AMPHIPROSTYLE | • amphiprostyle adj. (Architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides. • amphiprostyle n. (Architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice. • AMPHIPROSTYLE adj. with columns at each end but not at sides. |
GLYPTOGRAPHER | • glyptographer n. One who carries out glyptography. • GLYPTOGRAPHER n. one who practises glyptography, the art of engraving on gems. |
HYPOSULPHATES | • hyposulphates n. Plural of hyposulphate. • HYPOSULPHATE n. a dithionate. |
HYPOSULPHITES | • hyposulphites n. Plural of hyposulphite. • HYPOSULPHITE n. a salt of hyposulphurous acid. |
LEPTOPHYLLOUS | • leptophyllous adj. (Botany) Having long, slender leaves. • LEPTOPHYLLOUS adj. having long thin leaves. |
LYMPHOPOIETIC | • lymphopoietic adj. Of or pertaining to lymphopoiesis. • LYMPHOPOIETIC adj. relating to lymphopoiesis, the formation of lymphatic tissue or lymphocytes. |
PETROGLYPHIES | • PETROGLYPHY n. the art of carving on rocks. |
PETROPHYSICAL | • petrophysical adj. Relating to petrophysics. • PETROPHYSICAL adj. relating to petrophysics. |
PHOSPHORYLATE | • phosphorylate v. (Transitive) to cause phosphorylation. • phosphorylate v. (Intransitive) to undergo phosphorylation. • PHOSPHORYLATE v. to cause (an organic compound) to take up or combine with phosphoric acid or a phosphorus-containing group. |
PHOTOGLYPHIES | • PHOTOGLYPHY n. photography by photoglyph. |
PHOTOPOLYMERS | • photopolymers n. Plural of photopolymer. • PHOTOPOLYMER n. a photosensitive plastic used esp. in the manufacture of printing plates. |
PHYTOPLANKTER | • phytoplankter n. A single phytoplankton organism. • PHYTOPLANKTER n. a planktonic plant. |
PROPHETICALLY | • prophetically adv. In a prophetic manner. • prophetically adv. As a prophecy. • PROPHETICAL adv. related to prophesy, also PROPHETIC. |
PTERYLOGRAPHY | • pterylography n. (Zoology) The study or description of the arrangement of feathers, or of the pterylae, of birds. • PTERYLOGRAPHY n. a description of pterylae. |
PYROPHYLLITES | • pyrophyllites n. Plural of pyrophyllite. • PYROPHYLLITE n. a silvery-white to pale-green aluminum silicate. |
PYROSULPHATES | • pyrosulphates n. Plural of pyrosulphate. • PYROSULPHATE n. a salt of sulphur. |
SPELEOTHERAPY | • speleotherapy n. The use of the microclimate of salt caves and mines for the treatment of asthma. • SPELEOTHERAPY n. an alternative or complementary method of therapy for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases, involving periods spent underground in a salt mine. |