| ACROCARPOUS | • acrocarpous adj. (Botany) Developing the archegonium on the summit of the primary stem; fruiting at tips, in the manner of mosses. • ACROCARPOUS adj. of mosses, having the archegonia at the top of the stem. |
| ACROPHOBIAS | • acrophobias n. Plural of acrophobia. • ACROPHOBIA n. fear of heights. |
| AGORAPHOBIC | • agoraphobic n. One who suffers from agoraphobia. • agoraphobic adj. Of, pertaining to or suffering from agoraphobia. • AGORAPHOBIC n. one with a morbid fear of open spaces. |
| APOCHROMATS | • apochromats n. Plural of apochromat. • APOCHROMAT n. an apochromatic lens or instrument. |
| CAPODASTROS | • CAPODASTRO n. (Italian) a moveable bridge secured over the fingerboard and strings of a guitar, also CAPOTASTO. |
| CARPOGONIAL | • carpogonial adj. Relating to a carpogonium. • CARPOGONIAL adj. of or like a carpogonium, an egg-bearing vessel in red algae. |
| CLADOSPORIA | • CLADOSPORIUM n. a type of fungus. |
| 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. |
| COPROLALIAC | • coprolaliac adj. Exhibiting coprolalia; using obscene words. • coprolaliac n. One who exhibits coprolalia; one who uses obscene language. • COPROLALIAC adj. relating to coprolalia, the uncontrolled, often excessive use of obscene or scatological language that may accompany certain mental disorders. |
| COPROLALIAS | • coprolalias n. Plural of coprolalia. • COPROLALIA n. an uncontrollable or obsessive use of obscene language. |
| COPROPHAGAN | • coprophagan n. (Zoology) Any of a number of beetles that feeds on dung. • COPROPHAGAN n. a beetle that lives in dung. |
| CORONAGRAPH | • coronagraph n. (Astronomy) A telescope that has an attachment which blocks out the direct light from the sun or other… • CORONAGRAPH n. an instrument for viewing the corona of the sun. |
| LAPAROSCOPE | • laparoscope n. A thin endoscope that may be inserted through a small incision in the abdominal wall. • LAPAROSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing the interior of the peritoneal cavity. |
| LAPAROSCOPY | • laparoscopy n. (Medicine) Examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal… • LAPAROSCOPY n. an examination done via a laparoscope. |
| NONCOPLANAR | • noncoplanar adj. Not coplanar. • NONCOPLANAR adj. not coplanar. |
| PARADOCTORS | • paradoctors n. Plural of paradoctor. • PARADOCTOR n. a doctor who parachutes to patients in remote areas. |
| PROCTODAEAL | • proctodaeal adj. Alternative form of proctodeal. • PROCTODAEAL adj. relating to the proctodaeum, the posterior portion of the alimentary canal, esp. in insects and embryos, also PROCTODEAL. |