| 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. |
| AUTOCEPHALIC | • autocephalic adj. Autocephalous. • AUTOCEPHALIC adj. of a bishop, independent of any higher governing body, also AUTOCEPHALOUS. |
| AUTOPTICALLY | • autoptically adv. By means of ocular view, or one’s own observation. • AUTOPTICAL adv. based on personal observation, as autoptic testimony, also AUTOPTIC. |
| CAPILLACEOUS | • capillaceous adj. Resembling hair. • capillaceous adj. Having hair-like filaments. • CAPILLACEOUS adj. hairlike. |
| CAPITULATION | • capitulation n. A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement. • capitulation n. The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist… • capitulation n. The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender. |
| CAPITULATORS | • capitulators n. Plural of capitulator. • CAPITULATOR n. one who capitulates. |
| CAPITULATORY | • capitulatory adj. Serving to capitulate or surrender. • CAPITULATORY adj. of the nature of capitulation. |
| CAPSULATIONS | • capsulations n. Plural of capsulation. • CAPSULATION n. the process of putting into a capsule. |
| LEUCOPLAKIAS | • leucoplakias n. Plural of leucoplakia. • LEUCOPLAKIA n. the stage of a chronically inflamed area at which the surface becomes hard, white and smooth, also LEUKOPLAKIA. |
| NATUROPATHIC | • naturopathic adj. (Alternative medicine) Relating to naturopathy or to naturopaths. • NATUROPATHIC adj. relating to naturopathy. |
| OCCUPATIONAL | • occupational adj. Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation (in any sense). • OCCUPATIONAL adj. related to occupation. |
| PARAMOUNCIES | • PARAMOUNCY n. the state of being paramount, also PARAMOUNTCY. |
| PARASTICHOUS | • PARASTICHOUS adj. characterised by parastichy, i.e. having a secondary helix joining leaf-bases on an axis. |
| PRECAUTIONAL | • precautional adj. Precautionary. • PRECAUTIONAL adj. of the nature of a precaution, also PRECAUTIONARY, PRECAUTIOUS. |
| 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. |
| SAPINDACEOUS | • sapindaceous adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to the Sapindaceae, an order of trees and shrubs. • SAPINDACEOUS adj. belonging to the Sapindus genus of plants, including soapwort. |
| 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. |
| URANOGRAPHIC | • uranographic adj. Of or relating to uranography. • URANOGRAPHIC adj. relating to uranography, descriptive astronomy and mapping, also URANOGRAPHICAL. |