| AMPHICOELOUS | • amphicoelous adj. (Zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave. • AMPHICOELOUS adj. of the vertebrae of most fishes and some amphibians, concave at the anterior and posterior ends. |
| ANEMOPHILOUS | • anemophilous adj. (Botany) Pollinated by the wind. • ANEMOPHILOUS adj. pollinated by wind. |
| ARCHESPORIUM | • archesporium n. (Botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores. • ARCHESPORIUM n. a primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops. |
| BEHAVIOURISM | • behaviourism n. (British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism. • BEHAVIOURISM n. the psychological theory that behaviour is governed by conditioning rather than internal processes and that by changing behaviour patterns it is possible to treat psychological disorders, also BEHAVIORISM. |
| CHORIAMBUSES | • choriambuses n. Plural of choriambus. • CHORIAMBUS n. a metrical foot comprising a trochee and an iambus, also CHORIAMB, CHORIAMBIC. |
| EUCHROMATINS | • euchromatins n. Plural of euchromatin. • EUCHROMATIN n. the part of chromatin that is genetically active and is largely composed of genes. |
| HOUSEWARMING | • housewarming n. (Idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home. • housewarming n. The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home. • house-warming n. Alternative spelling of housewarming. |
| HUMECTATIONS | • humectations n. Plural of humectation. • HUMECTATION n. the act of moistening. |
| IMPOSTHUMATE | • imposthumate v. To apostemate; to form an imposthume or abscess. • IMPOSTHUMATE v. to form or inflict an abscess, also IMPOSTUMATE. |
| MALNOURISHED | • malnourished adj. Suffering from malnutrition. • malnourished v. Simple past tense and past participle of malnourish. • MALNOURISHED adj. undernourished. |
| MELLIPHAGOUS | • melliphagous adj. Alternative spelling of meliphagous. • MELLIPHAGOUS adj. feeding upon honey, also MELIPHAGOUS. |
| MISBEHAVIOUR | • misbehaviour n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of misbehavior. • MISBEHAVIOUR n. bad behaviour, also MISBEHAVIOR. |
| MOUCHARABIES | • moucharabies n. Plural of moucharaby. • MOUCHARABY n. (Arabic) in North Africa, an external balcony enclosed with latticework. |
| MOUSTACHIOED | • moustachioed adj. (Of a man or his face) Possessing a moustache or moustachio. • moustachioed v. Simple past tense and past participle of moustachio. • MOUSTACHIOED adj. having a moustachio. |
| PLEIOCHASIUM | • pleiochasium n. (Botany) An inflorescence in which several buds come out at the same time. • PLEIOCHASIUM n. a cymose inflorescence in which each branch bears more than two lateral branches. |
| SULPHONAMIDE | • sulphonamide n. (British spelling, pharmacology) Alternative spelling of sulfonamide. • SULPHONAMIDE n. an organic amide of a sulphonic acid; specifically any of the drugs derived from sulphanilamide. |
| TAUROMACHIES | • tauromachies n. Plural of tauromachy. • TAUROMACHY n. the art of bullfighting. |
| UNADMONISHED | • unadmonished adj. Not admonished. • UNADMONISHED adj. not admonished. |