| 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. |
| HYDROPNEUMATIC | • hydropneumatic adj. Operated by both fluid and air power. • hydropneumatic adj. Being, or pertaining to, a type of automotive suspension system based on a nitrogen springing medium. • HYDROPNEUMATIC adj. utilizing water and air acting together. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PACHYDERMATOUS | • pachydermatous adj. Of or relating to the pachyderms. • pachydermatous adj. Like an elephant. • pachydermatous adj. (Humorous) Thick-skinned; insensitive. |
| PARENCHYMATOUS | • parenchymatous adj. (Anatomy, zoology) Consisting or or pertaining to parenchyma; parenchymal. • parenchymatous adj. (Botany) Consisting of or relating to the cellular tissue making up the softer parts of leaves, pulp… • parenchymatous adj. (Medicine) Affecting the parenchyma. |
| 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. |
| SUBATMOSPHERIC | • subatmospheric adj. Less than atmospheric (pressure). • SUBATMOSPHERIC adj. less or lower than that of the atmosphere. |
| SUPERPHENOMENA | • superphenomena n. Plural of superphenomenon. • SUPERPHENOMENON n. an exceptional phenomenon. |
| THAUMATOGRAPHY | • thaumatography n. A description of natural wonders. • THAUMATOGRAPHY n. the description of natural wonders. |
| THAUMATROPICAL | • THAUMATROPICAL adj. of or like a thaumatrope, an optical toy in which pictures on both sides of a card are seen to combine when the card is rotated rapidly. |
| UNMETAPHORICAL | • unmetaphorical adj. Not metaphorical. • UNMETAPHORICAL adj. not metaphorical. |