| 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. |
| AORTOGRAPHY | • aortography n. (Medicine) an arteriography of the aorta. • AORTOGRAPHY n. an arteriography of the aorta. |
| APPROBATORY | • approbatory adj. Tending to approve or confirm. • APPROBATORY adj. expressing approbation. |
| ARTHROPODAL | • arthropodal adj. (Zoology) Relating to the Arthropoda. • ARTHROPODAL adj. of or like an arthropod, also ARTHROPODAN, ARTHROPODOUS. |
| ARTHROPODAN | • arthropodan adj. (Zoology) Of, or relating to, arthropods. • arthropodan n. (Zoology) An arthropod. • ARTHROPODAN adj. of or like an arthropod, also ARTHROPODAL, ARTHROPODOUS. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| EVAPORATORS | • evaporators n. Plural of evaporator. • EVAPORATOR n. an agent that causes evaporation. |
| PARADOCTORS | • paradoctors n. Plural of paradoctor. • PARADOCTOR n. a doctor who parachutes to patients in remote areas. |
| PARATROOPER | • paratrooper n. A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft. • PARATROOPER n. a member of the paratroops. |
| POLAROGRAMS | • polarograms n. Plural of polarogram. • POLAROGRAM n. a picture taken by polarography. |
| POLAROGRAPH | • polarograph n. (Chemistry) Any of several instruments used in polarography. • POLAROGRAPH n. an apparatus for automatic chemical analysis in which a sample solution is electrolysed at successively higher voltages and the resulting current plotted against voltage. |
| PROFANATORY | • profanatory adj. Involving or relating to profanation. • PROFANATORY adj. tending to profane. |
| PROPAGATORS | • propagators n. Plural of propagator. • PROPAGATOR n. one who propagates. |