| APHANIPTEROUS | • aphanipterous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects. • APHANIPTEROUS adj. belonging to the Aphaniptera, an order of fleas. |
| HARUSPICATING | • haruspicating v. Present participle of haruspicate. • HARUSPICATE v. to foretell by inspection of animals' entrails. |
| HARUSPICATION | • haruspication n. The act or practice of divination from the entrails of animals slain in sacrifice. • HARUSPICATION n. divination by inspecting animal entrails. |
| HERPETOFAUNAE | • HERPETOFAUNA n. (Latin) snake life. |
| HERPETOFAUNAS | • herpetofaunas n. Plural of herpetofauna. • HERPETOFAUNA n. (Latin) snake life. |
| HIPPOCENTAURS | • hippocentaurs n. Plural of hippocentaur. • HIPPOCENTAUR n. a mythical creature, half man and half horse. |
| HOUSEPAINTERS | • housepainters n. Plural of housepainter. • HOUSEPAINTER n. one whose business or occupation is painting houses. |
| IMMUNOTHERAPY | • immunotherapy n. (Immunology) The treatment of disease (especially cancers and autoimmune diseases) by adjusting the… • IMMUNOTHERAPY n. the treatment or prevention of disease by taking measures to increase immune system functioning. |
| NATUROPATHIES | • naturopathies n. Plural of naturopathy. • NATUROPATHY n. medical treatment by methods believed to aid nature. |
| NEUROPATHICAL | • neuropathical adj. Of or relating to neuropathy. • NEUROPATHICAL adj. of or like a neuropathy, an affection of the nervous system or of a nerve, also NEUROPATHIC. |
| NEUROPATHISTS | • neuropathists n. Plural of neuropathist. • NEUROPATHIST n. a specialist in nervous diseases. |
| PHONAUTOGRAPH | • phonautograph n. (Historical) A device for recording sound vibrations in a visible form. • PHONAUTOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording sound vibrations. |
| PNEUMATOPHORE | • pneumatophore n. (Zoology) A gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war. • pneumatophore n. (Botany) An aerial root, in mangroves etc., specialized for gaseous exchange. • pneumatophore n. An apparatus consisting of a bag with a tube and mouthpiece, which may be attached to the body. The… |
| POLYURETHANES | • polyurethanes n. Plural of polyurethane. • POLYURETHANE n. any of various polymers used esp. in flexible and rigid foams, elastomers, and resins, also POLYURETHAN. |
| SULPHURATIONS | • sulphurations n. Plural of sulphuration. • SULPHURATION n. the act of sulphurating, also SULFURATION. |
| SUPERHUMANITY | • superhumanity n. The state or condition of being superhuman. • SUPERHUMANITY n. the state of being superhuman. |
| UNPROPHETICAL | • unprophetical adj. Not prophetical. • UNPROPHETICAL adj. not prophetical, also UNPROPHETIC. |
| URANOGRAPHIST | • URANOGRAPHIST n. one who practises uranography, descriptive astronomy and mapping. |
| ZINJANTHROPUS | • Zinjanthropus prop.n. (Anthropology, paleontology, archaeology, obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae –… • ZINJANTHROPUS n. a type of australopithecine, remains of which were discovered in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania in 1959. |