(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
cameograph
camphorate
camphorate
adj
camphoric
noun
(chemistry) Any salt of camphoric acid.
verb
(transitive) To treat or impregnate with camphor.
camphorize
camphorone
celeomorph
cetomorpha
chamaerops
champertor
champertor
noun
(law) One guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his or her own expense, in order to obtain a share of the gain.
chemotroph
chemotroph
noun
An organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the environment.
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chromotype
chromotype
noun
(historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours
(historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph
chrosperma
comprehend
comprehend
verb
(now rare) To include, comprise; to contain.
To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly.
cormophyte
cormophyte
noun
(now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte
ectomorphy
ectomorphy
noun
The condition of being ectomorphic
epharmonic
epimorphic
epimorphic
adj
(mathematics) Relating to an epimorphism.
(zoology, of an insect larva) That becomes segmented prior to hatching.
exomorphic
exomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to exomorphism.
geomorphic
geomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to the shape or structure of the surface of the Earth
hemitropic
hemitropic
adj
(crystallography) hemitropal.
(mathematics) Invariant relative to a proper orthogonal group.
hemotropic
hemotropic
adj
That is attracted to blood cells
hypernomic
hyperosmic
hyperosmic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
hypodermic
hypodermic
adj
Of, or relating to the hypodermis, the layer beneath the dermis
noun
A hypodermic syringe, needle or injection
hyporchema
hyporchema
noun
A form of ancient Greek choral song accompanied by dance
hyporcheme
lipochrome
lipochrome
noun
Any naturally-occurring, fat-soluble pigment such as carotenes or chlorophyll.
macpherson
macrophage
macrophage
noun
(immunology, cytology) A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system.
macrophyte
macrophyte
noun
(biology) Any normal macroscopic plant, especially an aquatic one.
metaphoric
metaphoric
adj
Synonym of metaphorical
microphage
microphage
noun
(biology) A small phagocyte, especially a polymorphonuclear leucocyte (a granulocyte)
microphone
microphone
noun
A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio.
verb
(transitive) To put one or more microphones on or in.
microphyte
microphyte
noun
(biology) Any microscopic plant or alga
morphemics
morphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of morphemes, or of the morphemic structure of a language.
neomorphic
neomorphic
adj
(genetics, of a mutation) causing a novel gene function.
pachometer
pachometer
noun
Alternative form of pachymeter
parachrome
perchromic
percomorph
percomorph
noun
(zoology) Any perciform fish.
phacometer
phacometer
noun
A device for testing the refractive power of lenses.
pinachrome
polychrome
polychrome
adj
Executed in the manner of polychromy
Using multiple colours
noun
(chemistry, uncountable) esculin (so called in allusion to its fluorescent solutions)