| ADIAPHOROUS | • adiaphorous adj. Neither harmful nor beneficial. • ADIAPHOROUS adj. doing neither good nor harm. |
| ADIPOCEROUS | • adipocerous adj. Like adipocere. • ADIPOCEROUS adj. like adipocere, a fatty substance occurring in corpses left in moist areas. |
| AMPHIPODOUS | • amphipodous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda. • AMPHIPODOUS adj. having both walking and swimming feet. |
| AUDIOLOGIES | • audiologies n. Plural of audiology. • AUDIOLOGY n. the study of hearing. |
| AUDIOLOGIST | • audiologist n. A healthcare professional who diagnoses, treats and/or manages hearing and balance disorders. • AUDIOLOGIST n. one who studies hearing. |
| AUTOTOMISED | • autotomised v. Simple past tense and past participle of autotomise. • AUTOTOMISE v. to effect an autotomy, the reflex loss of part of the body to save the whole (in lizards, etc.), also AUTOTOMIZE. |
| AVOIRDUPOIS | • avoirdupois n. (Historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary… • avoirdupois n. (Historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959. • avoirdupois n. (Chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness. |
| BODACIOUSLY | • bodaciously adv. In a bodacious manner. • BODACIOUS adv. remarkable; gutsy. |
| DIACHRONOUS | • diachronous adj. (Geology) Varying in age from place to place. • diachronous adj. Alternative form of diachronic. • DIACHRONOUS adj. relating to the study of a language through its development. |
| DICHOGAMOUS | • dichogamous adj. (Botany) Exhibiting dichogamy. • DICHOGAMOUS adj. having males and females maturing at different rates. |
| DICOUMAROLS | • dicoumarols n. Plural of dicoumarol. • DICOUMAROL n. a crystalline compound obtained from sweet clover hay, also DICOUMARIN, DICUMAROL. |
| FOUNDATIONS | • foundations n. Plural of foundation. • FOUNDATION n. the act of founding. |
| HIPPODAMOUS | • HIPPODAMOUS adj. horse-taming. |
| ICOSANDROUS | • icosandrous adj. (Botany) Having twenty or more stamens in each perigynous flower. • ICOSANDROUS adj. belonging to the Icosandria, a class of plants, also ICOSANDRIAN. |
| MODULATIONS | • modulations n. Plural of modulation. • MODULATION n. an inflection of the tone or pitch of the voice. |
| MYRIAPODOUS | • MYRIAPODOUS adj. like a myriapod. |
| NODULATIONS | • nodulations n. Plural of nodulation. • NODULATION n. the state of having nodules. |
| OBDURATIONS | • obdurations n. Plural of obduration. • OBDURATION n. a hardening of the heart. |
| PSEUDOLOGIA | • PSEUDOLOGIA n. lying in speech or writing. |
| PSEUDOPODIA | • pseudopodia n. Plural of pseudopodium. • pseudopodia n. Plural of pseudopod. • PSEUDOPODIUM n. a process protruding from the cell of a protozoan, etc., used for movement or feeding. |