| ACROGENOUS | • acrogenous adj. (Botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity. • ACROGENOUS adj. like or relating to an acrogen, a cryptogam with a distinct permanent stem. |
| AUTECOLOGY | • autecology n. One of two broad subdivisions of ecology, which studies the individual organism or species. • AUTECOLOGY n. the study of the ecology of one species. |
| AUTOGENOUS | • autogenous adj. Produced independently of an external cause or influence. • autogenous adj. (Anatomy) Developed from an independent centre of ossification. • AUTOGENOUS adj. self-generated. |
| AUTOLOGIES | • autologies n. Plural of autology. • AUTOLOGY n. scientific study of oneself. |
| CHOLAGOGUE | • cholagogue n. (Obsolete, medicine) Any agent that promotes the discharge of bile. • CHOLAGOGUE n. an agent which increases the flow of bile and promotes its ejection. |
| COURAGEOUS | • courageous adj. Of a person, displaying or possessing courage. • courageous adj. Of an action, that requires courage. • COURAGEOUS adj. having or characterized by courage. |
| ENDOGAMOUS | • endogamous adj. (Of a marriage) Taking place within a social group. • ENDOGAMOUS adj. marrying within the same tribe. |
| EUCHOLOGIA | • euchologia n. Plural of euchologion. • EUCHOLOGION n. (Greek) a formulary of prayers, esp. that of the Greek Church, also EUCHOLOGY. |
| EXOPHAGOUS | • exophagous adj. Exhibiting or relating to exophagy. • EXOPHAGOUS adj. relating to exophagy, cannibalism outside one's own group. |
| GEOPHAGOUS | • geophagous adj. Eating earth. • GEOPHAGOUS adj. earth-eating. |
| HALOGENOUS | • halogenous adj. (Chemistry) Of a compound: containing a halogen as part of the molecule. • HALOGENOUS adj. of the nature of a halogen. |
| HYPOGAEOUS | • HYPOGAEOUS adj. germinating with cotyledons underground, also HYPOGAEAL, HYPOGAEAN, HYPOGEAL, HYPOGEAN, HYPOGEOUS. |
| LONGAEVOUS | • longaevous adj. Alternative form of longevous. • LONGAEVOUS adj. long-lived, also LONGEVOUS. |
| NONGASEOUS | • nongaseous adj. Not gaseous. • NONGASEOUS adj. not gaseous. |
| OESOPHAGUS | • oesophagus n. (Anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach. • œsophagus n. (Chiefly British spelling) Obsolete form of oesophagus. • OESOPHAGUS n. that portion of the gut which connects the pharynx to the stomach, also ESOPHAGUS. |
| OLEAGINOUS | • oleaginous adj. Oily, greasy. • oleaginous adj. (Of manner or speech) Falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave. • OLEAGINOUS adj. resembling or having the properties of oil. |
| OUTRAGEOUS | • outrageous adj. Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront. • outrageous adj. Transgressing reasonable limits; extravagant, immoderate. • outrageous adj. Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative. |
| SIALOGOGUE | • sialogogue n. (Pharmacology) Any drug that increases the flow of saliva. • SIALOGOGUE n. anything that stimulates the flow of saliva, also SIALAGOGUE. |
| XENOGAMOUS | • xenogamous adj. (Botany) Exhibiting or relating to xenogamy. • XENOGAMOUS adj. relating to xenogamy, cross-fertilization. |