| ANGIOCARPOUS | • angiocarpous adj. Describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx. • ANGIOCARPOUS adj. having the fruit (or in fungi the hymenium) within a special covering. |
| ANGIOSARCOMA | • angiosarcoma n. (Oncology) Any malignant tumour of vascular tissue. • ANGIOSARCOMA n. a malignant tumour of the vascular epithelia, occurring e.g. in the liver. |
| ANGLOPHOBIAC | • Anglophobiac n. Synonym of Anglophobe. • ANGLOPHOBIAC n. one who suffers from anglophobia, a fear of England. |
| ANTHOLOGICAL | • anthological adj. Of or pertaining to anthology; consisting of extracts from different authors. • ANTHOLOGICAL adj. of or like an anthology. |
| CAMPANOLOGER | • CAMPANOLOGER n. a bell-ringer. |
| CARBONADOING | • carbonadoing v. Present participle of carbonado. • CARBONADO v. (Spanish) to broil on coals, also CARBONADE, CARBONNADE. |
| COAGULATIONS | • coagulations n. Plural of coagulation. • COAGULATION n. the act of coagulating. |
| COPROPHAGANS | • coprophagans n. Plural of coprophagan. • COPROPHAGAN n. a beetle that lives in dung. |
| CORONAGRAPHS | • coronagraphs n. Plural of coronagraph. • CORONAGRAPH n. an instrument for viewing the corona of the sun. |
| GALVANOSCOPE | • galvanoscope n. A device used to detect electric currents, particularly one using the deflection of a magnetic needle. • GALVANOSCOPE n. an instrument for detecting the presence and direction of an electric current. |
| GALVANOSCOPY | • galvanoscopy n. The use of galvanism in physiological experiments. • GALVANOSCOPY n. the use of a galvanoscope, an instrument for detecting the presence and direction of an electric current. |
| GEOBOTANICAL | • geobotanical adj. Relating to geobotany. • GEOBOTANICAL adj. relating to geobotany, the geographical study of plant distribution, also GEOBOTANIC. |
| LOGANIACEOUS | • loganiaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the Loganiaceae. • LOGANIACEOUS adj. belonging to the Loganiaceae, a tropical and subtropical family of plants that includes nux vomica, pinkroot, and gelsemium. |
| OCEANOGRAPHY | • oceanography n. The exploration and scientific study of the oceans and ocean floor. • OCEANOGRAPHY n. the study of the oceans. |
| OCTOGENARIAN | • octogenarian n. Synonym of eightysomething: a person between 80 and 89 years old. • octogenarian adj. Of or related to eightysomethings. • OCTOGENARIAN n. a person whose age is in the eighties. |