AICHMOPHOBIA | • aichmophobia n. The fear of needles and other pointed or sharp objects. • AICHMOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of sharp or pointed objects. |
AMPHIBLASTIC | • amphiblastic adj. (Biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation. • AMPHIBLASTIC adj. of animal ova, showing complete but unequal cleavage after fertilization. |
AMPHIBRACHIC | • amphibrachic adj. Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short… • AMPHIBRACHIC adj. of or like an amphibrach, a foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short. |
AMPHISBAENIC | • amphisbaenic adj. (Mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena. • AMPHISBAENIC adj. of or like an amphisbaena. |
ANTECHAMBERS | • antechambers n. Plural of antechamber. • ANTECHAMBER n. a chamber or room leading to a more important apartment. |
CHAMBERHANDS | • CHAMBERHAND n. (New Zealand) a worker in the cold storage area of a slaughterhouse. |
CHAMBERLAINS | • chamberlains n. Plural of chamberlain. • Chamberlains prop.n. A neighbourhood of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. • Chamberlains prop.n. Plural of Chamberlain. |
CHAMBERMAIDS | • chambermaids n. Plural of chambermaid. • CHAMBERMAID n. a maid who makes beds and does general cleaning of bedrooms (as in a hotel). |
ELASMOBRANCH | • elasmobranch n. Any of many cartilaginous fish of the subclass Elasmobranchii. • ELASMOBRANCH n. any member of the Elasmobranchii, that include sharks, rays, and skates. |
MECHANISABLE | • mechanisable adj. Alternative form of mechanizable. • MECHANISABLE adj. that can be mechanised, also MECHANIZABLE. |
MECHANIZABLE | • mechanizable adj. Capable of being mechanized. • MECHANIZABLE adj. capable of being mechanized, also MECHANISABLE. |
MERCHANTABLE | • merchantable adj. Fit for the market, i.e. suitable for selling for an ordinary price. Sometimes, this is a technical… • MERCHANTABLE adj. of commercially acceptable quality. |
MICROHABITAT | • microhabitat n. A specific habitat, typically extremely small, such as a cave corner or a cardboard box. • MICROHABITAT n. the microenvironment in which an organism lives. |
MOUCHARABIES | • moucharabies n. Plural of moucharaby. • MOUCHARABY n. (Arabic) in North Africa, an external balcony enclosed with latticework. |
RHABDOMANCER | • rhabdomancer n. One who carries out rhabdomancy; the user of a divining rod. • RHABDOMANCER n. one who practises rhabdomancy. |