| ACTINOMORPHOUS | • actinomorphous adj. (Botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern. • ACTINOMORPHOUS adj. radially symmetric, also ACTINOMORPHIC. |
| ANTHROPOPHUISM | • anthropophuism n. Human nature. • anthropophuism n. The ascription of human nature to the gods. • ANTHROPOPHUISM n. the ascription of human nature to God or to the gods. |
| CHEMAUTOTROPHS | • CHEMAUTOTROPH n. an organism, such as a bacterium, that obtains its energy from inorganic reactions using simple compounds, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide. |
| 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. |
| COMPUTERPHOBIA | • computerphobia n. Fear or irrational dislike of computers; cyberphobia. • COMPUTERPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of computers. |
| HAEMATOPHAGOUS | • haematophagous adj. (British spelling) Feeding on blood. • hæmatophagous adj. Obsolete spelling of hematophagous. • HAEMATOPHAGOUS adj. of certain animals, feeding on blood, also HEMATOPHAGOUS. |
| HAPLOSTEMONOUS | • haplostemonous adj. (Botany) Having a single series of stamens, equal in number to the proper number of petals and alternating with them. • HAPLOSTEMONOUS adj. with one whorl of stamens. |
| HIPPOPOTAMUSES | • hippopotamuses n. Plural of hippopotamus. • HIPPOPOTAMUS n. a large African artiodactyl ungulate of aquatic habits. |
| IMPOSTHUMATION | • imposthumation n. The formation of an abscess; inflammation; suppuration. • imposthumation n. An abscess; an imposthume. • IMPOSTHUMATION n. the act of forming an imposthume, an abscess, also IMPOSTUMATION. |
| MACROCEPHALOUS | • macrocephalous adj. Having a large head. • macrocephalous adj. Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the… • MACROCEPHALOUS adj. having a large head. |
| MALACOPHYLLOUS | • malacophyllous adj. (Botany) Having soft or fleshy leaves. • MALACOPHYLLOUS adj. of plants living in dry regions, having fleshy leaves in which water is stored. |
| MASTIGOPHOROUS | • mastigophorous adj. (Obsolete, rare) Carrying a whip, scourge, or wand. • mastigophorous adj. (Biology) mastigophoran. • MASTIGOPHOROUS adj. like a mastigophoran; whip-bearing, also MASTIGOPHORIC. |
| MICROCEPHALOUS | • microcephalous adj. Microcephalic. • MICROCEPHALOUS adj. small-headed, also MICROCEPHALIC. |
| MYRMECOPHAGOUS | • myrmecophagous adj. Pertaining to the anteater. • myrmecophagous adj. Feeding on ants. • MYRMECOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on ants. |
| PNEUMATOPHORES | • pneumatophores n. Plural of pneumatophore. • PNEUMATOPHORE n. an upward-growing respiratory root in swamp plants. |
| PNEUMOTHORACES | • pneumothoraces n. Plural of pneumothorax. • PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
| PNEUMOTHORAXES | • pneumothoraxes n. Plural of pneumothorax. • PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
| PODOPHTHALMOUS | • podophthalmous adj. (Zoology) Having the eyes on movable footstalks, or pedicels. • podophthalmous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the Podophthalmia. • PODOPHTHALMOUS adj. having eyes on stalks, like some crabs. |