amphi- combining form. ['amfi]
[Greek.]
Both, of both kinds, about, around.

■ amphiar'throdial adjective (Anatomy) of or pertaining to amphiarthrosis M19.

■ amphiar'throsis noun, pl. -throses [-'Ɵrǝʊsi:z], Anatomy a form of joint which allows limited movement, the bones being joined by fibrous tissue, fibrocartilage, or hyaline cartilage M18.

■ amphiar'throtic adjective = amphiarthrodial M20.

■ amphi'coelous adjective (Anatomy & Zoology) (esp. of vertebral centra) concave on both sides M19.

■ amphi'diploid adjective & noun (Genetics) = ALLOTETRAPLOID M20.

■ amphi'diploidy noun (Genetics) = ALLOTETRAPLOIDY M20.

■ amphi'dromic adjective designating a point in a system of tides where the tidal range is zero E20.

■ amphi'pathic,

■ amphi'philic adjectives (Chemistry) having both a hydrophilic and a hydrophobic part; consisting of such molecules: M20.

■ amphi'protic adjective (Chemistry) (of a solvent) able both to accept and to donate protons M20.

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