| ACTINOMORPHOUS | • actinomorphous adj. (Botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern. • ACTINOMORPHOUS adj. radially symmetric, also ACTINOMORPHIC. |
| AILOUROPHOBIAS | • AILOUROPHOBIA n. fear of cats. |
| AUTOCOPROPHAGY | • autocoprophagy n. The feeding on its own excrement. • AUTOCOPROPHAGY n. eating one's own feces. |
| CHEMOAUTOTROPH | • chemoautotroph n. (Biology) a simple organism, such as a protozoan, that derives its energy from chemical processes rather… • CHEMOAUTOTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTROPH. |
| GALACTOPHOROUS | • galactophorous adj. (Anatomy) Milk-carrying; applied to the ducts of mammary glands. • GALACTOPHOROUS adj. bearing milk. |
| HAPLOSTEMONOUS | • haplostemonous adj. (Botany) Having a single series of stamens, equal in number to the proper number of petals and alternating with them. • HAPLOSTEMONOUS adj. with one whorl of stamens. |
| HETEROSOMATOUS | • heterosomatous adj. (Zoology) Belonging to the Heterosomata. • HETEROSOMATOUS adj. of or like the Heterosomata, the flatfishes. |
| HOLOMETABOLOUS | • holometabolous adj. (Entomology) Pertaining to, or undergoing, holometabolism; going through complete metamorphosis. • HOLOMETABOLOUS adj. characterized by complete metamorphosis. |
| MASTIGOPHOROUS | • mastigophorous adj. (Obsolete, rare) Carrying a whip, scourge, or wand. • mastigophorous adj. (Biology) mastigophoran. • MASTIGOPHOROUS adj. like a mastigophoran; whip-bearing, also MASTIGOPHORIC. |
| NEUROPATHOLOGY | • neuropathology n. Neural pathology: The pathology of the nervous system, usually and especially in the sense of its cytopathology… • NEUROPATHOLOGY n. pathology of the nervous system. |
| NONHOMOSEXUALS | • nonhomosexuals n. Plural of nonhomosexual. • NONHOMOSEXUAL n. one who is not homosexual. |
| OROBANCHACEOUS | • orobanchaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Orobanchaceae, plants mostly parasitic on the roots of other plants. • OROBANCHACEOUS adj. belonging to the broomrape family. |
| ORTHOCEPHALOUS | • orthocephalous adj. Alternative form of orthocephalic. • ORTHOCEPHALOUS adj. having a skull whose breadth is between 70 and 75 per cent of its length, also ORTHOCEPHALIC. |
| ORTHOMOLECULAR | • orthomolecular adj. Relating to the theory that mental illness is the result of chemical deficiencies, and can be cured… • ORTHOMOLECULAR adj. relating to the theory that mental illness is chemical. |
| PHOTOAUTOTROPH | • photoautotroph n. (Biology) an organism, such as all green plants, that can synthesize its own food from inorganic material… • PHOTOAUTOTROPH n. an organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances using light as an energy source. |
| PODOPHTHALMOUS | • podophthalmous adj. (Zoology) Having the eyes on movable footstalks, or pedicels. • podophthalmous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the Podophthalmia. • PODOPHTHALMOUS adj. having eyes on stalks, like some crabs. |
| TETRACHOTOMOUS | • tetrachotomous adj. Dividing or branching into four equal pieces. • TETRACHOTOMOUS adj. divided into fours. |