| AEROSTATICS | • aerostatics n. (Physics) the study of gases in equilibrium and of balloons or aircraft in varying atmospheric conditions. • AEROSTATICS n. the science of gases in equilibrium. |
| APOSTATICAL | • apostatical adj. Apostate. • APOSTATICAL adj. of the nature of apostates or apostasy; heretical, also APOSTATIC. |
| CYTOSTATICS | • cytostatics n. Plural of cytostatic. • CYTOSTATIC n. a substance tending to retard cellular activity. |
| GYROSTATICS | • gyrostatics n. (Physics) The study of rotating bodies. • GYROSTATICS n. the study of rotating bodies. |
| HAEMOSTATIC | • haemostatic adj. (British spelling) That promotes haemostasis. • haemostatic n. Alternative form of hemostatic. • hæmostatic adj. That suspends hemorrhages. |
| HELIOSTATIC | • HELIOSTATIC adj. relating to a heliostat. |
| HEMOSTATICS | • hemostatics n. Plural of hemostatic. • HEMOSTATIC n. a hemostatic substance. |
| HOMEOSTATIC | • homeostatic adj. (Biology, physiology) Of or pertaining to homeostasis. • HOMEOSTATIC adj. relating to homeostasis, a tendency towards health or stable physical conditions, also HOMOEOSTATIC. |
| HYDROSTATIC | • hydrostatic adj. (Physics) Of or relating to hydrostatics. • hydrostatic adj. Of or relating to fluids, especially to the pressure that they exert or transmit. • HYDROSTATIC adj. of or relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit, also HYDROSTATICAL. |
| LITHOSTATIC | • lithostatic adj. (Geology) Describing the static pressure maintained by a weight of rock; geostatic. • LITHOSTATIC adj. relating to the pressure or stress imposed on a layer of soil or rock by the weight of overlying material. |
| ORTHOSTATIC | • orthostatic adj. Relating to orthostasis or orthostatism. • orthostatic adj. (Archaeology) Relating to an orthostat. • ORTHOSTATIC adj. pertaining to erect or standing position. |
| PHOTOSTATIC | • photostatic adj. Relating to xerography. • photostatic adj. (Biochemistry) Relating to photostasis. • PHOTOSTATIC adj. of, made by, or using a photostat. |