| ALPHANUMERIC | • alphanumeric adj. Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and… • alphanumeric adj. Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters. • alphanumeric n. An alphanumeric character. |
| ANTHOCARPOUS | • anthocarpous adj. (Botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit. • ANTHOCARPOUS adj. of or like an anthocarp, a fruit resulting from many flowers, such as a pineapple. |
| CARPOPHAGOUS | • carpophagous adj. Living on fruits; fruit-eating. • CARPOPHAGOUS adj. fruit-eating. |
| CERAUNOGRAPH | • ceraunograph n. A device for measuring lightning discharges. • CERAUNOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording thunderstorms by detecting the radio waves generated, also KERAUNOGRAPH. |
| HARUSPICATED | • haruspicated v. Simple past tense and past participle of haruspicate. • HARUSPICATE v. to foretell by inspection of animals' entrails. |
| HARUSPICATES | • haruspicates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of haruspicate. • HARUSPICATE v. to foretell by inspection of animals' entrails. |
| MACROPHAGOUS | • macrophagous adj. (Zoology) That feeds on relatively large particles or prey. • MACROPHAGOUS adj. of an animal, feeding on relatively large particles of food. |
| NATUROPATHIC | • naturopathic adj. (Alternative medicine) Relating to naturopathy or to naturopaths. • NATUROPATHIC adj. relating to naturopathy. |
| PACHYCARPOUS | • PACHYCARPOUS adj. having a thick pericarp. |
| PARACHUTINGS | • PARACHUTING n. the act of descending by parachute. |
| PARACHUTISTS | • parachutists n. Plural of parachutist. • PARACHUTIST n. one that parachutes. |
| PARASTICHOUS | • PARASTICHOUS adj. characterised by parastichy, i.e. having a secondary helix joining leaf-bases on an axis. |
| PHARMACEUTIC | • pharmaceutic adj. Pharmaceutical. • PHARMACEUTIC adj. relating to the knowledge or art of preparing medicines, also PHARMACEUTICAL. |
| QUADRAPHONIC | • quadraphonic adj. (Of a sound system) Employing four independent channels or speakers. • QUADRAPHONIC adj. of, relating to, or using four channels for the transmission, recording, or reproduction of sound, also QUADRIPHONIC, QUADROPHONIC. |
| SARCOPHAGOUS | • sarcophagous adj. (Zoology) Feeding on flesh; carnivorous. • SARCOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on flesh; carnivorous. |
| SCROPHULARIA | • Scrophularia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Scrophulariaceae – the figworts, native principally to Asia. • SCROPHULARIA n. a plant of the figwort genus. |
| UNAPPROACHED | • unapproached adj. Not approached. • UNAPPROACHED adj. not approached. |
| URANOGRAPHIC | • uranographic adj. Of or relating to uranography. • URANOGRAPHIC adj. relating to uranography, descriptive astronomy and mapping, also URANOGRAPHICAL. |