| amphidiploid | Having a complete diploid chromosome set from each parent strain. Origin: amphi + diploid (05 Mar 2000) |
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| amphidisc | <zoology> A peculiar small siliceous spicule having a denticulated wheel at each end; found in freshwater sponges. Origin: Gr. + a round plate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| amphidromical | Pertaining to an Attic festival at the naming of a child; so called because the friends of the parents carried the child around the hearth and then named it. Origin: Gr. Running about or around. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| amphidromous | <marine biology> Moving from fresh water to the sea, or vice versa, for nonreproductive purposes such as feeding. (05 Feb 1998) |
| amphigamous | <botany> Having a structure entirely cellular, and no distinct sexual organs; a term applied by De Candolle to the lowest order of plants. Origin: Gr. + marriage. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| amphigean | Extending over all the zones, from the tropics to the polar zones inclusive. Origin: Gr. +, the earth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| amphigen | <chemistry> An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium. Origin: Gr. + -gen: cf. F. Amphigene. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| amphigene | <chemical> Leucite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| amphigenesis | <biology> Sexual generation; amphigony. Origin: Gr. + generation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| amphigenous | <botany> Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as the lichens. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| amphikaryon | A diploid nucleus containing two haploid sets of chromosomes. Origin: amphi-+ G. Karyon, kernel (05 Mar 2000) |
| amphileukaemic | Denoting a leukaemic condition that corresponds in degree to the changes in the organ or tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amphilogy | Ambiguity of speech; equivocation. Origin: Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Amphimerus | A genus of opisthorchid trematodes found in the bile ducts of mammals, birds, and reptiles; probably transmitted by fish. Origin: amphi-+ G. Meros, segment (05 Mar 2000) |
| amphimicrobe | A microorganism that is either aerobic or anaerobic, according to the environment. (05 Mar 2000) |