AMBIPOLAR | • ambipolar adj. Reacting to both positive and negative polarity. • AMBIPOLAR adj. of plasmas and semiconductors, involving both positive and negative charge carriers. |
ANTIPOLAR | • antipolar adj. Relating to or located at an antipole. • antipolar adj. Diametrically opposed. • ANTIPOLAR adj. relating to an antipole, the opposite pole. |
ANTISOLAR | • antisolar adj. (Astronomy) opposite to the sun (from the Earth). • ANTISOLAR adj. opposite to the sun, said of the point in the heavens 180 degrees distant from the sun. |
EQUIMOLAR | • equimolar adj. (Chemistry) Containing the same number of moles (of two or more compounds). • EQUIMOLAR adj. having an equal number of moles, also EQUIMOLAL. |
GLADIOLAR | • GLADIOLAR adj. like a gladiolus. |
HOMOPOLAR | • homopolar adj. (Physics) Having symmetrically equal distribution of polarity. • HOMOPOLAR adj. having an equal distribution of charge, as in a covalent bond. |
LANCEOLAR | • lanceolar adj. (Botany) lanceolate. • LANCEOLAR adj. lanceolate. |
LUNISOLAR | • lunisolar adj. (Of a calendar) Based on both the lunar month and the solar year. • lunisolar adj. Pertaining to or caused by both the moon and the sun. • LUNISOLAR adj. relating jointly to the moon and sun. |
MALLEOLAR | • malleolar adj. (Anatomy) Of or relating to the malleolus. • MALLEOLAR adj. of or pertaining to the malleolus, a rounded bony projection on either side of the ankle. |
NUCLEOLAR | • nucleolar adj. Of or pertaining to the nucleolus. • NUCLEOLAR adj. of or pertaining to the nucleolus of a cell. |
SEMIPOLAR | • semipolar adj. (Physics) Partially polar. • semipolar adj. (Chemistry) dative. • SEMIPOLAR adj. as in semipolar bond, a type of chemical bond. |
TUBICOLAR | • tubicolar adj. (Zoology) tubicolous. • TUBICOLAR adj. inhabiting a tube, also TUBICOLOUS. |