| AUTOGRAPHIC | • autographic adj. Containing or relating to an autograph. • AUTOGRAPHIC adj. of, relating to, or constituting an autograph, also AUTOGRAPHICAL. |
| AUTOMORPHIC | • automorphic adj. (Geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic. • automorphic adj. (Mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular. • automorphic adj. (Mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism. |
| AUTOTROPHIC | • autotrophic adj. (Biology) Relating to the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide as a carbon source, using… • AUTOTROPHIC adj. capable of building up food materials from inorganic matter. |
| AUXOTROPHIC | • auxotrophic adj. (Biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent… • AUXOTROPHIC adj. requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| CHUPRASSIES | • chuprassies n. Plural of chuprassie. • chuprassies n. Plural of chuprassy. • CHUPRASSY n. (Urdu) an office messenger, a household attendant, also CHAPRASSI. |
| CURATESHIPS | • curateships n. Plural of curateship. • CURATESHIP n. the office of curate. |
| CURATORSHIP | • curatorship n. The rank or period of being a curator. • CURATORSHIP n. the office of curator. |
| HARUSPICATE | • haruspicate v. To perform haruspication. • HARUSPICATE v. to foretell by inspection of animals' entrails. |
| HARUSPICIES | • haruspicies n. (Rare) plural of haruspicy. • HARUSPICY n. divination by inspection of the entrails of sacrificed animals. |
| HYPERACUITY | • hyperacuity n. Sensory performance finer than the receptor grain. • HYPERACUITY n. the state of being hyperacute. |
| HYPERACUSIS | • hyperacusis n. (Medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds, especially extremely loud noises. • HYPERACUSIS n. an abnormally good sense of hearing. |
| NEUROPATHIC | • neuropathic adj. Of or relating to neuropathy. • NEUROPATHIC adj. of or like a neuropathy, an affection of the nervous system or of a nerve, also NEUROPATHICAL. |
| PARACHUTING | • parachuting n. The sport of jumping with a parachute. • parachuting v. Present participle of parachute. • PARACHUTING n. the act of descending by parachute. |
| PARACHUTIST | • parachutist n. Someone who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute, especially as a sport. • PARACHUTIST n. one that parachutes. |
| PASTICHEURS | • pasticheurs n. Plural of pasticheur. • PASTICHEUR n. (French) one who does pastiches. |
| PURCHASINGS | • purchasings n. Plural of purchasing. • PURCHASING n. the act of buying. |
| SPRAUCHLING | • sprauchling v. Present participle of sprauchle. • SPRAUCHLE v. (Scots) to clamber, also SPRACKLE. |
| THERAPEUTIC | • therapeutic adj. Of, or relating to therapy. • therapeutic adj. Having a positive effect on the body or mind. • therapeutic n. (Medicine) A therapeutic agent. |
| UNPREACHING | • unpreaching v. Present participle of unpreach. • UNPREACH v. to recant in preaching. |