| AUTOPHOBIA | • autophobia n. The morbid fear of being alone or of oneself. • autophobia n. Self-hatred. • autophobia n. Fear or dislike of automobiles. |
| AUTOTROPHS | • autotrophs n. Plural of autotroph. • AUTOTROPH n. an organism that is able to manufacture its own food from inorganic substances. |
| AUTOTROPHY | • autotrophy n. (Biology) The synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy. • AUTOTROPHY n. the state of being an autotroph, an organism that is able to manufacture its own food from inorganic substances. |
| AUXOTROPHS | • auxotrophs n. Plural of auxotroph. • AUXOTROPH n. an auxotrophic strain or individual, i.e. one requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| AUXOTROPHY | • auxotrophy n. (Biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth… • AUXOTROPHY n. the state of being auxotrophic, requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| EUROPHOBIA | • Europhobia n. A dislike of Europe or its culture or inhabitants. • Europhobia n. Euroscepticism. • EUROPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of Europe and things European. |
| 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. |
| HYPOGAEOUS | • HYPOGAEOUS adj. germinating with cotyledons underground, also HYPOGAEAL, HYPOGAEAN, HYPOGEAL, HYPOGEAN, HYPOGEOUS. |
| 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. |
| OMOPHAGOUS | • omophagous adj. Eating raw flesh; using uncooked meat as food. • OMOPHAGOUS adj. eating raw flesh. |
| PHOTOMURAL | • photomural n. A large photograph (or series of photographs) used as a wall decoration. • PHOTOMURAL n. an enlarged photograph, usually several yards long. |
| PROTOHUMAN | • protohuman adj. Pertaining to the first humans or the beginning of humankind. • protohuman n. One of the earliest humans preceding Homo sapiens. • proto-human adj. Alternative form of protohuman. |
| SOUSAPHONE | • sousaphone n. A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is… • SOUSAPHONE n. a musical instrument similar to a tuba. |
| TAUTOPHONY | • tautophony n. Repetition of the same sound. • TAUTOPHONY n. repetition of the same sound. |
| TOPHACEOUS | • tophaceous adj. Gritty; sandy; rough; stony. • tophaceous adj. Relating to tophus. • TOPHACEOUS adj. gritty. |
| ZOOPHAGOUS | • zoophagous adj. Carnivorous. • zoöphagous adj. Alternative spelling of zoophagous. • ZOOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on animals. |