. Involving waving the arms, as if using semaphore. • SEMAPHORIC adj. related to semaphore, also SEMAPHORICAL. |
| SOPHOMORIC | • sophomoric adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore. • sophomoric adj. Conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature. • sophomoric adj. Pretentious; inflated in style or manner. |
| THEOPHORIC | • theophoric adj. (Of a name) Containing the name of a deity. • THEOPHORIC adj. derived from or bearing the name of a god. |
| UNHISTORIC | • unhistoric adj. Not historic or historical. • UNHISTORIC adj. not historic. |
| ZYGOSPORIC | • zygosporic adj. Relating to a zygospore. • ZYGOSPORIC adj. of or like a zygospore, a spore formed by union of two similar cells. |