| AUTHORITATIVELY | • authoritatively adv. In an authoritative manner, being worthy of trust. • AUTHORITATIVE adv. having or proceeding from authority. |
| AUTOCHTHONOUSLY | • autochthonously adv. In an autochthonous manner. • AUTOCHTHONOUS adv. indigenous, aboriginal, also AUTOCHTHONAL, AUTOCHTHONIC. |
| AUTOTROPHICALLY | • autotrophically adv. In an autotrophic manner. • autotrophically adv. With regard to autotrophy. • AUTOTROPHIC adv. capable of building up food materials from inorganic matter. |
| CHEMOAUTOTROPHY | • chemoautotrophy n. (Biology) A mode of growth in which CO2 is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is… • CHEMOAUTOTROPHY n. the production of energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide. |
| ELEUTHERODACTYL | • ELEUTHERODACTYL n. of birds, having the hind toe free. |
| HETERODACTYLOUS | • heterodactylous adj. (Zoology) Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons. • HETERODACTYLOUS adj. having the first and second toes turned backwards, as in trogons, and not the first and fourth as in parrots. |
| HETEROSEXUALITY | • heterosexuality n. The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex. • heterosexuality n. Sexual activity with a person of the opposite sex. • HETEROSEXUALITY n. the state of being heterosexual. |
| HORTICULTURALLY | • horticulturally adv. With respect to horticulture. • HORTICULTURAL adv. relating to horticulture. |
| HYDROXYBUTYRATE | • hydroxybutyrate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of hydroxybutyric acid, but especially of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid. • HYDROXYBUTYRATE n. as in gamma hydroxybutyrate, a substance that occurs naturally in the brain, used medically as a sedative but also as a recreational drug and alleged aphrodisiac. |
| HYPOPITUITARISM | • hypopituitarism n. (Medicine) A decrease in secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland. • HYPOPITUITARISM n. deficient production of growth hormones by the pituitary gland. |
| MOUTHWATERINGLY | • mouthwateringly adv. In a mouthwatering manner. • mouth-wateringly adv. In a mouth-watering manner. • MOUTHWATERING adv. arousing the appetite. |
| NORTHCOUNTRYMAN | • north␣countryman n. Someone from the north of England. • NORTHCOUNTRYMAN n. one living in the north. |
| SOUTHWESTWARDLY | • southwestwardly adv. Toward the southwest. • SOUTHWESTWARDLY adv. in a southwesterly direction. |
| TETRAHYDROFURAN | • tetrahydrofuran n. (Organic chemistry) A heterocyclic ether having a five-membered ring with four carbon atoms and one… • TETRAHYDROFURAN n. a flammable liquid ether derived from furan and used as a solvent and as an intermediate in organic synthesis. |