| POLYGONATUM | • Polygonatum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – many herbaceous perennials including Solomon’s seal. • POLYGONATUM n. the Solomon's seal genus Polygonatum, of the lily family. |
| COMPURGATORY | • compurgatory adj. Compurgatorial. • COMPURGATORY adj. relating to compurgation, the clearing of an accused person by means of oaths. |
| CRYPTOGAMOUS | • cryptogamous adj. Of or pertaining to the cryptogams. • CRYPTOGAMOUS adj. of or like a cryptogam. |
| HYPOGNATHOUS | • hypognathous adj. (Zoology) Having the maxilla, or lower jaw, longer than the upper jaw. • HYPOGNATHOUS adj. having the lower jaw or mandible protruding. |
| PHYTOPHAGOUS | • phytophagous adj. (Zoology) Feeding on plants, herbivorous. • PHYTOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on plants, also PHYTOPHAGIC. |
| PNEUMATOLOGY | • pneumatology n. The study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the interactions between humans and God. • pneumatology n. (Christianity, theology) The study of the Holy Spirit as revealed in Scripture. • pneumatology n. The science dealing with air or gases, their physical and chemical properties, therapeutic applications, etc. |
| POLYGONATUMS | • POLYGONATUM n. the Solomon's seal genus Polygonatum, of the lily family. |
| STEATOPYGOUS | • steatopygous adj. (Physiology) Pertaining to steatopygia; having fat or prominent buttocks. • STEATOPYGOUS adj. having fat buttocks, also STEATOPYGIC. |
| AUTOBIOGRAPHY | • autobiography n. (Countable) A self-written biography; the story of one’s own life. • autobiography n. (Uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre. • AUTOBIOGRAPHY n. the biography of a person narrated by himself or herself. |
| MYCETOPHAGOUS | • mycetophagous adj. That feeds on fungi. • MYCETOPHAGOUS adj. eating fungi. |
| AUTOCOPROPHAGY | • autocoprophagy n. The feeding on its own excrement. • AUTOCOPROPHAGY n. eating one's own feces. |
| AUTOTYPOGRAPHY | • autotypography n. (Archaic) A process by which drawings executed on gelatin are impressed into a soft metal plate, from… • AUTOTYPOGRAPHY n. a process by which drawings made on gelatine are transferred to a plate from which impressions may be taken. |
| ICHTHYOPHAGOUS | • ichthyophagous adj. (Biology) feeding on fish. • ICHTHYOPHAGOUS adj. fish-eating. |
| NEUROPATHOLOGY | • neuropathology n. Neural pathology: The pathology of the nervous system, usually and especially in the sense of its cytopathology… • NEUROPATHOLOGY n. pathology of the nervous system. |
| SUPEREROGATORY | • supererogatory adj. Pertaining to supererogation; doing more than is required, especially with reference to good works in… • SUPEREROGATORY adj. going beyond the call of duty; superfluous. |
| AUTORADIOGRAPHY | • autoradiography n. The process of making autoradiographs. • AUTORADIOGRAPHY n. a technique used to show the distribution of radioactively labelled molecules in cells or tissues. |
| IMMUNOPATHOLOGY | • immunopathology n. (Medicine) The branch of immunology that studies the relation of the immune system to disease; a disease… • IMMUNOPATHOLOGY n. the study of immunity to disease. |
| RADIOAUTOGRAPHY | • radioautography n. Autoradiography. • RADIOAUTOGRAPHY n. the use of radioautographs. |
| ULTRASONOGRAPHY | • ultrasonography n. (Medicine) The use of ultrasound to produce diagnostic images of the internal organs of the body, or of a foetus. • ultrasonography n. The use of ultrasound to form images of underwater structures. • ULTRASONOGRAPHY n. the use of ultrasound. |