| AUTOPHYTE | • autophyte n. Any plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances. • AUTOPHYTE n. an autotrophic plant, as any green plant. |
| AUTOPHYTES | • autophytes n. Plural of autophyte. • AUTOPHYTE n. an autotrophic plant, as any green plant. |
| ERYTHEMATOUS | • erythematous adj. Of or pertaining to erythema#Noun. • ERYTHEMATOUS adj. showing erythema, redness of the skin. |
| THAUMATOGENY | • thaumatogeny n. (Rare) The origination of life by a miracle rather than by natural law. • THAUMATOGENY n. the doctrine of the miraculous origin of life. |
| WHATABOUTERY | • whataboutery n. Protesting at hypocrisy; responding to criticism by accusing one’s opponent of similar or worse faults. • whataboutery n. Protesting at inconsistency; refusing to act in one instance unless similar action is taken in other… • WHATABOUTERY n. (of two communities in conflict) the practice of repeatedly blaming the other side and referring to events from the past. |
| HYSTERANTHOUS | • hysteranthous adj. (Botany) Having the leaves emerge after the flowers have opened. It typically refers to geophytes that… • HYSTERANTHOUS adj. having the leaves appearing after the flowers. |
| SOUTHEASTERLY | • southeasterly adj. Situated in, or pointing to, the southeast. • southeasterly adj. (Chiefly of a wind) coming from the southeast. • southeasterly n. A strong wind or storm from the southeast. |
| TELAUTOGRAPHY | • telautography n. Transmission of messages by telautograph. • TELAUTOGRAPHY n. transmission by use of a Telautograph, a telegraph for reproducing the movement of a pen or pencil and so transmitting writings or drawings. |
| STOUTHEARTEDLY | • stoutheartedly adv. Bravely, courageously. • stoutheartedly adv. Resolutely. • stout-heartedly adv. Alternative form of stoutheartedly. |
| THYSANOPTEROUS | • thysanopterous adj. Of or pertaining to the Thysanoptera. • THYSANOPTEROUS adj. belonging to the Thysanoptera, an order of insects with fringed wings, some of which are serious pests to fruit, such as thrips. |
| AUTHORITATIVELY | • authoritatively adv. In an authoritative manner, being worthy of trust. • AUTHORITATIVE adv. having or proceeding from authority. |
| CHEMOAUTOTROPHY | • chemoautotrophy n. (Biology) A mode of growth in which CO2 is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is… • CHEMOAUTOTROPHY n. the production of energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide. |
| ELEUTHERODACTYL | • ELEUTHERODACTYL n. of birds, having the hind toe free. |
| HETERODACTYLOUS | • heterodactylous adj. (Zoology) Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons. • HETERODACTYLOUS adj. having the first and second toes turned backwards, as in trogons, and not the first and fourth as in parrots. |
| HETEROSEXUALITY | • heterosexuality n. The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex. • heterosexuality n. Sexual activity with a person of the opposite sex. • HETEROSEXUALITY n. the state of being heterosexual. |
| HYDROXYBUTYRATE | • hydroxybutyrate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of hydroxybutyric acid, but especially of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid. • HYDROXYBUTYRATE n. as in gamma hydroxybutyrate, a substance that occurs naturally in the brain, used medically as a sedative but also as a recreational drug and alleged aphrodisiac. |
| MOUTHWATERINGLY | • mouthwateringly adv. In a mouthwatering manner. • mouth-wateringly adv. In a mouth-watering manner. • MOUTHWATERING adv. arousing the appetite. |
| SOUTHWESTWARDLY | • southwestwardly adv. Toward the southwest. • SOUTHWESTWARDLY adv. in a southwesterly direction. |
| TETRAHYDROFURAN | • tetrahydrofuran n. (Organic chemistry) A heterocyclic ether having a five-membered ring with four carbon atoms and one… • TETRAHYDROFURAN n. a flammable liquid ether derived from furan and used as a solvent and as an intermediate in organic synthesis. |