| AUTOGRAPHY | • autography n. Writing in one’s own handwriting. • autography n. A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone. • autography n. (Countable, rare) An autobiography. |
| 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. |
| COPULATORY | • copulatory adj. Pertaining to copulation. • COPULATORY adj. relating to copulation. |
| DEPURATORY | • depuratory adj. Tending to depurate or cleanse; depurative. • DEPURATORY adj. tending to depurate or cleanse. |
| NEUROPATHY | • neuropathy n. (Medicine) Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy. • neuropathy n. (Medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral… • NEUROPATHY n. an affection of the nervous system or of a nerve. |
| OUTPRAYING | • outpraying v. Present participle of outpray. • OUTPRAY v. to surpass in praying. |
| PLAUDITORY | • plauditory adj. Applauding; commending. • PLAUDITORY adj. issuing enthusiastic approval or applause. |
| PLUTOCRACY | • plutocracy n. Government by the wealthy. • plutocracy n. A controlling class of the wealthy. • PLUTOCRACY n. rulership by the wealthy. |
| PLUTOLATRY | • plutolatry n. The worship of money; excessive fondness or greed for wealth. • PLUTOLATRY n. excessive devotion to wealth. |
| POPULARITY | • popularity n. The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor… • popularity n. (Archaic) The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people. • popularity n. (Archaic) Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap. |
| POULTRYMAN | • poultryman n. A male poulterer. • POULTRYMAN n. one who keeps poultry. |
| POURTRAYED | • pourtrayed v. Simple past tense and past participle of pourtray. • POURTRAY v. (Spenser) to portray, also PORTRAY. |
| PROMPTUARY | • promptuary n. (Obsolete) A magazine, repository, or handbook. • promptuary n. (Arithmetic) A device described in Napier’s treatise Rabdologiæ, consisting of a large set of strips… • promptuary adj. (Obsolete) Of or relating to preparation. |
| USURPATORY | • usurpatory adj. Tending to usurp. • usurpatory adj. Of or resulting from usurpation. • USURPATORY adj. marked by usurpation; usurping. |
| VOLUPTUARY | • voluptuary n. One whose life is devoted to sensual appetites; a pleasure-seeker, a sensualist. • voluptuary adj. Of or relating to the seeking of sensual pleasure. • VOLUPTUARY n. a sensualist; a person fond of luxury. |