| 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. |
| ANADROMOUS | • anadromous adj. (Of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water. • anadromous adj. (Botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond. • ANADROMOUS adj. of fish, migrating up rivers from the sea to spawn in fresh water. |
| COENAMOURS | • COENAMOUR v. to enamour jointly, also COENAMOR. |
| COUMARONES | • coumarones n. Plural of coumarone. • COUMARONE n. a liquid derived from coal tar, also CUMARONE. |
| FORAMINOUS | • foraminous adj. Covered with holes or foramina. • FORAMINOUS adj. having foramina; full of holes; porous. |
| HARMONIOUS | • harmonious adj. Showing accord in feeling or action. • harmonious adj. Having components pleasingly or appropriately combined. • harmonious adj. Melodious; in harmony. |
| HONORARIUM | • honorarium n. Compensation for services that do not have a predetermined value. • HONORARIUM n. a voluntary fee paid esp. to a professional person for their services. |
| MONANDROUS | • monandrous adj. (Botany) Having only one stamen in each flower. • monandrous adj. Having only one male sexual partner over a period of time. • MONANDROUS adj. having only one stamen. |
| MONOCULARS | • monoculars n. Plural of monocular. • MONOCULAR n. a field glass or microscope for use with one eye. |
| MORULATION | • morulation n. (Biology) The cleavage or segmentation of the ovum by which a morula is formed. • MORULATION n. the process of cleavage, or segmentation, of the ovum, by which a morula is formed. |
| OMNIPAROUS | • omniparous adj. Producing all things; omniparient. • OMNIPAROUS adj. producing all things. |
| 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. |
| PROTOHUMAN | • protohuman adj. Pertaining to the first humans or the beginning of humankind. • protohuman n. One of the earliest humans preceding Homo sapiens. • proto-human adj. Alternative form of protohuman. |