| ANOVULATORY | • anovulatory adj. Not ovulatory; characterized by anovulation (a lack of ovulation). • ANOVULATORY adj. of a menstrual cycle, without ovulation. |
| 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. |
| ASSOCIATORY | • ASSOCIATORY adj. characterized by or causing or resulting from association. |
| ASTROBOTANY | • astrobotany n. Synonym of xenobotany. • ASTROBOTANY n. the branch of botany that investigates the possibility that plants grow on other planets. |
| ASTROCYTOMA | • astrocytoma n. (Medicine) A cancer of the brain that originates in astrocytes. • ASTROCYTOMA n. a tumour of the central nervous system. |
| COAGULATORY | • coagulatory adj. Serving to coagulate. • coagulatory adj. Produced by coagulation. • COAGULATORY adj. tending to cause coagulation. |
| ELABORATORY | • elaboratory n. (Obsolete) A laboratory. • elaboratory adj. Tending to elaborate. • ELABORATORY n. (obsolete) a laboratory, also LABORATORY. |
| HYDROSOMATA | • hydrosomata n. Plural of hydrosoma. • HYDROSOMA n. all the zooids of a hydroid colony collectively, also HYDROSOME. |
| LAEVOROTARY | • laevorotary adj. Alternative form of levorotary. • LAEVOROTARY adj. of, having or causing laevorotation. |
| NARRATOLOGY | • narratology n. The study of narrative structure. • NARRATOLOGY n. the study of narratives. |
| PROFANATORY | • profanatory adj. Involving or relating to profanation. • PROFANATORY adj. tending to profane. |
| PROTANOMALY | • protanomaly n. A form of colour blindness causing a lower sensitivity to red light. • PROTANOMALY n. a form of colour blindness in which there is a decreased response to red. |
| PROTOGALAXY | • protogalaxy n. A cloud of gas which is starting to form a galaxy. • PROTOGALAXY n. a galaxy in its initial state of formation. |