| AILOUROPHOBIAS | • AILOUROPHOBIA n. fear of cats. |
| AUTOPOLYPLOIDS | • autopolyploids n. Plural of autopolyploid. • AUTOPOLYPLOID n. an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species. |
| CAMPYLOTROPOUS | • campylotropous adj. (Botany) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo… • CAMPYLOTROPOUS adj. having the ovule partly inverted and curved. |
| COLOURISATIONS | • colourisations n. Plural of colourisation. • COLOURISATION n. the act of colourising, also COLORISATION, COLORIZATION, COLOURIZATION. |
| COLOURIZATIONS | • colourizations n. Plural of colourization. • COLOURIZATION n. the act of colourizing, also COLORISATION, COLORIZATION, COLOURISATION. |
| CYCLOSTOMATOUS | • cyclostomatous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the Cyclostomata, a group of agnathans that comprises the living jawless… • CYCLOSTOMATOUS adj. of or like a cyclostome. |
| DISCOLOURATION | • discolouration n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of discoloration. • DISCOLOURATION n. the act of discolouring, also DISCOLORATION. |
| GALACTOPHOROUS | • galactophorous adj. (Anatomy) Milk-carrying; applied to the ducts of mammary glands. • GALACTOPHOROUS adj. bearing milk. |
| 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. |
| HOLOMETABOLOUS | • holometabolous adj. (Entomology) Pertaining to, or undergoing, holometabolism; going through complete metamorphosis. • HOLOMETABOLOUS adj. characterized by complete metamorphosis. |
| MALODOROUSNESS | • malodorousness n. The state or condition of being malodorous. • MALODOROUS n. having a bad odor. |
| NONHOMOSEXUALS | • nonhomosexuals n. Plural of nonhomosexual. • NONHOMOSEXUAL n. one who is not homosexual. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| POLEMONIACEOUS | • polemoniaceous adj. Of or pertaining to the plant family Polemoniaceae. • POLEMONIACEOUS adj. belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family. |
| POSTCOPULATORY | • postcopulatory adj. Occurring after copulation. • POSTCOPULATORY adj. taking place after copulation. |