| ACIDOPHILOUS | • acidophilous adj. That thrives in an acidic environment. • ACIDOPHILOUS adj. staining readily with acid stains. |
| ACOLOUTHITES | • ACOLOUTHITE n. (obsolete) an acolyte. |
| ACOLOUTHOSES | • ACOLOUTHOS n. (historical) the head of the Varangian guard of the Byzantine emperors, also AKOLOUTHOS, AKOLUTHOS. |
| AILUROPHOBIC | • ailurophobic adj. Having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats. • AILUROPHOBIC adj. having a morbid fear of cats. |
| AMPHICOELOUS | • amphicoelous adj. (Zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave. • AMPHICOELOUS adj. of the vertebrae of most fishes and some amphibians, concave at the anterior and posterior ends. |
| ANACOLUTHONS | • anacoluthons n. Plural of anacoluthon. • ANACOLUTHON n. a sentence or construction lacking grammatical sequence. |
| AUTOCHTHONAL | • autochthonal adj. Existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous. • AUTOCHTHONAL adj. indigenous, aboriginal, also AUTOCHTHONIC, AUTOCHTHONOUS. |
| BRACHYLOGOUS | • BRACHYLOGOUS adj. condensed in expression. |
| CHAULMOOGRAS | • chaulmoogras n. Plural of chaulmoogra. • CHAULMOOGRA n. a kind of Asian tree, yielding an oil used in the treatment of leprosy, also CHAULMUGRA. |
| COLOURWASHED | • COLOURWASH v. to paint with this. |
| COLOURWASHES | • COLOURWASH v. to paint with this. |
| LEUCORRHOEAL | • leucorrhoeal adj. Alternative form of leukorrheal. • leucorrhœal adj. Obsolete form of leukorrheal. • LEUCORRHOEAL adj. relating to leucorrhoea, also LEUKORRHEAL. |
| LEUCORRHOEAS | • leucorrhoeas n. Plural of leucorrhoea. • LEUCORRHOEA n. an abnormal mucous or mucopurulent discharge from the vagina, also LEUKORRHEA. |
| ORICHALCEOUS | • orichalceous adj. Pertaining to, or resembling, orichalch; having a colour or lustre like that of brass. • ORICHALCEOUS adj. of or like orichalc. |
| OXYCEPHALOUS | • OXYCEPHALOUS adj. having a conical skull, also OXYCEPHALIC. |
| PHOTONUCLEAR | • photonuclear adj. (Physics) Of or relating to any nuclear reaction involving a photon. • PHOTONUCLEAR adj. relating to or caused by the incidence of radiant energy (as gamma rays) on atomic nuclei. |
| POLYCHAETOUS | • polychaetous adj. Relating to polychaetes. • POLYCHAETOUS adj. of or like a polychaete, a type of aquatic worm, also POLYCHETOUS. |
| SCHORLACEOUS | • schorlaceous adj. Resembling schorl. • SCHORLACEOUS adj. like schorl. |