ACIDOPHIL | • acidophil n. (Immunology) An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body. • acidophil n. One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs. • ACIDOPHIL n. a substance, tissue or organism that stains readily with acid stains, also ACIDOPHILE. |
AUDIOPHIL | • AUDIOPHIL n. a person who is enthusiastic about hi-fidelity sound reproduction, also AUDIOPHILE. |
CHILIDOGS | • chilidogs n. Plural of chilidog. • chili␣dogs n. Plural of chili dog. • CHILIDOG n. a hot dog topped with chili. |
CHLORIDIC | • chloridic adj. Of, containing, or relating to a chloride. • CHLORIDIC adj. of or like a chloride. |
DOLICHURI | • DOLICHURUS n. (Greek) a dactylic hexameter with a redundant syllable at the end. |
GLOCHIDIA | • glochidia n. Plural of glochidium. • GLOCHIDIUM n. (Latin) the larva of a freshwater mussel that develops as a parasite on fish. |
HAPLOIDIC | • haploidic adj. Of or pertaining to a call having a single set of unpaired chromosomes. • HAPLOIDIC adj. denoting a cell or organism with unpaired chromosomes. |
HELICOIDS | • helicoids n. Plural of helicoid. • HELICOID n. a type of geometrical curve, a flattened spiral. |
HOMICIDAL | • homicidal adj. Of or pertaining to homicide. • HOMICIDAL adj. related to homicide. |
INHOLDING | • inholding n. A piece of privately-owned land inside the boundary of a national park, national forest, state park… • inholding v. Present participle of inhold. • INHOLDING n. privately owned land inside the bounds of a national park. |
IODOPHILE | • iodophile n. An iodophilic cell. • IODOPHILE adj. esp. of bacteria containing compounds similar to starch, readily stained by iodine. |
LICHENOID | • lichenoid adj. Resembling lichen. • LICHENOID adj. of or like lichen. |
LITHOIDAL | • lithoidal adj. Alternative form of lithoid. • LITHOIDAL adj. like stone, also LITHOID. |
RHIZOIDAL | • rhizoidal adj. Resembling the root of a plant. • RHIZOIDAL adj. relating to a rhizoid, a short hairlike organ in the lower plants, serving as a root. |
SYPHILOID | • syphiloid adj. (Medicine) Resembling syphilis. • syphiloid n. (Medicine) Any disease resembling syphilis. • SYPHILOID adj. like syphilis. |
XIPHOIDAL | • xiphoidal adj. Xiphoid; sword-shaped. • XIPHOIDAL adj. swordlike, also XIPHOID. |