| HAPTOTROPISM | • haptotropism n. (Biology) The movement of parts of a plant (especially tendrils) in response to a touch stimulus. • HAPTOTROPISM n. curving in response to touch, as a tendril. |
| HAPTOTROPISMS | • HAPTOTROPISM n. curving in response to touch, as a tendril. |
| METAPHOSPHATE | • metaphosphate n. (Chemistry) Any salt or ester of metaphosphoric acid. • METAPHOSPHATE n. a salt or ester of a metaphosphoric acid. |
| SPERMATOPHYTE | • spermatophyte n. (Botany) Any plant that bears seeds rather than spores. • SPERMATOPHYTE n. a seed plant. |
| APOPHTHEGMATIC | • apophthegmatic adj. Alternative form of apothegmatic. • APOPHTHEGMATIC adj. relating to an apophthegm. |
| METAPHOSPHATES | • metaphosphates n. Plural of metaphosphate. • METAPHOSPHATE n. a salt or ester of a metaphosphoric acid. |
| POSTMASTERSHIP | • postmastership n. The office or position of postmaster. • POSTMASTERSHIP n. the office of postmaster. |
| SPERMATOPHYTES | • spermatophytes n. Plural of spermatophyte. • SPERMATOPHYTE n. a seed plant. |
| SPERMATOPHYTIC | • spermatophytic adj. Relating to spermatophytes. • SPERMATOPHYTIC adj. of or like a spermatophyte, a seed plant. |
| ANTHROPOPATHISM | • anthropopathism n. Anthropopathy. • ANTHROPOPATHISM n. the ascription of human feelings to something not human. |
| APOPHTHEGMATISE | • apophthegmatise v. Alternative form of apothegmatize. • APOPHTHEGMATISE v. to speak in apophthegms, also APOPHTHEGMATIZE. |
| APOPHTHEGMATIST | • apophthegmatist n. Alternative form of apothegmatist. • APOPHTHEGMATIST n. one who speaks in apophthegms, also APOTHEGMATIST. |
| APOPHTHEGMATIZE | • apophthegmatize v. Alternative form of apothegmatize. • APOPHTHEGMATIZE v. to speak in apophthegms, also APOPHTHEGMATISE. |
| COMPOTATIONSHIP | • COMPOTATIONSHIP n. being a drinking companion. |
| DIAPHOTOTROPISM | • DIAPHOTOTROPISM n. the state of being diaphototropic, turning transversely to the light. |
| HYPOPITUITARISM | • hypopituitarism n. (Medicine) A decrease in secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland. • HYPOPITUITARISM n. deficient production of growth hormones by the pituitary gland. |
| PANOPHTHALMITIS | • panophthalmitis n. (Medicine) The inflammation of all coats of the eye, including intraocular structures. • PANOPHTHALMITIS n. inflammation of the whole eye, also PANOPHTHALMIA. |
| POSTMASTERSHIPS | • postmasterships n. Plural of postmastership. • POSTMASTERSHIP n. the office of postmaster. |