amphibolic

English

Etymology 1

amphiboly +‎ -ic

Adjective

amphibolic (comparative more amphibolic, superlative most amphibolic)

1. Of, pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.
2. (biochemistry) A biochemical pathway that involves both catabolism and anabolism.

Translations

pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly

• French: amphibolique (fr)
• Portuguese: anfibólico (pt)

Etymology 2

amphibole +‎ -ic

Adjective

amphibolic (comparative more amphibolic, superlative most amphibolic)

1. (geology) Of, resembling or containing the mineral amphibole.

Translations

resembling or containing amphibole

• French: amphibolique (fr)
• Polish: amfibolowy (pl)
• Portuguese: anfibólico (pt)

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “amphibolic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)