| ARTHROPOD | • arthropod n. An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple… • ARTHROPOD n. any member of the phylum Arthropoda, members of which (e.g. insects, arachnids, and crustaceans) are characterized by segmented bodies and jointed limbs. |
| AUTOTROPH | • autotroph n. (Ecology) Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as… • AUTOTROPH n. an organism that is able to manufacture its own food from inorganic substances. |
| AUXOTROPH | • auxotroph n. Any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth… • AUXOTROPH n. an auxotrophic strain or individual, i.e. one requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| CRAPSHOOT | • crapshoot n. A game of craps. • crapshoot n. (US) A venture with a highly risky or unpredictable outcome. • crap-shoot n. Alternative spelling of crapshoot. |
| HEATPROOF | • heatproof adj. Insulating and incombustible. • heatproof v. (Transitive) To make insulating and incombustible. • heat-proof adj. Unable to be affected or damaged by heat. |
| PHONATORY | • phonatory adj. Relating to phonation. • PHONATORY adj. relating to phonation, the production of vocal sound. |
| PHOTOCARD | • photocard n. A card bearing a photograph, often a photograph of the cardholder for identification purposes. • PHOTOCARD n. an identity card containing a photograph of the bearer. |
| PHOTOGRAM | • photogram n. A photograph made without using a camera; normally by placing an object in contact with photosensitive… • PHOTOGRAM n. a photograph. |
| PROTHORAX | • prothorax n. (Entomology) The anterior segment of the insect thorax; it carries the first pair of legs. • PROTHORAX n. the first or anterior segment of the thorax in insects. |
| ROTOGRAPH | • rotograph n. A photograph printed by a process in which a strip or roll of sensitized paper is automatically fed… • rotograph v. (Transitive) To print by this process. • ROTOGRAPH v. to make a photograph by laying negative on sensitive paper. |
| TOMOGRAPH | • tomograph n. A machine for making an X-ray of a single plane of the body. • TOMOGRAPH n. an instrument for viewing a section of an object using X-rays. |
| TOPOGRAPH | • topograph n. A monument erected in a high place, such as a hilltop, indicating the direction and distance of notable… • TOPOGRAPH n. a type of X-ray photograph. |