| CHAULMOOGRAS | • chaulmoogras n. Plural of chaulmoogra. • CHAULMOOGRA n. a kind of Asian tree, yielding an oil used in the treatment of leprosy, also CHAULMUGRA. |
| COLOGARITHMS | • cologarithms n. Plural of cologarithm. • COLOGARITHM n. the logarithm of the reciprocal of a number. |
| FLASHMOBBING | • FLASHMOBBING n. the practice of gathering at a given place in response to a message. |
| GAMOPHYLLOUS | • gamophyllous adj. (Botany) Composed of leaves or segments (e.g. perianth) united by their edges, compare apophyllous (free segments). • GAMOPHYLLOUS adj. with perianth leaves united. |
| HAEMOGLOBINS | • haemoglobins n. Plural of haemoglobin. • HAEMOGLOBIN n. the iron-containing pigment which is the oxygen-carrying substance present in the red blood cells of vertebrates, also HEMOGLOBIN. |
| HEMATOLOGIES | • hematologies n. Plural of hematology. • HEMATOLOGY n. the study of blood, also HAEMATOLOGY. |
| HEMATOLOGIST | • hematologist n. A scientist, usually a medical doctor, who specializes in hematology. • HEMATOLOGIST n. a specialist in hematology, also HAEMATOLOGIST. |
| HOOLIGANISMS | • hooliganisms n. Plural of hooliganism. • HOOLIGANISM n. rowdy, violent, or destructive behavior. |
| LAGOMORPHOUS | • lagomorphous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the lagomorphs. • LAGOMORPHOUS adj. of or like a lagomorph, a gnawing mammal, also LAGOMORPHIC. |
| LOGOMACHISTS | • logomachists n. Plural of logomachist. • LOGOMACHIST n. a person who engages in a war of words. |
| LONGSHOREMAN | • longshoreman n. (US) A man employed to load and unload ships. • longshoreman n. One who makes a living along the shore by oyster-fishing, etc. • LONGSHOREMAN n. a stevedore; a person who makes a living along the shore by fishing, etc., also ALONGSHOREMAN. |
| MAILSHOTTING | • mailshotting v. Present participle of mailshot. • MAILSHOT v. to send unsolicited items by post. |
| MALLOPHAGOUS | • mallophagous adj. Feeding on feathers. • MALLOPHAGOUS adj. relating to the Mallophaga, an order of wingless parasitic insects, bird-lice or biting-lice. |
| MELLIPHAGOUS | • melliphagous adj. Alternative spelling of meliphagous. • MELLIPHAGOUS adj. feeding upon honey, also MELIPHAGOUS. |
| MYTHOLOGIANS | • mythologians n. Plural of mythologian. • MYTHOLOGIAN n. a mythologist. |
| PHRAGMOPLAST | • phragmoplast n. (Biology) A structure that forms in plant cells during late cytokinesis and serves as a scaffold for… • PHRAGMOPLAST n. the enlarged barrel-shaped spindle that is characteristic of the later stages of plant mitosis and within which the cell plate forms. |
| SMALLHOLDING | • smallholding n. A small farm. • smallholding n. (US, historical) A small plantation or land with a small number of slaves (generally 19 or less). Contrasted… • small␣holding n. Alternative form of smallholding. |