CHLOROFORM | • chloroform n. (Organic chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling… • chloroform v. To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform. • CHLOROFORM v. to treat with or as if with the colourless volatile liquid chloroform esp. so as to produce anesthesia. |
CULTRIFORM | • cultriform adj. (Botany, zoology) Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate. • CULTRIFORM adj. knife-shaped. |
ELYTRIFORM | • elytriform adj. (Zoology) Having the form or structure of an elytron. • ELYTRIFORM adj. having the form, or structure, of an elytron. |
FORMALISER | • formaliser n. Alternative form of formalizer. • FORMALISER n. one who formalises, also FORMALIZER. |
FORMALITER | • FORMALITER adv. (Latin) formally or in respect of the formal element. |
FORMALIZER | • formalizer n. One who or that which formalizes. • FORMALIZER n. one who formalizes, also FORMALISER. |
FORMULATOR | • formulator n. A person who formulates. • FORMULATOR n. one who formulates. |
LETTERFORM | • letterform n. The shape of an individual letter. • letterform n. The design and development of such shapes. • LETTERFORM n. the shape of a letter of the alphabet from the point of view of design. |
MACROFLORA | • macroflora n. Plants that can be seen with the naked eye. • MACROFLORA n. (Greek) plants visible to the naked eye. |
MICROFLORA | • microflora n. Microscopic plant life, especially the bacterial colonies found in the gut of normal, healthy animals and humans. • MICROFLORA n. very small plants, not visible to the naked eye. |
PLATFORMER | • platformer n. (Video games, informal) A platform game. • PLATFORMER n. a platform game, a type of computer game that is played by moving a figure on the screen through a series of obstacles and problems. |
RADULIFORM | • raduliform adj. Rasplike. • RADULIFORM adj. like a rasp or file. |
REFORMABLE | • reformable adj. That can be reformed. • REFORMABLE adj. capable of being reformed. |
REMORSEFUL | • remorseful adj. (Of a person) Feeling or filled with remorse. • remorseful adj. Expressing or caused by remorse. • REMORSEFUL adj. motivated or marked by remorse. |
SALVERFORM | • salverform adj. Shaped like a salver. • SALVERFORM adj. of a corolla, having a long tube with terminal petals spread out flat. |
VARIFORMLY | • variformly adv. In a variform manner. • VARIFORM adv. having various forms. |