| ANTHOCARPOUS | • anthocarpous adj. (Botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit. • ANTHOCARPOUS adj. of or like an anthocarp, a fruit resulting from many flowers, such as a pineapple. |
| AUTOGRAPHING | • autographing v. Present participle of autograph. • autographing n. The signing of an autograph. • AUTOGRAPH v. to sign with an autograph. |
| HERPETOFAUNA | • herpetofauna n. Reptiles and amphibians as a group, especially those of a particular region or time period. • HERPETOFAUNA n. (Latin) snake life. |
| HIPPOCENTAUR | • hippocentaur n. Centaur. • HIPPOCENTAUR n. a mythical creature, half man and half horse. |
| HOUSEPAINTER | • housepainter n. A professional painter of houses. • HOUSEPAINTER n. one whose business or occupation is painting houses. |
| HOUSEPARENTS | • houseparents n. Plural of houseparent. • HOUSEPARENT n. a man or woman in charge of children in an institution. |
| NATUROPATHIC | • naturopathic adj. (Alternative medicine) Relating to naturopathy or to naturopaths. • NATUROPATHIC adj. relating to naturopathy. |
| NEUROPATHIES | • neuropathies n. Plural of neuropathy. • NEUROPATHY n. an affection of the nervous system or of a nerve. |
| NEUROPATHIST | • neuropathist n. (Dated) A neurologist. • NEUROPATHIST n. a specialist in nervous diseases. |
| OUTPREACHING | • outpreaching v. Present participle of outpreach. • OUTPREACH v. to surpass in preaching. |
| PARAGNATHOUS | • paragnathous adj. (Zoology) having both mandibles of equal length, with the tips meeting, as in certain birds. • PARAGNATHOUS adj. having equal mandibles. |
| PARANTHROPUS | • Paranthropus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – a group of extinct bipedal hominids, the robust australopithecines. • PARANTHROPUS n. an Olduvai anthropoid ape. |
| PHOTONUCLEAR | • photonuclear adj. (Physics) Of or relating to any nuclear reaction involving a photon. • PHOTONUCLEAR adj. relating to or caused by the incidence of radiant energy (as gamma rays) on atomic nuclei. |
| PNEUMOTHORAX | • pneumothorax n. (Medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall. • PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
| POLYURETHANE | • polyurethane n. (Organic chemistry) Any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in very many industrial… • POLYURETHANE n. any of various polymers used esp. in flexible and rigid foams, elastomers, and resins, also POLYURETHAN. |
| POLYURETHANS | • POLYURETHAN n. any of various polymers used esp. in flexible and rigid foams, elastomers, and resins, also POLYURETHANE. |
| SINANTHROPUS | • Sinanthropus prop.n. (Anthropology, paleontology, archaeology, obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae –… • SINANTHROPUS n. Peking fossil man. |
| STROPHANTHUS | • strophanthus n. Any of several African plants of the genus Strophanthus, some of which yield arrow poisons. • Strophanthus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – plants found in Africa and in tropical and subtropical… • STROPHANTHUS n. a plant of the African and Asiatic genus Strophanthus, of the periwinkle family. |
| SULPHURATION | • sulphuration n. Alternative form of sulfuration. • SULPHURATION n. the act of sulphurating, also SULFURATION. |