See Also: impeccant(dictionary)

polytropic (iou) and impeccant (iou)


polytropic (iou)



polytropic adjective. M19.
[from Greek polutropos, formed as POLY- + -TROPIC.]
Capable of turning to various courses or expedients; versatile. Freq. as an epithet of Ulysses, with allus. to the Odyssey. M19.
Of a bee: collecting nectar from many kinds of flower. L19.
Physics & Astronomy. Pertaining to or characterized by the fact that pressure, temperature, entropy, and volume change in such a way that some property remains constant. E20.

impeccant (iou)



impeccant adjective. M18.
[from IM-2 + Latin peccare to sin + -ANT1, or from earlier PECCANT.]
Without sin or error; blameless.