| ABSOLUTORY | • absolutory adj. Serving to absolve; absolving; giving absolution. • ABSOLUTORY adj. forgiving or absolving. |
| ACRONYMOUS | • acronymous adj. Pertaining to the use of acronyms. • ACRONYMOUS adj. of or like an acronym, a word formed from the initial letters of other words. |
| 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. |
| CANOROUSLY | • canorously adv. In a canorous manner. • CANOROUS adv. musical, resonant. |
| COLOURABLY | • colourably adv. Alternative form of colorably. • COLOURABLE adv. that can be coloured, also COLORABLE. |
| COLOURWAYS | • colourways n. Plural of colourway. • COLOURWAY n. one of several combinations of colours in which e.g. a patterned fabric is available, also COLORWAY. |
| COPULATORY | • copulatory adj. Pertaining to copulation. • COPULATORY adj. relating to copulation. |
| COTYLOSAUR | • cotylosaur n. (Paleontology, dated) A member of the Cotylosauria, a synonym of the family †Captorhinidae, the earliest… • COTYLOSAUR n. an extinct primitive reptile with massive body and short legs. |
| DOULOCRACY | • doulocracy n. Alternative form of dulocracy. • DOULOCRACY n. a government formed of privileged slaves, also DULOCRACY. |
| FOUDROYANT | • foudroyant adj. Having an awesome and overwhelming effect. • foudroyant adj. (Medicine) fulminant. • FOUDROYANT adj. (French) sudden and overwhelming in effect; dazzling. |
| HONOURABLY | • honourably adv. In an honourable manner. • HONOURABLE adv. worthy of honour, also HONORABLE. |
| MODULATORY | • modulatory adj. Of or pertaining to modulation. • MODULATORY adj. relating to modulation. |
| OSCULATORY | • osculatory n. (Christianity) A religious tablet, usually carrying a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which… • osculatory adj. (Formal) Of or relating to kissing. • osculatory adj. (Geometry) Relating to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation. |
| PARONYMOUS | • paronymous adj. (Semantics) Having the same root or derivation; conjugate. • paronymous adj. (Semantics) Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning. • PARONYMOUS adj. having the nature of a paronym. |
| URBANOLOGY | • urbanology n. The branch of sociology that studies the problems of living in cities and towns. • URBANOLOGY n. the study of cities. |
| VALOROUSLY | • valorously adv. In a valorous manner. • VALOROUS adv. courageous. |
| VAPOROUSLY | • vaporously adv. In a vaporous manner. • VAPOROUS adv. like vapour, also VAPOUROUS. |
| YARBOROUGH | • yarborough n. (Card games) A hand, in bridge or whist, that has no card with a value greater than nine (and no aces)… • Yarborough prop.n. A surname. • Yarborough n. (Bridge) A hand that contains no honors. |