| 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. |
| APPOGGIATURA | • appoggiatura n. (Music) A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts… • APPOGGIATURA n. (Italian) a short note placed before a longer one. |
| APPOGGIATURE | • appoggiature n. Plural of appoggiatura. • APPOGGIATURA n. (Italian) a short note placed before a longer one. |
| AUTOGRAPHIES | • autographies n. Plural of autography. • AUTOGRAPHY n. the act of writing with one's own hand; something handwritten. |
| AUTOGRAPHING | • autographing v. Present participle of autograph. • autographing n. The signing of an autograph. • AUTOGRAPH v. to sign with an autograph. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| MACROPHAGOUS | • macrophagous adj. (Zoology) That feeds on relatively large particles or prey. • MACROPHAGOUS adj. of an animal, feeding on relatively large particles of food. |
| PARAGNATHOUS | • paragnathous adj. (Zoology) having both mandibles of equal length, with the tips meeting, as in certain birds. • PARAGNATHOUS adj. having equal mandibles. |
| POSTGRADUATE | • postgraduate n. A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course. • postgraduate adj. Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course. • post-graduate adj. Alternative form of postgraduate. |
| PURGATORIANS | • purgatorians n. Plural of purgatorian. • PURGATORIAN n. a person who believes in Purgatory. |
| RAMPAGEOUSLY | • rampageously adv. In a rampageous manner. • RAMPAGEOUS adv. turbulent; unruly, also RAMPACIOUS. |
| SAPROPHAGOUS | • saprophagous adj. Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter. • SAPROPHAGOUS adj. feeding on decaying material. |
| SARCOPHAGOUS | • sarcophagous adj. (Zoology) Feeding on flesh; carnivorous. • SARCOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on flesh; carnivorous. |
| SUPRAGLOTTAL | • supraglottal adj. (Anatomy) Above the glottis. • SUPRAGLOTTAL adj. above the glottis. |
| UPGRADATIONS | • upgradations n. Plural of upgradation. • UPGRADATION n. the act of upgrading. |
| URANOGRAPHER | • uranographer n. One who carries out uranography. • URANOGRAPHER n. one who maps the constellations. |
| URANOGRAPHIC | • uranographic adj. Of or relating to uranography. • URANOGRAPHIC adj. relating to uranography, descriptive astronomy and mapping, also URANOGRAPHICAL. |