CANEPHORUS | • CANEPHORUS n. (Greek) a sculpted figure carrying a basket on the head, also CANEPHOR, CANEPHORA, CANEPHORE. |
CANEPHORUSES | • CANEPHORUS n. (Greek) a sculpted figure carrying a basket on the head, also CANEPHOR, CANEPHORA, CANEPHORE. |
CRYOPHORUS | • cryophorus n. (Chemistry) An instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its own evaporation. The ordinary… • CRYOPHORUS n. an instrument for showing the decrease in the temperature of water by its evaporation. |
CRYOPHORUSES | • cryophoruses n. Plural of cryophorus. • CRYOPHORUS n. an instrument for showing the decrease in the temperature of water by its evaporation. |
ELECTROPHORUS | • electrophorus n. (Dated, physics) An early apparatus, consisting of a rubber disk and a metal plate, for generating static electricity. • ELECTROPHORUS n. an apparatus consisting of a disk and metal plate to demonstrate static electricity. |
ELECTROPHORUSES | • electrophoruses n. Plural of electrophorus. • ELECTROPHORUS n. an apparatus consisting of a disk and metal plate to demonstrate static electricity. |
ERIOPHORUM | • Eriophorum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – cottongrass, found in acidic bogs, especially in the Arctic. • ERIOPHORUM n. a plant of the cotton-grass genus. |
ERIOPHORUMS | • ERIOPHORUM n. a plant of the cotton-grass genus. |
PHOSPHORUS | • phosphorus n. (Chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms. • phosphorus n. (Obsolete) any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a phosphor. • Phosphorus prop.n. A name sometimes used for Hesperus, the personification in Greek mythology of the planet Venus. |
PHOSPHORUSES | • phosphoruses n. Plural of phosphorus. • PHOSPHORUS n. a chemical element. |
PYROPHORUS | • pyrophorus n. A substance capable of taking fire spontaneously on exposure to the air, especially in a finely divided state. • Pyrophorus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Elateridae – fire beetles, bioluminescent click beetles. • PYROPHORUS n. any substance capable of igniting spontaneously on exposure to air. |
PYROPHORUSES | • PYROPHORUS n. any substance capable of igniting spontaneously on exposure to air. |
RADIOPHOSPHORUS | • radiophosphorus n. Radioactive phosphorus (especially when used as a tracer). • RADIOPHOSPHORUS n. a radioactive isotope of phosphorus. |
ZOOPHORUS | • zoophorus n. (Architecture) The frieze of a column, especially one decorated with animals. • ZOOPHORUS n. (Greek) a continuous frieze in relief, with people and animals. |