| ANDRODIOECIOUS | • androdioecious adj. Relating to, or exhibiting, androdioecy. • ANDRODIOECIOUS adj. having hermaphrodite and male flowers on separate plants. |
| CHEMOAUTOTROPH | • chemoautotroph n. (Biology) a simple organism, such as a protozoan, that derives its energy from chemical processes rather… • CHEMOAUTOTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTROPH. |
| COEVOLUTIONARY | • coevolutionary adj. Of, pertaining to, or produced by coevolution. • COEVOLUTIONARY adj. relating to coevolution. |
| COTEMPORANEOUS | • cotemporaneous adj. Living or existing at the same time; contemporaneous. • COTEMPORANEOUS adj. existing, occurring, or originating during the same time, also CONTEMPORANEOUS. |
| DIOSCOREACEOUS | • dioscoreaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the plant family Dioscoreaceae. • DIOSCOREACEOUS adj. belonging to the Dioscorea, the yam family. |
| ENTOMOSTRACOUS | • entomostracous adj. (Zoology, archaic) Belonging to the Entomostraca, a former subclass of crustaceans. • ENTOMOSTRACOUS adj. of or like an entomostracan, any of the lower order of crustaceans. |
| HETEROSOMATOUS | • heterosomatous adj. (Zoology) Belonging to the Heterosomata. • HETEROSOMATOUS adj. of or like the Heterosomata, the flatfishes. |
| MACROEVOLUTION | • macroevolution n. Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs… • MACROEVOLUTION n. evolution that results in relatively large and complex changes, as in species formation. |
| MALODOROUSNESS | • malodorousness n. The state or condition of being malodorous. • MALODOROUS n. having a bad odor. |
| NEUROPATHOLOGY | • neuropathology n. Neural pathology: The pathology of the nervous system, usually and especially in the sense of its cytopathology… • NEUROPATHOLOGY n. pathology of the nervous system. |
| NEURORADIOLOGY | • neuroradiology n. The radiology of the nervous system; especially the use of radiation to diagnose and treat disorders… • NEURORADIOLOGY n. radiology of the nervous system. |
| OROBANCHACEOUS | • orobanchaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Orobanchaceae, plants mostly parasitic on the roots of other plants. • OROBANCHACEOUS adj. belonging to the broomrape family. |
| ORTHOCEPHALOUS | • orthocephalous adj. Alternative form of orthocephalic. • ORTHOCEPHALOUS adj. having a skull whose breadth is between 70 and 75 per cent of its length, also ORTHOCEPHALIC. |
| ORTHOMOLECULAR | • orthomolecular adj. Relating to the theory that mental illness is the result of chemical deficiencies, and can be cured… • ORTHOMOLECULAR adj. relating to the theory that mental illness is chemical. |
| OSMOREGULATION | • osmoregulation n. The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content… • OSMOREGULATION n. regulation of osmotic pressure esp. in the body of a living organism. |
| OSMOREGULATORY | • osmoregulatory adj. Of or pertaining to osmoregulation. • OSMOREGULATORY adj. relating to osmoregulation. |
| OSTEODERMATOUS | • OSTEODERMATOUS adj. of or like an osteoderm, also OSTEODERMAL, OSTEODERMIC, OSTEODERMOUS. |
| OVERPOPULATION | • overpopulation n. (Biology, demography) An excessive number of occupants (People, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular… • OVERPOPULATION n. population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration. |
| TETRACHOTOMOUS | • tetrachotomous adj. Dividing or branching into four equal pieces. • TETRACHOTOMOUS adj. divided into fours. |
| UNCORROBORATED | • uncorroborated adj. Not corroborated. • UNCORROBORATED adj. not corroborated. |