| AUTONOMOUS | • autonomous adj. Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently. • autonomous adj. Acting on one’s own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules. • autonomous adj. (Celtic linguistics, of a verb form) Used with no subject, indicating an unknown or unspecified agent;… |
| AVGOLEMONO | • avgolemono n. Any of a family of Mediterranean sauces and soups made with egg and lemon juice mixed with broth. • AVGOLEMONO n. (Modern Greek) a soup or sauce made from chicken stock, lemon juice and egg yolks. |
| COSMOGONAL | • cosmogonal adj. (Archaic) Of or pertaining to cosmogony. • COSMOGONAL adj. relating to cosmogony, also COSMOGONIC, COSMOGONICAL. |
| HEMATOZOON | • hematozoon n. Alternative form of haematozoon. • HEMATOZOON n. a protozoan that is parasitic in the blood, also HAEMATOZOON. |
| HOMOOUSIAN | • homoousian adj. Having the same essence or substance, especially with reference to the first and second persons of the Trinity. • homoousian n. (Historical) One of those, in the 4th century, who accepted the Nicene Creed and maintained that the… • HOMOOUSIAN n. one of those, in the 4th century, who accepted the Nicene creed, and maintained that the Son had the same essence or substance with the Father. |
| HORMOGONIA | • hormogonia n. Plural of hormogonium. • HORMOGONIUM n. a portion of a filament in many cyanobacteria that becomes detached as a reproductive body. |
| MATRONHOOD | • matronhood n. The state of being a matron. • MATRONHOOD n. the state of being a matron. |
| MONADOLOGY | • monadology n. (Philosophy) The doctrine or theory of monads. • MONADOLOGY n. the doctrine or theory of monads. |
| MONOATOMIC | • monoatomic adj. Alternative form of monatomic. • MONOATOMIC adj. of a molecule, consisting of one atom only, also MONATOMIC. |
| MONOCLONAL | • monoclonal adj. (Biochemistry) genetically engineered from a single clone; used especially of a protein or antibody. • monoclonal n. (Immunochemistry) something produced from a single clone, especially a monoclonal antibody. • MONOCLONAL adj. derived from a single cell clone that can reproduce itself in vast quantities. |
| MONOGAMOUS | • monogamous adj. Being married to one person at a time. • monogamous adj. (Zoology) Having only one sexual partner at a time. • monogamous adj. (Botany) Monogamic; having a simple flower with united anthers. |
| MONOPHOBIA | • monophobia n. A fear of being alone. • monophobia n. Any phobia relating to a single specific thing, such as spiders or heights. • MONOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of being alone. |
| MONOPODIAL | • monopodial adj. (Botany) Having a monopodium or a single and continuous axis, as a birch twig or a cornstalk. • MONOPODIAL adj. having a monopodium or a single and continuous axis, as a birchen twig or a cornstalk. |
| MONOPODIAS | • MONOPODIA n. a physical deformity in which the lower limbs appear to be fused together. |
| NOSOCOMIAL | • nosocomial adj. (Medicine, chiefly of infections or their causal agents) Arising from hospital treatment or environment. • nosocomial adj. (Uncommon) Of, relating to, or happening in a hospital. • NOSOCOMIAL adj. of or relating to a hospital, e.g. a nosocomial infection is one picked up in hospital. |
| ODONTOMATA | • odontomata n. Plural of odontoma. • ODONTOMA n. a tooth tumour. |
| WOMANHOODS | • womanhoods n. Plural of womanhood. • WOMANHOOD n. the state of being a woman. |