| 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. |
| COMPURGATION | • compurgation n. (Now chiefly historical) Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths… • COMPURGATION n. the exoneration of an accused person on the basis of oaths sworn by other persons. |
| HIPPOPHAGOUS | • hippophagous adj. Feeding on horseflesh. • HIPPOPHAGOUS adj. eating horseflesh. |
| LITHOPHAGOUS | • lithophagous adj. (Zoology) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel. • lithophagous adj. (Zoology) Eating or destroying stone, like some mollusks, sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. • LITHOPHAGOUS adj. stone-swallowing; rock-boring; eating rock. |
| MICROPHAGOUS | • microphagous adj. (Zoology) Feeding on small particles. • MICROPHAGOUS adj. of an animal, feeding on small particles of food. |
| OLIGOPHAGOUS | • oligophagous adj. (Chiefly of insects) that feed on a restricted range of food. • OLIGOPHAGOUS adj. eating only a few specific kinds of food. |
| OPHIOPHAGOUS | • ophiophagous adj. (Zoology) Feeding on snakes. • OPHIOPHAGOUS adj. eating snakes. |
| OUTGALLOPING | • outgalloping v. Present participle of outgallop. • OUTGALLOP v. to surpass at galloping. |
| PROMULGATION | • promulgation n. The act of promulgating or announcing something, especially a proclamation announcing a new law. • PROMULGATION n. the act of promulgating. |
| PROPUGNATION | • propugnation n. (Obsolete) means of defence; defence. • PROPUGNATION n. (Shakespeare) defence. |
| PSEUDOLOGIAS | • PSEUDOLOGIA n. lying in speech or writing. |
| RHIZOPHAGOUS | • rhizophagous adj. Feeding on roots. • RHIZOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on roots. |
| SPORANGIOLUM | • sporangiolum n. (Mycology) a small sporangium. • SPORANGIOLUM n. a sporangium containing one or few spores, also SPORANGIOLE. |
| UNAPOLOGETIC | • unapologetic adj. Not apologetic for having said or done something that causes actual or potential harm, especially when… • UNAPOLOGETIC adj. not apologetic. |