(geology, petrology) Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye.
daphnite
depthing
haptenic
haptenic
adj
(immunology) Of or pertaining to a hapten
nephrite
nephrite
noun
(mineralogy) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).
nephtali
pantheic
penlight
penlight
noun
A small torch/flashlight that resembles a fountain pen.
penthrit
penthrit
noun
Alternative form of penthrite (“pentaerythritol tetranitrate”)
perianth
perianth
noun
(botany) The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
(botany, bryology) The sterile, tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure in a leafy liverwort.
phenetic
phenetic
adj
(systematics) Of, or relating to, phenetics.
phengite
phengite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a series of dioctahedral micas of composition K(AlMg)₂(OH)₂(SiAl)₄O₁₀, similar to muscovite but with addition of magnesium.
phitones
phonetic
phonetic
adj
(linguistics) Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes).
Relating to the sounds of spoken language.
Relating to the spoken rather than written form of a word or name, as opposed to orthographic.
noun
(linguistics) In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with semantic (which is usually the radical).
phoniest
phoniest
adj
superlative form of phony: most phony
pinochet
pitchmen
pitchmen
noun
plural of pitchman
pithecan
plinther
plinther
noun
Any of numerous members of the public who took turns to occupy the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square as part of an art installation by Antony Gormley in 2009.
prehnite
prehnite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a basic calcium, aluminium and iron aluminosilicate, which occurs in stalactitic aggregates or curved crystals, Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂.
prenight
shipment
shipment
noun
a load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship)
the act of transporting goods
siphonet
siphonet
noun
(zoology) One of the two dorsal tubular organs on the rear part of the abdomen of aphids, which secrete honeydew.
stephani
stephine
thespian
thespian
adj
Of, or relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical.
noun
An actor or player.
thiophen
thiophen
noun
Archaic form of thiophene.
tholepin
tholepin
noun
A thole.
tiphanie
trephine
trephine
noun
(medicine) A surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade used to remove a circular section of tissue, f.e. bone or cornea; a trepan.