| ANTHROPOGONY | • anthropogony n. Synonym of anthropogenesis. • ANTHROPOGONY n. the study of the origins of human beings, also ANTHROPOGENESIS. |
| ANTHROPOLOGY | • anthropology n. The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method. • ANTHROPOLOGY n. the science of human beings. |
| APOGEOTROPIC | • apogeotropic adj. Opposite to geotropic; thus… • APOGEOTROPIC adj. bending up or away from the ground. |
| GASTROPODOUS | • gastropodous adj. Of or pertaining to gastropods (snails and the like). • GASTROPODOUS adj. like a gastropod. |
| 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. |
| ODONTOGRAPHS | • odontographs n. Plural of odontograph. • ODONTOGRAPH n. an instrument for obtaining curves for gear-teeth. |
| ODONTOGRAPHY | • odontography n. A scientific description of the teeth. • ODONTOGRAPHY n. a description or history of teeth. |
| PALEONTOLOGY | • paleontology n. (American spelling) Study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially… • PALEONTOLOGY n. the study of fossils, also PALAEONTOLOGY. |
| 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. |
| PHOTOMONTAGE | • photomontage n. (Photography) A composite image combining two or more photographs. • photomontage n. (Photography) The art of constructing such images. • PHOTOMONTAGE n. montage using photographic images. |
| POSTVAGOTOMY | • postvagotomy adj. (Medicine) After a vagotomy. • POSTVAGOTOMY adj. following a vagotomy. |
| POTAMOGETONS | • potamogetons n. Plural of potamogeton. • POTAMOGETON n. a plant of the pondweed genus of water plants, with floating and submerged leaves. |
| 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. |
| ZOOPATHOLOGY | • zoopathology n. Animal pathology; veterinary pathology. • zoöpathology n. Alternative form of zoopathology. • ZOOPATHOLOGY n. the study of animal diseases. |