CHATOYANTS | • chatoyants n. Plural of chatoyant. • CHATOYANT n. a chatoyant gemstone, such as a cat's eye. |
ENPHYTOTIC | • enphytotic adj. (Botany, of a plant disease) That is present constantly from year to year without causing extensive damage. • ENPHYTOTIC adj. of plant diseases, causing a constant amount of damage each year. |
ENTOPHYTAL | • entophytal adj. Entophytic. • ENTOPHYTAL adj. of or like an entophyte, a vegetable parasite subsisting in the interior of the body. |
ENTOPHYTES | • entophytes n. Plural of entophyte. • ENTOPHYTE n. a vegetable parasite subsisting in the interior of the body. |
ENTOPHYTIC | • entophytic adj. Of or pertaining to entophytes. • ENTOPHYTIC adj. of or pertaining to entophytes; as, an entophytic disease, also ENTOPHYTOUS. |
ETHYLATION | • ethylation n. (Organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces an ethyl group into a molecule. • ETHYLATION n. a chemical reaction in which an ethyl group is introduced into a molecule. |
GNETOPHYTE | • gnetophyte n. Any of the plant division Gnetophyta, consisting of woody plants that differ from other gymnosperms… • GNETOPHYTE n. a type of plant including welwitschia. |
HYPNOTISTS | • hypnotists n. Plural of hypnotist. • HYPNOTIST n. one who practises hypnotism. |
NOSTOPATHY | • nostopathy n. A fear of returning home, for example after prison or military service. • NOSTOPATHY n. the morbid fear of returning to familiar places. |
NOTEWORTHY | • noteworthy adj. Deserving attention; notable; worthy of notice. • noteworthy n. A noteworthy person. • NOTEWORTHY adj. worthy of or attracting attention esp because of some special excellence. |
PHOTONASTY | • photonasty n. A nastic response to a change in light levels. • PHOTONASTY n. the adoption of a certain position due to the effect of light on growth. |
PHYTOTOXIN | • phytotoxin n. (Biochemistry) Any toxic substance produced by a plant. • PHYTOTOXIN n. a poison produced by a plant. |
PHYTOTRONS | • phytotrons n. Plural of phytotron. • PHYTOTRON n. an apparatus that produces climates artificially for the study of plant growth. |
SHANTYTOWN | • shantytown n. An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings. • shanty␣town n. An area, such as a suburb, consisting of mean, roughly-constructed dwellings inhabited by poor people. • SHANTYTOWN n. a usually poor town or section of a town consisting mostly of shanties. |
TAUTOPHONY | • tautophony n. Repetition of the same sound. • TAUTOPHONY n. repetition of the same sound. |
THEOTECHNY | • theotechny n. The scheme of divine intervention; the art of introducing deities into poetry. • THEOTECHNY n. the use of the gods as a primary moving force in a poem or play. |
THYRATRONS | • thyratrons n. Plural of thyratron. • THYRATRON n. a gas-filled valve with a heated cathode, able to carry very high currents. |
TRIMONTHLY | • trimonthly adj. Occurring at intervals three months apart. • trimonthly n. A periodical publication that appears four times per year (every three months). • TRIMONTHLY adj. every three months. |
TRYPTOPHAN | • tryptophan n. (Biochemistry) An essential amino acid having an indole side chain; it is present in many foods, especially… • TRYPTOPHAN n. an essential amino acid, also TRYPTOPHANE. |