AMPHICHROMATIC | • amphichromatic adj. Amphichroic. • AMPHICHROMATIC adj. producing two colours, one on reacting with an acid, the other on reacting with a base, also AMPHICHROIC. |
CHEMAUTOTROPHS | • CHEMAUTOTROPH n. an organism, such as a bacterium, that obtains its energy from inorganic reactions using simple compounds, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide. |
CHEMOAUTOTROPH | • chemoautotroph n. (Biology) a simple organism, such as a protozoan, that derives its energy from chemical processes rather… • CHEMOAUTOTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTROPH. |
CHEMOTHERAPIES | • chemotherapies n. Plural of chemotherapy. • CHEMOTHERAPY n. therapy involving the use of chemicals. |
CHEMOTHERAPIST | • chemotherapist n. One who administers chemotherapy. • CHEMOTHERAPIST n. one who practises chemotherapy. |
CHROMATOGRAPHS | • chromatographs n. Plural of chromatograph. • CHROMATOGRAPH v. to do by chromatograph. |
CHROMATOGRAPHY | • chromatography n. (Analytical chemistry) Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the… • CHROMATOGRAPHY n. a process in which a chemical mixture carried by a liquid or gas is separated into components as a result of differential distribution of the solutes as they flow around or over a stationary liquid or solid phase. |
CHROMATOPHORES | • chromatophores n. Plural of chromatophore. • CHROMATOPHORE n. a pigment-bearing cell. |
CHROMATOPHORIC | • chromatophoric adj. Relating to a chromatophore. • CHROMATOPHORIC adj. of or like a chromatophore, a pigment-bearing cell. |
CHROMATOSPHERE | • chromatosphere n. A chromosphere. • CHROMATOSPHERE n. a layer of incandescent gas surrounding the sun through which the light of the photosphere passes. |
CHURCHMANSHIPS | • churchmanships n. Plural of churchmanship. • CHURCHMANSHIP n. the attitude, belief, or practice of a churchman. |
COCHAIRMANSHIP | • COCHAIRMANSHIP n. joint chairmanship. |
EDRIOPHTHALMIC | • EDRIOPHTHALMIC adj. of crustaceans, with stalkless eyes, also EDRIOPHTHALMIAN, EDRIOPHTHALMOUS. |
HERMAPHRODITIC | • hermaphroditic adj. Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite. • hermaphroditic adj. (Biology) Possessing the reproductive organs of both sexes. • HERMAPHRODITIC adj. of or like a hermaphrodite, bearing both sexes, e.g. of plants usually in the same flower. |
HYPOCHONDRIASM | • hypochondriasm n. Hypochondriasis. • HYPOCHONDRIASM n. hypochondria. |
MECHANOTHERAPY | • mechanotherapy n. (Medicine) A type of physiotherapy designed to promote health through exercise and massage. • MECHANOTHERAPY n. the treatment of disorders or injuries by means of mechanical devices, esp. devices that provide exercise for bodily parts. |
METAPHOSPHORIC | • metaphosphoric adj. Of or pertaining to metaphosphoric acid. • METAPHOSPHORIC adj. applied to an acid (HPO3) containing a molecule less of water than orthophosphoric acid. |
PHYSHARMONICAS | • PHYSHARMONICA n. an early form of harmonium. |
RHOMBENCEPHALA | • rhombencephala n. Plural of rhombencephalon. • RHOMBENCEPHALON n. the hindbrain. |
SPHYGMOGRAPHIC | • sphygmographic adj. Of or pertaining to a sphygmograph or to sphygmography. • SPHYGMOGRAPHIC adj. relating to a sphygmograph, an instrument for recording the pulse. |