| AUTOGRAPHY | • autography n. Writing in one’s own handwriting. • autography n. A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone. • autography n. (Countable, rare) An autobiography. |
| AUTOPHYTES | • autophytes n. Plural of autophyte. • AUTOPHYTE n. an autotrophic plant, as any green plant. |
| AUTOPHYTIC | • AUTOPHYTIC adj. like an autophyte, an autotrophic plant, as any green plant. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| HYDRONAUTS | • hydronauts n. Plural of hydronaut. • HYDRONAUT n. a person trained to work in an underwater vessel. |
| HYPOCAUSTS | • hypocausts n. Plural of hypocaust. • HYPOCAUST n. an ancient air chamber or series of chambers for heating rooms. |
| NEUROPATHY | • neuropathy n. (Medicine) Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy. • neuropathy n. (Medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral… • NEUROPATHY n. an affection of the nervous system or of a nerve. |
| POLYANTHUS | • polyanthus n. A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having… • POLYANTHUS n. the oxlip, so called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel. |
| RUBYTHROAT | • rubythroat n. Any of several species of birds, the males having a brilliant patch of metallic red on the throat. • RUBYTHROAT n. any of numerous species of humming birds, in which the male has on the throat a brilliant patch of red feathers having metallic reflections. |
| SYNANTHOUS | • synanthous adj. (Botany) Having the flowers and leaves appearing at the same time. • SYNANTHOUS adj. synanthic, flowering and leafing simultaneously. |
| TAUROMACHY | • tauromachy n. Bullfighting (in classical times). • TAUROMACHY n. the art of bullfighting. |
| TAUTOPHONY | • tautophony n. Repetition of the same sound. • TAUTOPHONY n. repetition of the same sound. |
| THOUGHTWAY | • thoughtway n. The practices and underlying assumptions dictating how the members of a given society or culture think. • THOUGHTWAY n. a way of thinking that is characteristic of a particular group or culture. |
| THROUGHWAY | • throughway n. (US) A broad highway fit for high-speed traffic; a thoroughfare. • THROUGHWAY n. (US) a motorway, also THRUWAY. |
| TYPHACEOUS | • typhaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Typhaceae of cattails. • TYPHACEOUS adj. relating to the reed-mace genus, Typha. |
| YOUTHHEADS | • YOUTHHEAD n. (obsolete) youth, also YOUNGTH, YOUTHHOOD. |
| YOUTHQUAKE | • youthquake n. (Informal) A noticeable shift in society or culture in response to the activities or tastes of younger… • YOUTHQUAKE n. a shift in cultural norms influenced by the values, tastes, and mores of young people. |