| ACHROMATOUS | • achromatous adj. Lacking normal colour; colourless. • ACHROMATOUS adj. having little or no colour. |
| ACOELOMATES | • acoelomates n. Plural of acoelomate. • ACOELOMATE n. an animal that lacks a coelom, for example platyhelminths (flatworms). |
| ANASTOMOTIC | • anastomotic adj. Of or pertaining to anastomosis. • ANASTOMOTIC adj. relating to anastomosis. |
| APOCHROMATS | • apochromats n. Plural of apochromat. • APOCHROMAT n. an apochromatic lens or instrument. |
| ASTROCYTOMA | • astrocytoma n. (Medicine) A cancer of the brain that originates in astrocytes. • ASTROCYTOMA n. a tumour of the central nervous system. |
| CACODAEMONS | • cacodaemons n. Plural of cacodaemon. • cacodæmons n. Plural of cacodæmon. • CACODAEMON n. (Greek) an evil spirit, a devil, also CACODEMON. |
| CATADROMOUS | • catadromous adj. (Ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea. • catadromous adj. (Botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond. • CATADROMOUS adj. of fishes, descending periodically for spawning to the lower parts of a river or to the sea, also KATADROMOUS. |
| COMPARATORS | • comparators n. Plural of comparator. • COMPARATOR n. any device for comparing accurately, so as e.g. to detect deviations from a standard or to confirm identity. |
| HAEMOCONIAS | • HAEMOCONIA n. small colourless granules in the blood, aka blood-dust, also HEMOCONIA. |
| MACROBIOTAS | • macrobiotas n. Plural of macrobiota. • MACROBIOTA n. the larger organisms in the soil collectively. |
| MACROFLORAS | • macrofloras n. Plural of macroflora. • MACROFLORA n. (Greek) plants visible to the naked eye. |
| MONOCHASIAL | • monochasial adj. Relating to the monochasium. • MONOCHASIAL adj. of or like a monochasium, a cyme with a single main stem. |
| MONOMACHIAS | • monomachias n. Plural of monomachia. • MONOMACHIA n. single combat; a duel, also MONOMACHY. |
| MONOMANIACS | • monomaniacs n. Plural of monomaniac. • MONOMANIAC n. someone obsessed with one subject only. |
| OPSOMANIACS | • OPSOMANIAC n. one who loves a certain kind of food, bordering on madness. |
| SARCOMATOID | • sarcomatoid adj. Of or pertaining to a sarcoma. • SARCOMATOID adj. like a sarcoma, a tumour of connective tissue. |
| SARCOMATOUS | • sarcomatous adj. (Medicine) Of or pertaining to sarcoma; resembling sarcoma. • SARCOMATOUS adj. of or like a sarcoma. |