Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z amphiregulin A particular autocrine growth factor amphisarca An indehiscent multilocular fruit, dry outside and pulpy inside, such as a melon. amphisbaena A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction. amphisbaenian Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards. amphisbaenic Relating to an amphisbaena. amphisbaenid Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard. amphisbaenoid Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena. amphiscian That lives in the tropics (and thus casts shadows northward and southward at different times of the year). amphiscii amphiscians amphisexual Able to develop into either sex. amphisiellid Any alveolate protozoan of the family Amphisiellidae amphisin A cyclic lipoundecapeptide present in some strains of Pseudomonas amphisome An autophagic vacuole formed by fusion of an autophagosome and an endosome. amphisphaeriaceous Belonging to the family Amphisphaeriaceae. amphispore A modified urediniospore of certain rusts in arid regions functioning as a resting spore. amphisporic Relating to amphispores. amphisteginid Any foraminifera of the family Amphisteginidae. amphistomatic Having stomata on both sides amphistomatous Having stomata on each side of the leaves amphistome Any trematode of the genus Paramphistomum (previously Amphistoma) amphistomic amphistomatic amphistomid Any scarab beetle of the genus Amphistomus amphistomous Having a sucker or opening at each extremity. amphistylar Synonym of amphistyle. amphistyle Having columns at both ends or along both sides. amphistylic Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks. amphitelic Attached to opposite poles of a spindle amphitelically In an amphitelic manner amphithallic Both homothallic and heterothallic amphitheater American form of amphitheatre. amphitheaterlike Resembling or characteristic of an amphitheater. amphitheatre An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design. amphitheatred Having an amphitheatre. amphitheatrical Having some of the characteristics of an amphitheatre. amphitheatricality The state of being amphitheatrical. amphitheatrically With some apparent characteristics of an amphitheatre. amphithecial Relating to the amphithecium. amphithecium The thalline margin of a lecanorine apothecium. amphitheriid Any extinct mammal in the family Amphitheriidae. amphitretid Any octopus in the family Amphitretidae. amphitrichate Synonym of amphitrichous. amphitrichous (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.) amphitriploid Having a triploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents amphitrite Any polychaete worm of the genus Amphitrite. amphitropal amphitropous amphitrophic That lives via photosynthesis in the light and via chemotrophy in the dark amphitrophy The condition of being amphitrophic. amphitropic Having both lipotropic and hydrotropic characteristics (used especially of proteins) amphitropical That lives north or south of the equator, but not in the tropics amphitropism The property of being amphitropic amphitropous Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other. amphitropously In an amphitropous manner. amphitryon A host or entertainer. amphitryonic Of or relating to the mythological Amphitryon, the subject of numerous comedies. amphitype An ambrotype. amphiuma Any member of the genus Amphiuma of aquatic salamanders. amphiumid Any member of the Amphiumidae. amphiurid Any brittle star in the family Amphiuridae. amphivasal In which the xylem surrounds the phloem amphivorous Synonym of ambivorous. amphixenosis A zoonosis that can be passed from humans to other species as well as being passed from another species to a human. amphizoic Able to exist either as a parasite or as a free-living organism amphizoid Any beetle in the family Amphizoidae. amphizoonosis An infection in both directions among host species, including other than human, due to the growing number of nonhuman adenovirus genomes. amphoacetate Any amphoteric acetate, especially a salt of an acetic acid that has a basic substituent. amphocholeretic That stimulates both the production and elimination of bile amphoe An administrative subdivision of Thailand, smaller than a changwat. amphogenic producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring amphogenous amphogenic amphoion zwitterion ampholine A particular commercial mixture of ampholytes ampholite Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole and olivine. ampholyte An amphoteric electrolyte ampholytic amphoteric amphomycin A lipopeptide antibiotic produced by fungi of genera Streptomyces and Actinoplanes. amphopeptone A product of gastric digestion, a mixture of hemipeptone and antipeptone. amphophil Any amphophilic cell amphophile An amphophilic cell. amphophilic That can be stained with either an acidic or a basic dye. amphophilous Synonym of amphophilic. amphopropionate Any amphoteric propionate, especially a salt of a propionic acid that has a basic substituent. amphora A large, two-handled vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil. amphoral Of, pertaining to, or in the shape of an amphora amphoralike Resembling or characteristic of an amphora. amphoreus An Ancient Greek unit of liquid measure reckoned as equivalent to about 9 gallons. amphoric Of or related to an amphora, either as a large vessel or a Roman unit of liquid measure. amphoricity The quality of being amphoric. amphoriloquy A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity. amphoriscid Any sponge in the family Amphoriscidae. amphoriskos A two-handled jar anciently used to hold perfume, etc. amphotalide An anthelminthic drug. amphoteric Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either. amphotericin Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria. amphotericity The quality of being amphoteric. amphoterin The nonhistone chromosomal protein HMG-1 amphoterism The property of being amphoteric. amphoterrible The antifungal medication amphotericin B, known for its severe and potentially lethal side effects. amphotony hypertonia of the entire autonomic nervous system amphotropic Describing any virus or bacterium that infects a wide range of hosts ampicillin A semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₄S that is effective against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and is used to treat infections of the urinary, respiratory, and intestinal tracts. ampiroxicam A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, a prodrug of piroxicam. amplang A kind of Indonesian savoury fish cracker. ample A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough. amplect To embrace. amplectant clasping or embracing amplectic Relating to amplexus. amplection An embrace. Amplefordian A student or alumnus of Ampleforth College, North Yorkshire, England. Ampleforth A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE5878). ampleness The property of being ample. ampless Without an amplifier. amplex To engage in amplexus. amplexation An embrace. amplexicaul Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem. amplexicauline Synonym of amplexicaul. amplexiform Having the form of a clasp amplexograptid Any graptolite of the genus Amplexograptus. amplexoid Relating to or characteristic of corals of the family Amplexidae. amplexus A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process. ampliate Having the outer edge prominent; said of the wings of insects. ampliatio The use of an epithet for effect, when that epithet is not truly applicable to the referent. ampliation Enlargement; amplification. ampliative That broadens conceptual knowledge by adding new information. amplicant A factor that amplifies a response. amplicon A piece of DNA or RNA formed as the product of natural or artificial amplification events, as in a polymerase chain reaction ampliconic Relating to, or derived from an amplicon amplidyne A form of electromechanical amplifier in which an AC motor drives a DC generator amplifiability Quality or degree of being amplifiable amplifiable Capable of being amplified. amplificant Any cyclic hydrocarbon that replaces a superatom in the amplification process of phane nomenclature amplificate To amplify. amplification The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding. amplificational Relating to, or causing amplification (typically of nucleic acid) amplificative amplificatory amplificatory Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative. amplificon The result of gene amplification (by using LAMP) amplified Having been made the subject of amplification; more potent or stronger, louder amplifier Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense. amplify To render larger, more extended, or more intense. amplimer A piece of DNA formed as the products of natural or artificial amplification events, as in a polymerase chain reaction. amplitopic spatially organised according to amplitude (loudness) amplitopicity The condition of being amplitopic amplitron A form of microwave amplifier. amplitudal Synonym of amplitudinal (relating to amplitude) amplitude The measure of the size of something, especially its width or breadth; largeness, magnitude. amplitudeologist A theoretical physicist who works in amplitudeology. amplitudeology A field of quantum physics, that studies scattering amplitudes of quantum particles, and applying mathematical periods to simplifying the summation of Feynman diagrams amplitudinal Relating to amplitude. amplituhedron A mathematical structure which encodes the integrand of an amplitude in planar N=4 super Yang-Mills theory, used in calculations of scattering amplitudes of particle interactions. amply In an ample manner; extensively; thoroughly.