| APOGEOTROPIC | • apogeotropic adj. Opposite to geotropic; thus… • APOGEOTROPIC adj. bending up or away from the ground. |
| GONADOTROPIC | • gonadotropic adj. That stimulates, or promotes the growth of the gonads. • gonadotropic adj. Of, pertaining to, or similar in function to gonadotropin. • GONADOTROPIC adj. stimulating the gonads, also GONADOTROPHIC. |
| GONADOTROPIN | • gonadotropin n. Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by gonadotrope cells of the pituitary gland of vertebrates. • GONADOTROPIN n. a gonadotropic hormone, as follicle-stimulating hormone. |
| OLIGOPHAGOUS | • oligophagous adj. (Chiefly of insects) that feed on a restricted range of food. • OLIGOPHAGOUS adj. eating only a few specific kinds of food. |
| OPHIOLOGICAL | • ophiological adj. Of or relating to ophiology. • OPHIOLOGICAL adj. relating to ophiology, the study of snakes, also OPHIOLOGIC. |
| OPHIOPHAGOUS | • ophiophagous adj. (Zoology) Feeding on snakes. • OPHIOPHAGOUS adj. eating snakes. |
| PALEOBIOLOGY | • paleobiology n. The branch of biology or paleontology concerned with the study of fossils of plants and animals. • PALEOBIOLOGY n. a branch of paleontology concerned with the biology of fossil organisms, also PALAEBIOLOGY, PALAEOBIOLOGY. |
| PAROEMIOLOGY | • paroemiology n. Alternative form of paremiology. • PAROEMIOLOGY n. the study of proverbs. |
| PATHOBIOLOGY | • pathobiology n. (Biology) The branch of biology that deals with pathology with greater emphasis on the biological than… • pathobiology n. (Medicine) pathology (in any of its senses: study of disease, instance of disease, mechanism of disease). • pathobiology n. (Medicine) The biologic explanations of pathogenesis, to include both pathoanatomy and pathophysiology. |
| PHONOLOGICAL | • phonological adj. Of or relating to phonology. • phonological adj. Pertaining to the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable structure, stress, and accent. • PHONOLOGICAL adj. relating to phonology, also PHONOLOGIC. |
| POTAMOLOGIES | • POTAMOLOGY n. the study of rivers. |
| POTAMOLOGIST | • potamologist n. One who studies rivers. • POTAMOLOGIST n. one who studies rivers. |
| PROLONGATION | • prolongation n. The act of prolonging. • prolongation n. That which has been prolonged; an extension. • PROLONGATION n. the act of prolonging. |
| PROROGATIONS | • prorogations n. Plural of prorogation. • PROROGATION n. the act of prorogating, postponing a meeting. |
| TROPOLOGICAL | • tropological adj. Relating to or involving the interpretation of literature focusing on the ethical lesson or moral of the story. • tropological adj. Characterized by tropes; varied by tropes; tropical. • TROPOLOGICAL adj. characterized by tropes or figures of speech, also TROPOLOGIC. |
| ZOOSPORANGIA | • zoosporangia n. Plural of zoosporangium. • zoösporangia n. Plural of zoösporangium. • ZOOSPORANGIUM n. a spore case or sporangium bearing zoospores. |