| ACANTHACEOUS | • acanthaceous adj. (Botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family. • acanthaceous adj. Armed with prickles, as a plant. • ACANTHACEOUS adj. prickly; of the Acanthaceae. |
| AUTOCHANGERS | • autochangers n. Plural of autochanger. • AUTOCHANGER n. a device by means of which records are dropped from a stack one at a time onto the turntable. |
| CERAUNOGRAPH | • ceraunograph n. A device for measuring lightning discharges. • CERAUNOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording thunderstorms by detecting the radio waves generated, also KERAUNOGRAPH. |
| CHANGEAROUND | • CHANGEAROUND n. the act of changing to a different position, also CHANGEROUND. |
| FOUNTAINHEAD | • fountainhead n. A spring that is the source of a river. • fountainhead n. An abundant source of knowledge, etc. • FOUNTAINHEAD n. a spring that is the source of a stream. |
| HERPETOFAUNA | • herpetofauna n. Reptiles and amphibians as a group, especially those of a particular region or time period. • HERPETOFAUNA n. (Latin) snake life. |
| KERAUNOGRAPH | • keraunograph n. (Archaic) A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere. • keraunograph n. A ceraunograph; an instrument for measuring and recording lightning. • KERAUNOGRAPH n. an instrument for detecting distant thunderstorms, also CERAUNOGRAPH. |
| METAGNATHOUS | • metagnathous adj. (Zoology) having the mandibles crossing at the tip of the bill, as in the crossbill. • METAGNATHOUS adj. having a beak in which the tips of the mandibles cross. |
| METHAQUALONE | • methaqualone n. (Pharmacology) A sedative drug that has effects similar to barbiturates. Also used recreationally. • METHAQUALONE n. a type of sedative, aka quaalude. |
| PHAENOGAMOUS | • phaenogamous adj. (Botany) Having true flowers with distinct floral organs; flowering. • PHAENOGAMOUS adj. of or like a phaenogam, a flowering plant, also PHAENOGAMIC. |
| SULFORAPHANE | • sulforaphane n. (Organic chemistry, medicine) An antimicrobial compound, 1-isothiocyanato-4-methylsulfinylbutane, that… |
| THAUMATOGENY | • thaumatogeny n. (Rare) The origination of life by a miracle rather than by natural law. • THAUMATOGENY n. the doctrine of the miraculous origin of life. |
| UNAPPROACHED | • unapproached adj. Not approached. • UNAPPROACHED adj. not approached. |
| UNFATHOMABLE | • unfathomable adj. Impossible to fathom or understand. • unfathomable adj. Difficult to penetrate. • UNFATHOMABLE adj. not capable of being fathomed. |
| UNSHADOWABLE | • unshadowable adj. Not shadowable. • UNSHADOWABLE adj. that cannot be shadowed. |
| URANOGRAPHER | • uranographer n. One who carries out uranography. • URANOGRAPHER n. one who maps the constellations. |
| WAREHOUSEMAN | • warehouseman n. A person who manages, or works in, a warehouse. • warehouseman n. (UK, obsolete) One who keeps a wholesale shop for woollen goods. • WAREHOUSEMAN n. a person who manages or works in a warehouse. |