| ALLOCHTHONOUS | • allochthonous adj. Originating in a place other than where it is found. • allochthonous adj. (Geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation. • ALLOCHTHONOUS adj. refers to something, e.g. a rock, formed elsewhere than in its present location. |
| ANTHROPOPHAGOUS | • anthropophagous adj. Who practices anthropophagy; cannibal. • ANTHROPOPHAGOUS adj. eating humans. |
| AUTOCHTHONOUS | • autochthonous adj. Native to the place where found; indigenous. • autochthonous adj. (Biology, medicine) Originating where found; found where it originates. • autochthonous adj. (Geology) Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance… |
| AUTOCHTHONOUSLY | • autochthonously adv. In an autochthonous manner. • AUTOCHTHONOUS adv. indigenous, aboriginal, also AUTOCHTHONAL, AUTOCHTHONIC. |
| CHEMOAUTOTROPHS | • chemoautotrophs n. Plural of chemoautotroph. • CHEMOAUTOTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTROPH. |
| CHROMATOPHOROUS | • CHROMATOPHOROUS adj. of or like a chromatophore, a pigment-bearing cell. |
| FLUOROPHOSPHATE | • fluorophosphate n. (Inorganic chemistry) The anion PO3F2- formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate anion with a… • fluorophosphate n. (Organic chemistry) The functional group >PO3F formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate group… • FLUOROPHOSPHATE n. a mineral compound of fluorine and phosphorus. |
| HOMOCHLAMYDEOUS | • homochlamydeous adj. (Botany) Having the perianth not divided into calyx and corolla. • HOMOCHLAMYDEOUS adj. with calyx and corolla similar. |
| OPHIOPHAGOUS | • ophiophagous adj. (Zoology) Feeding on snakes. • OPHIOPHAGOUS adj. eating snakes. |
| OPISTHOGNATHOUS | • opisthognathous adj. (Zoology) Having retreating jaws or teeth. • OPISTHOGNATHOUS adj. with receding jaws. |
| ORTHOCEPHALOUS | • orthocephalous adj. Alternative form of orthocephalic. • ORTHOCEPHALOUS adj. having a skull whose breadth is between 70 and 75 per cent of its length, also ORTHOCEPHALIC. |
| ORTHOGNATHOUS | • orthognathous adj. (Anatomy) straight-jawed. • ORTHOGNATHOUS adj. having a lower jaw that neither projects nor recedes, also ORTHOGNATHIC. |
| PHOTOAUTOTROPHS | • photoautotrophs n. Plural of photoautotroph. • PHOTOAUTOTROPH n. an organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances using light as an energy source. |
| PODOPHTHALMOUS | • podophthalmous adj. (Zoology) Having the eyes on movable footstalks, or pedicels. • podophthalmous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the Podophthalmia. • PODOPHTHALMOUS adj. having eyes on stalks, like some crabs. |
| RADIOPHOSPHORUS | • radiophosphorus n. Radioactive phosphorus (especially when used as a tracer). • RADIOPHOSPHORUS n. a radioactive isotope of phosphorus. |
| XANTHOCHROOUS | • xanthochroous adj. Yellow‐skinned; of or pertaining to Xanthochroi. • XANTHOCHROOUS adj. exhibiting xanthochroism, a condition in which all pigments other than yellow disappear, also XANTHOCHROIC. |