amphiblasticexhibiting both holoblastic and meroblastic features.
amphiblastulaA larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula.
amphiboleAny of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium.
amphibolgiaA grammatical construction that can be interpreted in two or more different ways; an ambiguous or equivocal statement arising from word order or sentence structure rather than from the meaning of individual words.
amphiborealRelating to both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean.
amphibrachA metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
amphibrachicConsisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short, or an accented syllable between two that are not accented.
amphicarpyThe production by a plant of more than one type of fruit. Sometimes restricted to situations where one fruit type is aerial and one is underground.
amphichelydianAny extinct turtle of the suborder Amphichelydia
amphichiralsuperimposable on its mirror image; achiral
amphichroicExhibiting or producing two colours depending on the acidity in the reaction, as substances which may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red.
amphicraniaA headache affecting both sides of the head.
amphicribralIn which the phloem surrounds the xylem
amphicrineHaving both endocrine and exocrine characteristics
amphictyonOne of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
amphictyonicOf or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphictyonyA religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.
amphicyonidAny member of the family †Amphicyonidae of extinct carnivorans; a beardog.
amphidOne of a pair of chemosensory sense organs positioned laterally on the head of a nematode.
AmphidamasVarious characters in Greek mythology. See Wikipedia.
amphidelphicHaving parts of the womb on each side of the body
amphideticThat extends in front of, and behind, the beak
amphidinolA polyhydroxy polyene, present in marine dinoflagellates of the genus Amphidinium, that is an antifungal agent
amphidinolactoneAny of a group of macrolide lactones present in a dinoflagellate of the genus Amphidinium
amphidinolideAny of a class of macrolides, isolated from marine dinoflagellates of the genus Amphidinium, that show antitumor activity.
amphidiorthosisA figure in which the speaker corrects or qualifies both what has been said and the hearer's potential reaction; a double correction that prevents offense or shock .
amphidiploidHaving a diploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents
amphigoryA nonsense verse; a rigmarole, which is meaningless despite possibly appearing to have meaning.
amphigynousCompletely surrounding the oogonial stalk
amphihalineCapable of living in both fresh water and sea water; having a life cycle partly in fresh water and partly in sea water
amphihaploidHaving a haploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents
amphikinesisThe movement of both upper and lower parts of a bird's beak where it joins the skull.
amphikineticHaving a shifting (mobile) accent that falls on the root (or first syllable of the stem) in the direct case-forms, and on the case-ending in the weak case-forms.
amphilepididAny brittle star of the family Amphilepididae