AMPHIPROSTYLE | • amphiprostyle adj. (Architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides. • amphiprostyle n. (Architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice. • AMPHIPROSTYLE adj. with columns at each end but not at sides. |
BLEPHAROSPASM | • blepharospasm n. (Medicine) A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids. • BLEPHAROSPASM n. a form of constant winking. |
IMPERATORSHIP | • IMPERATORSHIP n. the office of imperator. |
MISWORSHIPPED | • misworshipped v. Simple past tense and past participle of misworship. • MISWORSHIP v. to worship in a false way. |
MORPHOTROPIES | • MORPHOTROPY n. the effect on crystalline form of the addition or substitution of an element or radical. |
PAEDOMORPHISM | • paedomorphism n. Alternative spelling of pedomorphism. • PAEDOMORPHISM n. retention in the adult of infantile or juvenile characters, also PAEDOMORPHOSIS. |
PARAMORPHINES | • PARAMORPHINE n. a poisonous white crystalline alkaloid, extracted from opium and used in medicine, aka thebaine. |
PERIMORPHISMS | • PERIMORPHISM n. the state of being a perimorph. |
PHARMACOPEIAS | • pharmacopeias n. Plural of pharmacopeia. • PHARMACOPEIA n. a book describing drugs and medicinal preparations; a stock of drugs, also PHARMACOPOEIA. |
PHOTOCOMPOSER | • photocomposer n. A machine that performs photocomposition. • PHOTOCOMPOSER n. one who photocomposes. |
PHOTOPOLYMERS | • photopolymers n. Plural of photopolymer. • PHOTOPOLYMER n. a photosensitive plastic used esp. in the manufacture of printing plates. |
PLEOMORPHISMS | • pleomorphisms n. Plural of pleomorphism. • PLEOMORPHISM n. polymorphism; the occurrence of two or more structural forms during a life cycle. |
PROPHETICISMS | • propheticisms n. Plural of propheticism. • PROPHETICISM n. being prophetic. |
PSEUDOMORPHIC | • pseudomorphic adj. Of or pertaining to a pseudomorph or to pseudomorphism. • PSEUDOMORPHIC adj. of or like a pseudomorph, also PSEUDOMORPHOUS. |
PYROMORPHITES | • pyromorphites n. Plural of pyromorphite. • PYROMORPHITE n. a green, brown, or yellow lead ore. |
SPERMATOPHORE | • spermatophore n. (Biology) A spermospore. • spermatophore n. (Zoology) A capsule or pocket enclosing a number of spermatozoa, found in many annelids, brachiopods… • SPERMATOPHORE n. a case enclosing the spermatozoa of certain crustaceans, molluscs and amphibians. |
SPERMATOPHYTE | • spermatophyte n. (Botany) Any plant that bears seeds rather than spores. • SPERMATOPHYTE n. a seed plant. |