| CHEMOAUTOTROPHS | • chemoautotrophs n. Plural of chemoautotroph. • 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. |
| CHROMATOPHOROUS | • CHROMATOPHOROUS adj. of or like a chromatophore, a pigment-bearing cell. |
| COMPUTERISATION | • computerisation n. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of computerization. • COMPUTERISATION n. the process of computerising, also COMPUTERIZATION. |
| COMPUTERPHOBIAS | • computerphobias n. Plural of computerphobia. • COMPUTERPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of computers. |
| CONTEMPORANEOUS | • contemporaneous adj. Existing or created in the same period of time. • CONTEMPORANEOUS adj. existing, occurring, or originating during the same time, also COTEMPORANEOUS. |
| MACROSPORANGIUM | • macrosporangium n. (Botany) A megasporangium; sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; opposed to microsporangium. • MACROSPORANGIUM n. a sporangium producing only megaspores. |
| MEGALOCEPHALOUS | • megalocephalous adj. Macrencephalic. • MEGALOCEPHALOUS adj. having an unusually large skull, also MEGACEPHALIC, MEGALOCEPHALIC. |
| MICROPULSATIONS | • micropulsations n. Plural of micropulsation. • MICROPULSATION n. a pulsation having a short period. |
| MICROSPORANGIUM | • microsporangium n. (Botany) A case, capsule or container that holds microspores. • MICROSPORANGIUM n. the sporangium in heterosporous plants where the microspores develop. |
| MISCOMPUTATIONS | • miscomputations n. Plural of miscomputation. • MISCOMPUTATION n. the act of miscomputing. |
| POCOCURANTEISMS | • POCOCURANTEISM n. indifference, also POCOCURANTISM. |
| PRONUNCIAMENTOS | • pronunciamentos n. Plural of pronunciamento. • PRONUNCIAMENTO n. an official or authoritarian declaration; a proclamation or an edict. |
| PROSENCHYMATOUS | • prosenchymatous adj. Relating to the prosenchyma. • PROSENCHYMATOUS adj. relating to prosenchyma, supporting plant tissue containing little protoplasm. |
| PSEUDOCOELOMATE | • pseudocoelomate adj. Of, pertaining to, or possessing a pseudocoel. • pseudocoelomate n. Such an animal. • PSEUDOCOELOMATE n. an invertebrate (as a nematode or rotifer) having a body cavity that is a pseudocoel. |
| ULTRAMICROSCOPE | • ultramicroscope n. A microscope that uses bright illumination against a black background to view small particles. • ULTRAMICROSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing extremely small objects. |
| ULTRAMICROSCOPY | • ultramicroscopy n. The scientific use of the ultramicroscope. • ULTRAMICROSCOPY n. microscopy using an ultramicroscope. |
| UNCOMPASSIONATE | • uncompassionate adj. Not compassionate. • UNCOMPASSIONATE adj. not compassionate. |
| UNCOMPROMISABLE | • uncompromisable adj. Not compromisable; that cannot be compromised; non-negotiable. • UNCOMPROMISABLE adj. not able to be compromised. |