| ANDROCEPHALOUS | • androcephalous adj. Having a human head (upon an animal’s body), like the Egyptian sphinx. • ANDROCEPHALOUS adj. with a human head. |
| 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. |
| CLAUSTROPHOBES | • claustrophobes n. Plural of claustrophobe. • CLAUSTROPHOBE n. one with a fear of confined spaces. |
| CLAUSTROPHOBIA | • claustrophobia n. The fear of closed, tight places. • CLAUSTROPHOBIA n. fear of closed spaces. |
| CLAUSTROPHOBIC | • claustrophobic adj. (Psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space. • claustrophobic adj. Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia. • claustrophobic n. Someone with claustrophobia. |
| COMPURGATORIAL | • compurgatorial adj. Relating to a compurgator or to compurgation. • COMPURGATORIAL adj. relating to compurgation, the clearing of an accused person by means of oaths. |
| GALACTOPHOROUS | • galactophorous adj. (Anatomy) Milk-carrying; applied to the ducts of mammary glands. • GALACTOPHOROUS adj. bearing milk. |
| HYDROCEPHALOUS | • hydrocephalous adj. Having a swollen head. • hydrocephalous adj. (Medicine) Afflicted with hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALOUS adj. suffering from hydrocephaly, also HYDROCEPHALIC. |
| 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. |
| MICROCEPHALOUS | • microcephalous adj. Microcephalic. • MICROCEPHALOUS adj. small-headed, also MICROCEPHALIC. |
| MICROPULSATION | • micropulsation n. A very small, change in the strength of the magnetic field of the Earth. • MICROPULSATION n. a pulsation having a short period. |
| 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. |
| PERLOCUTIONARY | • perlocutionary adj. Of or pertaining to perlocution. • PERLOCUTIONARY adj. relating to perlocution, the effect produced when a particular word is uttered. |
| PORTULACACEOUS | • portulacaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Portulacaceae of plants including the spring beauty. • PORTULACACEOUS adj. belonging to the leek family. |
| POSTCOPULATORY | • postcopulatory adj. Occurring after copulation. • POSTCOPULATORY adj. taking place after copulation. |
| RHIZOCEPHALOUS | • rhizocephalous adj. Belonging to the Rhizocephala. • RHIZOCEPHALOUS adj. of or like a rhizocephalan, a cirripede parasitic on crabs. |
| SUPRACHOROIDAL | • suprachoroidal adj. (Anatomy) suprachoroid. • SUPRACHOROIDAL adj. relating to, or being the layer of loose connective tissue situated between the choroid and sclerotic coats of the eyeball. |