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Look up: Amphi-

  1. Amphi-
    A prefix used to name certain members of a series of geometric isomers or stereoisomers.
    Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour

  2. amphi-
    A prefix used to name certain members of a series of geometric isomers or stereoisomers.
    Found on http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese

  3. Amphi-
    Am·phi- [ Greek 'amfi` .] A prefix in words of Greek origin, signifying both , of both kinds , on both sides , about , around .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/72

  4. amphi-
    On both sides, surrounding, double; corresponds to L. Ambi-. ... Origin: G. Amphi,, amphi-, on both sides, about, around ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. Amphi-
    • A prefix in words of Greek origin, signifying both, of both kinds, on both sides, about, around.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. amphi-
    On both sides, surrounding, double; corresponds to L. ambi-. [G. amphi, amphi-, on both sides, about, around]
    Found on http://www.stedmans.com/section.cfm/45

  7. Amphiaraus
    In Greek mythology, a visionary from Argos who foresaw his own death in the expedition of the Seven against Thebes. An oracle bearing his name existed in antiquity at Oropos, near Thebes. ...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  8. Amphiaraus
    In Greek mythology, `Amphiaraus`, or `Amphiaraos` (`doubly-cursed`) was the son of Oecles and Hypermnestra, and husband of Eriphyle. Amphiaraus was the King of Argos along with Adrastus, brother of Eriphyle, and Iphis. Amphiaraus was a seer, and greatly honored in his time. Both Zeus and Apollo favored him, and Zeus gave him his oracular talent. In the generation before the Trojan War, Amphiaraos was one of the heroes present at the Calydonian Bo...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphiaraus

  9. Amphiaraüs
    Amphiaraüs (ăm"fēurā'us) , in Greek mythology, a prophet, one of the ill-fated Seven against Thebes. He foresaw the disaster of the expedition, but Polynices bribed his wife, Eriphyle, with the magic necklace of Harmonia, to convince him to go. Before setting out he co...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A08037

  10. Amphiareion of Oropos
    The `Amphiareion` of Oropos` , situated in the hills 6 km southeast of the fortified port of Oropos, was a sanctuary dedicated to the hero `Amphiaraos` where pilgrims went to seek oracular responses and healing. This hero was a descendant of the seer Melampos and initially refused to participate in the attack on Thebes (detailed in the Seven Against Thebes of Aeschylus) because he could foresee that it would be a disaster. In some versions of the...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphiareion

  11. Amphiareo, Vespasiano
    (from the article `calligraphy`) ...script intended to bring learners already indoctrinated in the common Gothic cursive to command more readily the fashionable italic style. The ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/64

  12. Amphiarius
    `Amphiarius` is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Ariidae. It includes two species, the Kukwari sea catfish, `A. phrygiatus`, and the softhead sea catfish, `A. rugispinis`.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphiarius

  13. Amphiarthrodial
    Am`phi·ar·thro'di·al adjective [ Prefix amphi- + arthrodial .] Characterized by amphiarthrosis.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/72

  14. amphiarthrodial
    Relating to a symphysis (amphiarthrosis). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  15. Amphiarthrodial
    • (a.) Characterized by amphiarthrosis.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  16. amphiarthrodial
    amphiarthrodial 1. A joint permitting only slight motion, as that between the vertebrae. 2. Characterized by amphiarthrosis.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  17. amphiarthrodial
    Relating to a symphysis (1) (amphiarthrosis).
    Found on http://www.stedmans.com/section.cfm/45

  18. Amphiarthrosis
    Am`phi·ar·thro'sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek 'amfi` + ... a joining, ... a joint.] (Anat.) A form of articulation in which the bones are connected by intervening substance admitting slight motion; symphysis.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/72

  19. amphiarthrosis
    <anatomy> A form of articulation in which the bones are connected by intervening substance admitting slight motion; symphysis. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr. + a joining, a joint. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  20. amphiarthrosis
    (am″fe-ahr-thro´sis) a joint in which the surfaces are connected by disks of fibrocartilage, as between vertebrae.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  21. Amphiarthrosis
    • (n.) A form of articulation in which the bones are connected by intervening substance admitting slight motion; symphysis.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  22. amphiarthrosis
    amphiarthrosis 1. A type of articulation between bony surfaces that permits limited motion and is connected by ligaments or elastic cartilage, such as that between the vertebrae. 2. A form of jointing consisting of both diarthrosis and synarthrosis, the two bones being united by a cartilage of some elasticity, which prevents one surface sliding on the other, but...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  23. amphiarthrosis
    Syn: symphysis 1 [amphi- + G. arthrsis, joint]
    Found on http://www.stedmans.com/section.cfm/45

  24. Amphiaster
    Am'phi·as`ter noun [ New Latin , from Greek 'amfi` + 'asth`r a star.] (Biol.) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell-division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rodlike fibers diverging from each aster, and called the spindle .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/72

  25. amphiaster
    <biology> The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell-division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rodlike fibres diverging from each aster, and called the spindle. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr. + a star. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona


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