EMPHYTEUTIC | • emphyteutic adj. (Law) Of, pertaining to, or subject to emphyteusis. • EMPHYTEUTIC adj. relating to emphyteusis, perpetual but conditional lease of property. |
EPITHYMETIC | • epithymetic adj. Relating to desire. • EPITHYMETIC adj. of or pertaining to desire. |
GAMETOPHYTE | • gametophyte n. (Botany) A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order… • GAMETOPHYTE n. the haploid stage in the life cycle of an organism undergoing alternations of generations. |
HEPATECTOMY | • hepatectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the liver. • HEPATECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the liver. |
HEPTAMETERS | • heptameters n. Plural of heptameter. • HEPTAMETER n. a verse line of seven feet. |
METAPHORIST | • metaphorist n. One who makes metaphors. • METAPHORIST n. one who uses metaphors. |
METAPHRASTS | • metaphrasts n. Plural of metaphrast. • METAPHRAST n. one who produces a metaphrase. |
MYTHOPOEIST | • mythopoeist n. A myth-maker. • mythopœist n. Obsolete typography of mythopoeist. • MYTHOPOEIST n. a mythmaker. |
MYTHOPOETIC | • mythopoetic adj. Giving rise to myths; pertaining to the creation of myth. • mythopoetic adj. Being a creative interpretation. • mythopoetic adj. (Mythology) Given the quality of a myth or a poem, used typically in opposition to a purely factual account. |
PENTATHLUMS | • PENTATHLUM n. a pentathlon. |
PHOTOMETERS | • photometers n. Plural of photometer. • PHOTOMETER n. an instrument for measuring light intensity. |
PHOTOMETRIC | • photometric adj. Of or relating to photometry or to photometers. • photometric adj. (Botany, of leaves) Adjusting position with respect to light. • PHOTOMETRIC adj. of or relating to photometry or the photometer. |
PHOTOSYSTEM | • photosystem n. (Biochemistry) Either of two biochemical systems, active in chloroplasts, that are part of photosynthesis. • PHOTOSYSTEM n. either of two photochemical reaction centers consisting chiefly of photosynthetic pigments complexed with protein and occurring in chloroplasts. |
PHYTOTOMIES | • PHYTOTOMY n. the dissection of plants; vegetable anatomy. |
PITCHOMETER | • pitchometer n. (Nautical) A pitchmeter, especially on a ship. • pitchometer n. (Baseball) A device used in baseball to measure the speed of a pitch or the time a pitcher spends between… • PITCHOMETER n. an instrument embodying a clinometer, for measuring the pitch of a ship's propeller. |
SMOOTHPATES | • SMOOTHPATE n. (archaic) a bald person. |
STEPMOTHERS | • stepmothers n. Plural of stepmother. • step-mothers n. Plural of step-mother. • STEPMOTHER n. the wife of one's father when distinct from one's natural or legal mother. |
SYMPATHETIC | • sympathetic adj. Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy. • sympathetic adj. (Of a person) Attracting the liking of others. • sympathetic adj. (Relational) Relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises through an affinity, interdependence… |
THAUMATROPE | • thaumatrope n. A toy made of a card with an image on each side; when twirled, the images combine. • thaumatrope n. A zoetrope. • THAUMATROPE n. an optical toy in which pictures on both sides of a card are seen to combine when the card is rotated rapidly. |