| 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. |
| 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. |
| CHARTULARY | • chartulary n. Alternative form of cartulary. • CHARTULARY n. a collection of deeds and titles to estate or monastery. |
| DAUGHTERLY | • daughterly adj. Relating to or characteristic of a daughter. • DAUGHTERLY adj. as becomes a daughter, filial. |
| DRAUGHTILY | • draughtily adv. In a draughty manner. • DRAUGHTY adv. exposed to currents of air, also DRAFTY. |
| EURYBATHIC | • eurybathic adj. (Zoology) Able to live at different depths (of water). • EURYBATHIC adj. capable of living at a wide range of depths in water. |
| HYDRONAUTS | • hydronauts n. Plural of hydronaut. • HYDRONAUT n. a person trained to work in an underwater vessel. |
| HYPERACUTE | • hyperacute adj. (Medicine) Very acute. • hyperacute adj. (Medicine, of T waves on ECGs) Tall-amplitude and asymmetrically peaked, often as an early finding in… • HYPERACUTE adj. excessively acute. |
| LATHYRUSES | • LATHYRUS n. (Greek) any plant of the Lathyrus genus, that includes sweet peas. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| SLAUGHTERY | • SLAUGHTERY n. slaughter, also SLAUGHTER. |
| TAUROMACHY | • tauromachy n. Bullfighting (in classical times). • TAUROMACHY n. the art of bullfighting. |
| THROUGHWAY | • throughway n. (US) A broad highway fit for high-speed traffic; a thoroughfare. • THROUGHWAY n. (US) a motorway, also THRUWAY. |
| THYSANURAN | • thysanuran n. Any of various insects, including the silverfish and firebrats, of the order Thysanura (now Zygentoma)… • THYSANURAN n. a member of the bristletails, an order of small wingless insects with abdominal appendages. |
| ULTRAHEAVY | • ultraheavy adj. (Physics, chemistry) Describing any atom that has a very large atomic weight; especially those that… • ultraheavy adj. Extremely or exceedingly heavy; of utmost heaviness. • ULTRAHEAVY adj. very very heavy. |
| UNBIRTHDAY | • unbirthday n. A day that is not one’s birthday but is celebrated as though it were. • UNBIRTHDAY n. a day other than one's birthday. |
| UNFATHERLY | • unfatherly adj. Not fatherly; unpaternal. • UNFATHERLY adj. not fatherly. |
| WRATHFULLY | • wrathfully adv. In a wrathful manner; with anger; angrily. • WRATHFUL adv. extremely angry, also WROTHFUL. |