AEOLIPYLES | • aeolipyles n. Plural of aeolipyle. • æolipyles n. Plural of æolipyle. • AEOLIPYLE n. the first steam engine, with a globe made to revolve by steam jets, also AEOLIPILE, EOLIPILE, EOLOPILE. |
AEROPHYTES | • aerophytes n. Plural of aerophyte. • AEROPHYTE n. a plant obtaining all its nourishment from the air; an epiphyte. |
APOENZYMES | • apoenzymes n. Plural of apoenzyme. • APOENZYME n. a protein component which combines with a coenzyme. |
COPYREADER | • copyreader n. One who copyreads. • COPYREADER n. a subeditor. |
DEPLOYABLE | • deployable adj. Able to be deployed. • deployable adj. (Of an aircraft flight recorder) Ejectable, separable from the aircraft. • deployable n. Something, such as a software package or a military resource, that may be deployed. |
EMPLOYABLE | • employable adj. (Especially of a person) Able to be employed. • employable n. A person who is fit for employment. • EMPLOYABLE adj. that can be employed. |
HEPATOCYTE | • hepatocyte n. Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and… • HEPATOCYTE n. an epithelial parenchymatous cell of the liver. |
HYPERBOLAE | • hyperbolae n. Plural of hyperbola. • hyperbolæ n. Plural of hyperbola. • HYPERBOLA n. a type of mathematical curve. |
HYPERNOVAE | • hypernovae n. Plural of hypernova. • HYPERNOVA n. an exploding star than produces even more energy and light than a supernova. |
HYPERPNOEA | • hyperpnoea n. Alternative spelling of hyperpnea. • hyperpnœa n. Obsolete spelling of hyperpnea. • HYPERPNOEA n. abnormally fast breathing, also HYPERPNEA. |
HYPOTHECAE | • hypothecae n. Plural of hypotheca. • HYPOTHECA n. the inner and younger layer of the cell wall of a diatom. |
OVERPLAYED | • overplayed v. Simple past tense and past participle of overplay. • overplayed adj. Played too frequently. • OVERPLAY v. to exaggerate. |
PALAEOTYPE | • palaeotype n. An old book printed between 1500 and 1550. • palaeotype n. (Historical) A phonetic alphabet developed by Alexander John Ellis to represent all spoken sounds of… • PALAEOTYPE n. a nineteenth century phonetic adaptation of ordinary alphabetical type. |
PEACOCKERY | • peacockery n. Gaudy showiness; ostentation. • PEACOCKERY n. vain ostentation. |
PHAENOTYPE | • PHAENOTYPE v. to categorise by phaenotype, the sum of the attributes of an individual, regarded as resulting from the interaction of its genotype with its environment, also PHENOTYPE. |
POETASTERY | • poetastery n. Inferior poetry. • POETASTERY n. the writing of inferior verse, also POETASTRY. |
POLYCHAETE | • polychaete n. Alternative spelling of polychete. • POLYCHAETE n. a type of aquatic worm (including lugworms and ragworms), also POLYCHETE. |
POLYMERASE | • polymerase n. (Biochemistry) Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an… • POLYMERASE n. an enzyme present in cell nuclei which promotes the polymerization of DNA. |
TYPOTHETAE | • typothetae n. (Obsolete) printers. • TYPOTHETAE n. printers collectively; used in the names of organized associations, as of master printers. |