| AMPHITRICHOUS | • amphitrichous adj. (Biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum… • AMPHITRICHOUS adj. of or like amphitricha, bacteria that have flagella at both ends. |
| ARCHDUCHESSES | • archduchesses n. Plural of archduchess. • ARCHDUCHESS n. the wife or widow of an archduke. |
| CHAPTERHOUSES | • chapterhouses n. Plural of chapterhouse. • chapter-houses n. Plural of chapter-house. • chapter␣houses n. Plural of chapter house. |
| CHEMAUTOTROPH | • CHEMAUTOTROPH n. an organism, such as a bacterium, that obtains its energy from inorganic reactions using simple compounds, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide. |
| CHEMOAUTROPHS | • CHEMOAUTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTOTROPH. |
| CHRYSANTHEMUM | • chrysanthemum n. Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads. • Chrysanthemum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – the chrysanthemums. • CHRYSANTHEMUM n. any of several cultivated plants of the Chrysanthemum genus, with colourful double flower-heads. |
| CHURCHMANLIER | • CHURCHMANLY adj. in the manner of a churchman. |
| CHURCHMANSHIP | • churchmanship n. The craft or skill of being a churchman. • CHURCHMANSHIP n. the attitude, belief, or practice of a churchman. |
| CHURCHWARDENS | • churchwardens n. Plural of churchwarden. • CHURCHWARDEN n. one of two lay parish officers in Anglican churches with responsibility esp. for parish property and alms. |
| COAUTHORSHIPS | • coauthorships n. Plural of coauthorship. • COAUTHORSHIP n. the role of coauthor. |
| ELEUTHERARCHS | • ELEUTHERARCH n. the chief of the eleutheri, an invented secret society. |
| HYDROCEPHALUS | • hydrocephalus n. (Medicine) A usually congenital condition in which an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cerebral… • HYDROCEPHALUS n. an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranial cavity, also HYDROCEPHALY. |
| ICHTHYOSAURUS | • ichthyosaurus n. (Archaic) Alternative form of ichthyosaur. • ichthyosaurus n. Any members of the genus Ichthyosaurus. • Ichthyosaurus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Ichthyosauridae – large, extinct marine reptiles. |
| LEPRECHAUNISH | • leprechaunish adj. Resembling or characteristic of a leprechaun. • LEPRECHAUNISH adj. like a leprechaun, a small supernatural creature in Irish folklore. |
| SPRACHGEFUHLS | • SPRACHGEFUHL n. (German) an intuitive sense of what is linguistically appropriate. |
| THOROUGHBRACE | • thoroughbrace n. (Dated) A leather strap supporting the body of a carriage, and attached to springs or serving as a spring itself. • THOROUGHBRACE n. any of several leather straps supporting the body of a carriage and serving as springs. |
| THOROUGHPACED | • thoroughpaced adj. (Of a horse) Trained in every pace. • thoroughpaced adj. Extensively trained or schooled; knowledgeable; proficient. • thoroughpaced adj. Complete, total. |
| XANTHOCHROOUS | • xanthochroous adj. Yellow‐skinned; of or pertaining to Xanthochroi. • XANTHOCHROOUS adj. exhibiting xanthochroism, a condition in which all pigments other than yellow disappear, also XANTHOCHROIC. |