| ACIDOPHILOUS | • acidophilous adj. That thrives in an acidic environment. • ACIDOPHILOUS adj. staining readily with acid stains. |
| ACOLOUTHITES | • ACOLOUTHITE n. (obsolete) an acolyte. |
| AILUROPHOBES | • ailurophobes n. Plural of ailurophobe. • AILUROPHOBE n. a person with a morbid fear of cats. |
| 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. |
| ANTHOPHILOUS | • anthophilous adj. Living or growing on flowers. • ANTHOPHILOUS adj. feeding upon or living among flowers e.g. the anthophilous parrots of Tasmania. |
| BATHOPHILOUS | • bathophilous adj. (Biology) That inhabits very deep water. • BATHOPHILOUS adj. of an organism, living in very deep water. |
| HAGIOLATROUS | • hagiolatrous adj. Saint-worshipping. • HAGIOLATROUS adj. relating to hagiolatry, worship or reverence for saints. |
| HARMONIOUSLY | • harmoniously adv. In a harmonious manner; coordinately. • HARMONIOUS adv. musically concordant. |
| HELIOLATROUS | • heliolatrous adj. Worshipping the Sun. • HELIOLATROUS adj. relating to heliolatry. |
| HOLOTHURIANS | • holothurians n. Plural of holothurian. • HOLOTHURIAN n. any member of a class of wormlike unarmoured echinoderms, aka sea cucumbers. |
| LITHOLATROUS | • litholatrous adj. Stone-worshipping. • LITHOLATROUS adj. engaging in litholatry, the worship of stones. |
| LITHOPHAGOUS | • lithophagous adj. (Zoology) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel. • lithophagous adj. (Zoology) Eating or destroying stone, like some mollusks, sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. • LITHOPHAGOUS adj. stone-swallowing; rock-boring; eating rock. |
| OLIGOPHAGOUS | • oligophagous adj. (Chiefly of insects) that feed on a restricted range of food. • OLIGOPHAGOUS adj. eating only a few specific kinds of food. |
| OPHIOLATROUS | • ophiolatrous adj. Snake-worshipping. • OPHIOLATROUS adj. worshipping snakes. |
| ORICHALCEOUS | • orichalceous adj. Pertaining to, or resembling, orichalch; having a colour or lustre like that of brass. • ORICHALCEOUS adj. of or like orichalc. |
| SULPHONATION | • sulphonation n. Alternative spelling of sulfonation. • SULPHONATION n. the act of sulphonating. |