| BRACHYPTEROUS | • brachypterous adj. (Zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings. • BRACHYPTEROUS adj. having short wings. |
| DIALYPETALOUS | • dialypetalous adj. (Botany) Having separate petals; polypetalous. • DIALYPETALOUS adj. having the petals separate. |
| EMPHYSEMATOUS | • emphysematous adj. (Medicine) Related, similar to or involving emphysema; swollen, bloated. • EMPHYSEMATOUS adj. relating to emphysema. |
| ERYSIPELATOUS | • erysipelatous adj. Resembling erysipelas. • ERYSIPELATOUS adj. suffering from the skin disease erysipelas. |
| EXPOSTULATORY | • expostulatory adj. Of, characterized by, or exhibiting expostulation. • EXPOSTULATORY adj. relating to expostulation, also EXPOSTULATIVE. |
| HYDROSULPHATE | • hydrosulphate n. Alternative form of hydrosulfate. • HYDROSULPHATE n. any quaternary acid salt formed by addition of an organic base to sulphuric acid, such as aniline hydrosulphate. |
| HYPERCAUTIOUS | • hypercautious adj. Especially or unreasonably cautious. • HYPERCAUTIOUS adj. excessively cautious. |
| HYPOSULPHATES | • hyposulphates n. Plural of hyposulphate. • HYPOSULPHATE n. a dithionate. |
| MUSICOTHERAPY | • musicotherapy n. Music therapy; the use of music to improve health. • MUSICOTHERAPY n. therapy involving the use of music. |
| MYCETOPHAGOUS | • mycetophagous adj. That feeds on fungi. • MYCETOPHAGOUS adj. eating fungi. |
| PNEUMATOLYSES | • pneumatolyses n. Plural of pneumatolysis. • PNEUMATOLYSIS n. the destructive action of the hot vapours of magma on igneous rock. |
| PNEUMATOLYSIS | • pneumatolysis n. (Geology) the alteration of rocks and minerals by gases or magmatic fluid within volcanos etc. • PNEUMATOLYSIS n. the destructive action of the hot vapours of magma on igneous rock. |
| POLYURETHANES | • polyurethanes n. Plural of polyurethane. • POLYURETHANE n. any of various polymers used esp. in flexible and rigid foams, elastomers, and resins, also POLYURETHAN. |
| PSEUDOMARTYRS | • pseudomartyrs n. Plural of pseudomartyr. • PSEUDOMARTYR n. a false martyr. |
| PYROSULPHATES | • pyrosulphates n. Plural of pyrosulphate. • PYROSULPHATE n. a salt of sulphur. |
| SPONTANEOUSLY | • spontaneously adv. In a spontaneous manner; naturally; voluntarily. • SPONTANEOUS adv. acting by its own impulse or natural law. |
| SUPERLOYALIST | • superloyalist n. A very committed loyalist. • SUPERLOYALIST n. an extreme loyalist. |
| SUPERMAJORITY | • supermajority n. (Chiefly North American) A majority of the items being counted that reaches some preset threshold significantly… • super-majority n. Alternative form of supermajority. • SUPERMAJORITY n. a majority (as two-thirds or three-fifths) greater than a simple majority. |