| ENTOMOPHAGOUS | • entomophagous adj. Feeding on insects; insectivorous. • ENTOMOPHAGOUS adj. eating insects. |
| GERONTOPHOBIA | • gerontophobia n. An abnormal and persistent fear of aging or growing old. • gerontophobia n. An abnormal and persistent fear of elderly individuals or people. • gerontophobia n. An aversion or hatred towards elderly people. |
| GONADOTROPHIC | • gonadotrophic adj. Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads. • GONADOTROPHIC adj. stimulating the gonads, also GONADOTROPIC. |
| GONADOTROPHIN | • gonadotrophin n. Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by gonadotrope cells of the pituitary gland of vertebrates. • GONADOTROPHIN n. a substance that stimulates the gonads. |
| GONADOTROPINS | • gonadotropins n. Plural of gonadotropin. • GONADOTROPIN n. a gonadotropic hormone, as follicle-stimulating hormone. |
| MONOPHTHONGAL | • monophthongal adj. (Linguistics) Of or pertaining to a monophthong. • monophthongal adj. (Linguistics, of a vowel) Pronounced as a single vowel sound; said especially of a vowel that is also… • MONOPHTHONGAL adj. of or like a monophthong. |
| OPPIGNORATION | • oppignoration n. (Obsolete) The act of pawning or laying in pledge. • OPPIGNORATION n. the act of pawning, also OPPIGNERATION. |
| PALAEONTOLOGY | • palaeontology n. Britain standard spelling of paleontology. • palæontology n. Obsolete typography of palaeontology. • PALAEONTOLOGY n. the study of fossils, also PALEONTOLOGY. |
| PALEONTOLOGIC | • paleontologic adj. Pertaining to paleontology; characteristic of paleontology. • PALEONTOLOGIC adj. relating to paleontology, also PALEONTOLOGICAL. |
| PATHOGNOMONIC | • pathognomonic adj. (Medicine, of a sign or symptom) specifically characteristic or indicative of a particular disease or condition. • PATHOGNOMONIC adj. distinctively characteristic of a particular disease. |
| PHOTOMONTAGES | • photomontages n. Plural of photomontage. • PHOTOMONTAGE n. montage using photographic images. |
| PROLONGATIONS | • prolongations n. Plural of prolongation. • PROLONGATION n. the act of prolonging. |
| STEGANOPODOUS | • steganopodous adj. (Zoology) Having all four toes webbed together. • STEGANOPODOUS adj. relating to the Steganopodes, an order of birds including pelicans. |
| TROPOCOLLAGEN | • tropocollagen n. (Biochemistry) A component of fibres of collagen in which three polypeptide chains are coiled around each other. • TROPOCOLLAGEN n. a subunit of collagen fibrils consisting of three polypeptide strands arranged in a helix. |