| ANGIOSPERMOUS | • angiospermous adj. (Botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp. • ANGIOSPERMOUS adj. like an angiosperm, also ANGIOSPERMAL. |
| AUTOBIOGRAPHY | • autobiography n. (Countable) A self-written biography; the story of one’s own life. • autobiography n. (Uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre. • AUTOBIOGRAPHY n. the biography of a person narrated by himself or herself. |
| COMPURGATIONS | • compurgations n. Plural of compurgation. • COMPURGATION n. the exoneration of an accused person on the basis of oaths sworn by other persons. |
| DRAUGHTPROOFS | • draughtproofs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of draughtproof. • DRAUGHTPROOF v. to make proof against draughts. |
| FLUOROGRAPHIC | • fluorographic adj. Relating to fluorography. • FLUOROGRAPHIC adj. relating to fluorography. |
| GASTEROPODOUS | • gasteropodous adj. Obsolete form of gastropodous. • GASTEROPODOUS adj. like a gasteropod. |
| OSTREOPHAGOUS | • ostreophagous adj. Oyster-eating. • OSTREOPHAGOUS adj. oyster-eating. |
| PHANEROGAMOUS | • phanerogamous adj. Phanerogamic. • PHANEROGAMOUS adj. like a phanerogam, a seed-plant or spermatophyte, also PHANEROGAMIC. |
| PHONAUTOGRAPH | • phonautograph n. (Historical) A device for recording sound vibrations in a visible form. • PHONAUTOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording sound vibrations. |
| PHOTOGRAVURES | • photogravures n. Plural of photogravure. • PHOTOGRAVURE n. printing from engraved plates photographically prepared. |
| PLAGIOTROPOUS | • PLAGIOTROPOUS adj. showing plagiotropism, the tendency to grow at an oblique or horizontal angle. |
| PROMULGATIONS | • promulgations n. Plural of promulgation. • PROMULGATION n. the act of promulgating. |
| PROPUGNATIONS | • propugnations n. Plural of propugnation. • PROPUGNATION n. (Shakespeare) defence. |
| PROTOLANGUAGE | • protolanguage n. Alternative form of proto-language. • proto-language n. (Linguistics) A language which is reconstructed by examining similarities in existing languages to try… • proto-language n. (Linguistics) The early utterances produced by an infant before it acquires true language. |
| RONTGENOPAQUE | • RONTGENOPAQUE adj. opaque to X-rays. |
| SUPEREROGATOR | • SUPEREROGATOR n. one who does or performs more than is required. |
| THOROUGHPACED | • thoroughpaced adj. (Of a horse) Trained in every pace. • thoroughpaced adj. Extensively trained or schooled; knowledgeable; proficient. • thoroughpaced adj. Complete, total. |
| ZOOSPORANGIUM | • zoosporangium n. (Botany) A sporangium, or conceptacle containing or producing zoospores. • zoösporangium n. Alternative spelling of zoosporangium. • ZOOSPORANGIUM n. a spore case or sporangium bearing zoospores. |