English words: amphiarthrodial to amphtrack

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English words amphiarthrodial to amphtrack

amphiarthrodial adjective: Characterized by amphiarthrosis.
amphiarthrosis noun: The type of movable joint in animals in which the surfaces of bones are connected by ligaments or cartilage.
amphiarthrotic adjective: Of or relating to amphiarthrosis.
amphiaspid noun: Any extinct agnathan of the taxon Amphiaspidida
amphiaster noun: A structure formed in mitosis, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphiastral adjective: Relating to an amphiaster.
amphiatlantic adjective: Occurring on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
amphib noun: A member of an amphibious force.
amphibactin noun: Any of a group of siderophores produced by marine bacteria
amphibalus noun: An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibamid noun: Any of several extinct temnospondyls, of the family †Amphibamidae.
amphibamiform noun: Any amphibamid of the clade Amphibamiformes
amphiberingian adjective: On each side of the Bering Strait.
amphibia noun: The amphibians.
amphibian adjective, noun /æmˈfɪbɪən/: Of or relating to the class Amphibia.
amphibiankind noun: Amphibians collectively.
amphibianlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of an amphibian.
amphibicidal adjective: Acting as an amphibicide.
amphibicide noun: A substance used to kill amphibians.
amphibiological adjective: Pertaining to amphibiology.
amphibiologically adverb: In an amphibiological manner.
amphibiologist noun: One who studies amphibiology.
amphibiology noun: The branch of biology that deals with amphibians (Amphibia).
amphibiotic adjective: Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults
amphibious adjective /æmˈfɪbi.əs/: Capable of functioning on land or in water.
amphibious assault ship noun: A class of aircraft-carrying warship used to deploy and support armed forces.
amphibious car noun: a motor car that can also travel on water
amphibiously adverb: In the manner of an amphibian.
amphibiousness noun: The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphibium noun: An amphibian.
amphiblastic adjective: exhibiting both holoblastic and meroblastic features.
amphiblastula noun: A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula.
amphiblestroides noun: The retina.
amphibole noun /ˈæm.fɪˌboʊl/: Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and...
amphibolgia noun: A grammatical construction that can be interpreted in two or more different ways; an ambiguous or equivocal statement arising from word order or sentence...
amphibolia noun: Ambiguity in writing; amphiboly.
amphibolic adjective: Of, pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.
amphibolid noun: Any snail in the family Amphibolidae.
amphiboliferous adjective: Bearing amphibole.
amphibolite noun /æmˈfɪb.əˌlaɪt/: Any of a class of metamorphic rocks composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
amphibolitic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
amphibolitization noun: Conversion into amphibolite.
amphibolitize verb: To convert into amphibolite.
amphibolization noun: Alternative form of amphibolitization.
amphibolize verb: Alternative form of amphibolitize.
amphibologia noun: Ambiguity of grammatical structure.
amphibological adjective: of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
amphibologically adverb: In an amphibological manner.
amphibology noun /amfɪˈbɒlədʒi/: Amphiboly.
amphibolous adjective /æmˈfɪbələs/: Ambiguous; doubtful or unclear.
amphiboly noun /amˈfɪbəli/: An ambiguous grammatical construction.
amphiboreal adjective: Relating to both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean.
amphibrach noun /ˈam.fɪ.bɹak/: A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
amphibrachic adjective: Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short, or an accented syllable between two that are not...
amphibrachically adverb: In an amphibrachic manner.
amphicarpic adjective: Producing fruit of two kinds
amphicarpous adjective: Alternative form of amphicarpic.
amphicarpy noun: The 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.
amphicelous adjective: concave on both sides, or both ends
amphicheiral adjective: Equivalent to its mirror image.
amphichelydian noun: Any extinct turtle of the suborder Amphichelydia
amphichiral adjective: superimposable on its mirror image; achiral
amphichroic adjective: Exhibiting 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.
amphichromatic adjective: Synonym of amphichroic.
amphicoelian adjective: amphicoelous
amphicoelous adjective: Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphicoely noun: The condition of being amphicoelous
amphicontinental adjective: On both sides of a continent (but not in the middle)
amphicoronate adjective: Arranged alternately up and down
amphicrania noun: A headache affecting both sides of the head.
amphicribral adjective: In which the phloem surrounds the xylem
amphicrine adjective: Having both endocrine and exocrine characteristics
amphictyon noun: One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
amphictyonic adjective /æmˌfɪktiˈɒnɪk/: Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphictyony noun: A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity...
amphicyonid noun: Any member of the family †Amphicyonidae of extinct carnivorans; a beardog.
amphid noun /ˈæm.fɪd/: One of a pair of chemosensory sense organs positioned laterally on the head of a nematode.
amphid salt noun: A salt of the oxy type, formerly regarded as composed of two oxides, an acid and a basic oxide.
amphidal adjective: Relating to amphids.
amphidelphic adjective: Having parts of the womb on each side of the body
amphidetic adjective: That extends in front of, and behind, the beak
amphidextrous adjective: Alternative form of ambidextrous.
amphidial adjective: Alternative form of amphidal.
amphidinol noun: A polyhydroxy polyene, present in marine dinoflagellates of the genus Amphidinium, that is an antifungal agent
amphidinolactone noun: Any of a group of macrolide lactones present in a dinoflagellate of the genus Amphidinium
amphidinolide noun: Any of a class of macrolides, isolated from marine dinoflagellates of the genus Amphidinium, that show antitumor activity.
amphidiorthosis noun: A 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...
amphidiploid adjective, noun: Having a diploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents
amphidiploidization noun: The process of becoming amphidiploid
amphidiploidy noun: The property of being amphidiploid.
amphidisc noun: A small siliceous spicule having a denticulate wheel at each end, found in freshwater sponges.
amphidiscophoran noun: Any of the subclass Amphidiscophora of glass sponges.
amphidisk noun: Alternative form of amphidisc.
amphidomatacean noun: Any protist of the family Amphidomataceae
amphidontid noun: Any extinct mammal in the family Amphidontidae.
amphidromia noun: In Ancient Greece, a ceremonial feast celebrated on the fifth or seventh day after the birth of a child.
amphidromic adjective: Alternative form of amphidromical.
amphidromic point noun: A region of the ocean which experiences little to no tidal fluctuation.
amphidromical adjective: Pertaining to the Amphidromia.
amphidromine adjective: Of molluscs, exhibiting both left-handed and right-handed spiral shells within the same species
amphidromous adjective: that travels between fresh and salt water, but not to breed
amphidromy noun: The condition of being amphidromous
amphidynamic adjective: Synonym of amphikinetic
amphientomid noun: Any booklouse in the family Amphientomidae.
amphiequatorial adjective: That lives on either side of the equator
amphiesmal adjective: Relating to snakes of the genus Amphiesma
amphiesmenopteran noun: Any insect of the taxon Amphiesmenoptera - including lepidopterans (butterflies and moths).
amphifunctional adjective: Having both of two related functions
amphigamous adjective: entirely cellular in structure, with no distinct sexual organs.
amphigaster noun: Synonym of amphigastrium.
amphigastrium noun /ˌæmfɪˈɡæstrɪəm/: A small scale-like leaf on the underside of stems of certain liverworts.
amphigean adjective: Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigene noun: Leucite.
amphigenesis noun /ˌæmfɪˈd͡ʒɛnəsɪs/: Sexual propagation
amphigenetic adjective /ˌæmfɪd͡ʒəˈnɛtɪk/: relating to amphigenesis.
amphigenous adjective: growing on all sides of a leaf, as in the lichens
amphigenously adverb: In an amphigenous manner.
amphignathodontid noun: Any frog in the family Amphignathodontidae.
amphigonic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or arising from amphigony
amphigonous adjective: Relating to, or originating from, both parents.
amphigony noun: sexual reproduction
amphigoric adjective: Nonsensical; absurd
amphigory noun /ˈæm.fɪ.ɡɔ.ɹi/: A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, which is meaningless despite possibly appearing to have meaning.
amphigouri noun: Alternative form of amphigory
amphigynous adjective: Completely surrounding the oogonial stalk
amphihaline adjective: Capable of living in both fresh water and sea water; having a life cycle partly in fresh water and partly in sea water
amphihaploid adjective: Having a haploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents
amphikinesis noun: The movement of both upper and lower parts of a bird's beak where it joins the skull.
amphikinetic adjective: Having 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...
amphilepidid noun: Any brittle star of the family Amphilepididae
amphilepididan adjective: Relating to the amphilepidids
amphileptid noun: Any ciliate of the family Amphileptidae
amphilestid noun: Any extinct mammal in the family Amphilestidae.
amphiliid noun: Any member of the Any catfish in the family Amphiliidae.
amphilinid noun: Any member of the Amphilinidea, an order of parasitic flatworms.
amphilochid noun: Any amphipod in the family Amphilochidae.
amphilogy noun: An ambiguous utterance
amphimacer noun: A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented or light syllable between two accented or heavy syllables; a cretic.
amphimeriasis noun: A zoonotic disease of fish caused by liver flukes of the family Amphimerus
amphimict noun: Any amphimictic plant or organism.
amphimictic adjective: Relating to amphimixis.
amphimictically adverb: By means of amphimixis.
amphimixis noun: sexual reproduction
amphimorpho noun: A fictional open species of extraterrestrial shapeshifter, with a long mammalian body and ears, and four or six limbs.
amphinectid noun: Any spider in the family Amphinectidae, which may be part of the family Desidae.
amphinomid noun: Any member of the family Amphinomidae of sea mice or bristle worms.
amphinucleolus noun: A nucleolus that has both basophilic and oxyphilic components
amphioceanic adjective: That inhabits two oceans (typically the Arctic and North Atlantic or North Pacific)
Amphion proper noun: Any of numerous characters in Greek mythology. See Wikipedia article.
amphioxus noun: The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphipath noun: Any amphipathic substance or material.
amphipathic adjective /ˌam.fɪˈpaθ.ɪk/: Describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups.
amphipathically adverb: In an amphipathic manner
amphipathicity noun: The condition of being amphipathic
amphipathy noun: The condition of being amphipathic
amphiphil adjective: Alternative form of amphiphilic.
amphiphile noun: A chemical compound which has both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties. Many such compounds are used as surfactants.
amphiphilic adjective: Being a detergent: having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups.
amphiphilically adverb: By means of amphiphilic substances
amphiphilicity noun: The condition of being amphiphilic
amphiphloic adjective: Of stems in which the phloem is both external and internal to the xylem.
amphiphobic adjective: Both hydrophobic and lipophobic
amphiphysin noun: Any of a class of protein associated with the cytoplasmic surface of synaptic vesicles
amphiphyte noun: Any plant that grows on the edges of water or wetlands, and is sometimes submerged.
amphiphytic adjective: Growing on the edges of water or wetlands, and therefore sometimes submerged.
amphipithecid noun: Any extinct primate of the family Amphipithecidae
amphiplasty noun: The repair of chromosomes within the nucleolus
amphiplatian adjective: Alternative form of amphiplatyan.
amphiplaty noun: The condition of being amphiplatyan
amphiplatyan adjective: Having flat surfaces at both ends
amphiploid adjective, noun: Having at least one diploid set of chromosomes from each parent species.
amphiploidy noun: The condition of being amphiploid
amphipod noun /ˈam.fɪ.pɑd/: Any species of the taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans.
amphipodan adjective: Relating to the amphipods.
amphipodiform adjective: Resembling an amphipod
amphipodologist noun: A biologist who specialises in crustacea of the order Amphipoda
amphipodous adjective: Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amphipol noun: Any of a range of amphipathic polymers used as speciality surfactants
Amphipolis proper noun: A municipality in Central Macedonia, northern Greece.
amphiporid noun: Any ribbon worm of the genus Amphiporus
amphiprostylar adjective /ˌæmfɪpɹəʊˈstaɪlɚ/: amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle adjective, noun /æmˈfɪpɹəˌstaɪl/: Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
amphiprotic adjective: Able to both donate and accept a proton, and thus able to react both as an acid and a base; amphoteric.
amphiproticity noun: The condition of being amphiprotic
amphipsocid noun: Any barklouse in the family Amphipsocidae.
amphiptere noun /ˈæm.fɪp.tɪə/: A type of winged serpent, with two bat-like wings and typically with no other limbs.
amphipterygid noun: Any damselfly in the family Amphipterygidae.
amphiregulin noun: A particular autocrine growth factor
amphisarca noun: An indehiscent multilocular fruit, dry outside and pulpy inside, such as a melon.
amphisbæna noun /æmfɪsˈbiːnə/: Alternative form of amphisbaena.
amphisbaena noun /æmfɪsˈbiːnə/: A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
amphisbaenian noun: Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenic adjective: Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid noun: Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amphisbaenoid adjective: Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbenian noun: Alternative form of amphisbaenian.
amphisbenic adjective: Alternative form of amphisbaenic.
amphiscian adjective, noun: That lives in the tropics (and thus casts shadows northward and southward at different times of the year).
amphiscii noun: amphiscians
amphisexual adjective /ˌæm.fɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/: Able to develop into either sex.
amphisiellid noun: Any alveolate protozoan of the family Amphisiellidae
amphisin noun: A cyclic lipoundecapeptide present in some strains of Pseudomonas
amphisome noun: An autophagic vacuole formed by fusion of an autophagosome and an endosome.
amphisphaeriaceous adjective: Belonging to the family Amphisphaeriaceae.
amphispore noun: A modified urediniospore of certain rusts in arid regions functioning as a resting spore.
amphisporic adjective: Relating to amphispores.
amphisteginid noun: Any foraminifera of the family Amphisteginidae.
amphistomatic adjective: Having stomata on both sides
amphistomatous adjective: Having stomata on each side of the leaves
amphistome noun: Any trematode of the genus Paramphistomum (previously Amphistoma)
amphistomic adjective: amphistomatic
amphistomid noun: Any scarab beetle of the genus Amphistomus
amphistomous adjective: Having a sucker or opening at each extremity.
amphistylar adjective: Synonym of amphistyle.
amphistyle adjective: Having columns at both ends or along both sides.
amphistylic adjective: Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
amphitelic adjective: Attached to opposite poles of a spindle
amphitelically adverb: In an amphitelic manner
amphithallic adjective: Both homothallic and heterothallic
amphitheater noun: American form of amphitheatre.
amphitheatered adjective: Alternative form of amphitheatred.
amphitheaterlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of an amphitheater.
amphitheatral adjective: Alternative form of amphitheatrical.
amphitheatre noun /ˈæmfɪˌθiːətə/: 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...
amphitheatred adjective: Having an amphitheatre.
amphitheatric adjective: Alternative form of amphitheatrical.
amphitheatrical adjective: Having some of the characteristics of an amphitheatre.
amphitheatricality noun: The state of being amphitheatrical.
amphitheatrically adverb: With some apparent characteristics of an amphitheatre.
amphithecial adjective: Relating to the amphithecium.
amphithecium noun: The thalline margin of a lecanorine apothecium.
amphithere noun: Alternative form of amphiptere.
amphitheriid noun: Any extinct mammal in the family Amphitheriidae.
amphitretid noun: Any octopus in the family Amphitretidae.
amphitrichate adjective: Synonym of amphitrichous.
amphitrichous adjective: (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...
amphitriploid adjective, noun: Having a triploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents
amphitrite noun: Any polychaete worm of the genus Amphitrite.
amphitropal adjective: amphitropous
amphitrophic adjective: That lives via photosynthesis in the light and via chemotrophy in the dark
amphitrophy noun: The condition of being amphitrophic.
amphitropic adjective: Having both lipotropic and hydrotropic characteristics (used especially of proteins)
amphitropical adjective: That lives north or south of the equator, but not in the tropics
amphitropism noun: The property of being amphitropic
amphitropous adjective: Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other.
amphitropously adverb: In an amphitropous manner.
amphitryon noun /æmˈfɪtɹiən/: A host or entertainer.
amphitryonic adjective: Of or relating to the mythological Amphitryon, the subject of numerous comedies.
amphitype noun: An ambrotype.
amphiuma noun: Any member of the genus Amphiuma of aquatic salamanders.
amphiumid noun: Any member of the Amphiumidae.
amphiurid noun: Any brittle star in the family Amphiuridae.
amphivasal adjective: In which the xylem surrounds the phloem
amphivorous adjective: Synonym of ambivorous.
amphixenosis noun: A zoonosis that can be passed from humans to other species as well as being passed from another species to a human.
amphizoic adjective: Able to exist either as a parasite or as a free-living organism
amphizoid noun: Any beetle in the family Amphizoidae.
amphizoonosis noun: An infection in both directions among host species, including other than human, due to the growing number of nonhuman adenovirus genomes.
ampho- prefix: Alternative form of amphi-.
ampho B noun: Clipped compound of amphotericin B.
amphoacetate noun: Any amphoteric acetate, especially a salt of an acetic acid that has a basic substituent.
amphocholeretic adjective: That stimulates both the production and elimination of bile
amphoe noun /ˈɑmpɜː/: An administrative subdivision of Thailand, smaller than a changwat.
amphogenic adjective: producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
amphogenous adjective: amphogenic
amphoion noun: zwitterion
ampholine noun: A particular commercial mixture of ampholytes
ampholite noun: Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole and olivine.
ampholyte noun: An amphoteric electrolyte
ampholytic adjective: amphoteric
amphomycin noun: A lipopeptide antibiotic produced by fungi of genera Streptomyces and Actinoplanes.
amphopeptone noun: A product of gastric digestion, a mixture of hemipeptone and antipeptone.
amphophil noun: Any amphophilic cell
amphophile noun: An amphophilic cell.
amphophilic adjective: That can be stained with either an acidic or a basic dye.
amphophilous adjective: Synonym of amphophilic.
amphopropionate noun: Any amphoteric propionate, especially a salt of a propionic acid that has a basic substituent.
amphora noun /ˈæm.fə.ɹə/: 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 adjective: Of, pertaining to, or in the shape of an amphora
amphoralike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of an amphora.
amphoreus noun: An Ancient Greek unit of liquid measure reckoned as equivalent to about 9 gallons.
amphoric adjective /æmˈfɒɹɪk/: Of or related to an amphora, either as a large vessel or a Roman unit of liquid measure.
amphoricity noun: The quality of being amphoric.
amphoriloquy noun: A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
amphoriscid noun: Any sponge in the family Amphoriscidae.
amphoriskos noun: A two-handled jar anciently used to hold perfume, etc.
amphostat B noun: A water soluble form of the fungicide Amphotericin B.
amphotalide noun: An anthelminthic drug.
amphoteric adjective: Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either.
amphotericin noun /ˌæm.fəˈtɛɹ.ɪs.ɪn/: Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amphotericin B noun /ˌæm.fəˌtɛɹ.ɪs.ɪn ˈbi/: An antibiotic that is obtained from a soil streptomycete (Streptomyces nodosus) and is administered typically by intravenous injection chiefly to treat...
amphotericity noun: The quality of being amphoteric.
amphoterin noun: The nonhistone chromosomal protein HMG-1
amphoterism noun: The property of being amphoteric.
amphoterrible noun: The antifungal medication amphotericin B, known for its severe and potentially lethal side effects.
amphothericin noun: Alternative form of amphotericin.
amphotonia noun: Alternative form of amphotony.
amphotony noun: hypertonia of the entire autonomic nervous system
amphotropic adjective: Describing any virus or bacterium that infects a wide range of hosts
amphtrack noun: Alternative form of amtrac (“amphibious vehicle”).

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under A: 47,274 words, in 158 parts.