| AILOUROPHOBE | • ailourophobe n. Alternative spelling of ailurophobe. • AILOUROPHOBE n. one with a morbid fear of cats. |
| CHOROLOGICAL | • chorological adj. Relating to chorology. • CHOROLOGICAL adj. related to chorology. |
| ECHOLOCATION | • echolocation n. The use of echoes to detect objects as observed in bats and other natural creatures. Also known as biosonar. • ECHOLOCATION n. determining the position of objects by means of supersonic vibrations echoed from them, as a bat does. |
| HOMOLOGATING | • homologating v. Present participle of homologate. • HOMOLOGATE v. to sanction, allow esp. officially. |
| HOMOLOGATION | • homologation n. (Organic chemistry) Any reaction that converts a compound into the next member of a homologous series… • homologation n. (Law) Official certification. • HOMOLOGATION n. confirmation, agreement. |
| HOMOPOLARITY | • HOMOPOLARITY n. the state of being homopolar. |
| NONALCOHOLIC | • nonalcoholic adj. Containing no more than trace amounts of alcohol. • nonalcoholic adj. (Medicine) Not involving alcohol as its cause. • nonalcoholic n. One who is not an alcoholic. |
| OCHLOPHOBIAC | • ochlophobiac n. Synonym of ochlophobe. • OCHLOPHOBIAC n. one who suffers from ochlophobia, a morbid fear of crowds. |
| OCHLOPHOBIAS | • ochlophobias n. Plural of ochlophobia. • OCHLOPHOBIA n. the fear of crowds. |
| OLIGOPHAGOUS | • oligophagous adj. (Chiefly of insects) that feed on a restricted range of food. • OLIGOPHAGOUS adj. eating only a few specific kinds of food. |
| OPHIOLATROUS | • ophiolatrous adj. Snake-worshipping. • OPHIOLATROUS adj. worshipping snakes. |
| OPHIOLOGICAL | • ophiological adj. Of or relating to ophiology. • OPHIOLOGICAL adj. relating to ophiology, the study of snakes, also OPHIOLOGIC. |
| 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. |
| PHOTOVOLTAIC | • photovoltaic adj. Producing a voltage when exposed to light. • photo-voltaic adj. Alternative spelling of photovoltaic. • PHOTOVOLTAIC adj. of, relating to, or utilizing the generation of a voltage when radiant energy falls on the boundary between dissimilar substances (as two different semiconductors). |
| SOPHOMORICAL | • sophomorical adj. Sophomoric. • SOPHOMORICAL adj. of or like a sophomore, also SOPHOMORIC. |
| THIOALCOHOLS | • thioalcohols n. Plural of thioalcohol. • THIOALCOHOL n. another name for a thiol. |