| AUTOTETRAPLOID | • autotetraploid adj. (Genetics) tetraploid because of the doubling of an ancestral chromosome. • autotetraploid n. Such a cell or organism. • AUTOTETRAPLOID n. an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of four copies of a single genome due to doubling of an ancestral chromosome complement. |
| CAMPYLOTROPOUS | • campylotropous adj. (Botany) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo… • CAMPYLOTROPOUS adj. having the ovule partly inverted and curved. |
| CLAUSTROPHOBES | • claustrophobes n. Plural of claustrophobe. • CLAUSTROPHOBE n. one with a fear of confined spaces. |
| CLAUSTROPHOBIA | • claustrophobia n. The fear of closed, tight places. • CLAUSTROPHOBIA n. fear of closed spaces. |
| CLAUSTROPHOBIC | • claustrophobic adj. (Psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space. • claustrophobic adj. Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia. • claustrophobic n. Someone with claustrophobia. |
| COMPURGATORIAL | • compurgatorial adj. Relating to a compurgator or to compurgation. • COMPURGATORIAL adj. relating to compurgation, the clearing of an accused person by means of oaths. |
| GALACTOPHOROUS | • galactophorous adj. (Anatomy) Milk-carrying; applied to the ducts of mammary glands. • GALACTOPHOROUS adj. bearing milk. |
| MICROPULSATION | • micropulsation n. A very small, change in the strength of the magnetic field of the Earth. • MICROPULSATION n. a pulsation having a short period. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| OVERPOPULATING | • overpopulating v. Present participle of overpopulate. • OVERPOPULATE v. to populate too densely. |
| OVERPOPULATION | • overpopulation n. (Biology, demography) An excessive number of occupants (People, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular… • OVERPOPULATION n. population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration. |
| PERLOCUTIONARY | • perlocutionary adj. Of or pertaining to perlocution. • PERLOCUTIONARY adj. relating to perlocution, the effect produced when a particular word is uttered. |
| POPULARISATION | • popularisation n. Alternative spelling of popularization. • POPULARISATION n. the act of popularising, also POPULARIZATION. |
| POPULARIZATION | • popularization n. The act of making something popular to the general public. • POPULARIZATION n. the act of popularizing, also POPULARISATION. |
| PORTULACACEOUS | • portulacaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Portulacaceae of plants including the spring beauty. • PORTULACACEOUS adj. belonging to the leek family. |
| POSTCOPULATORY | • postcopulatory adj. Occurring after copulation. • POSTCOPULATORY adj. taking place after copulation. |
| PROTOLANGUAGES | • protolanguages n. Plural of protolanguage. • proto-languages n. Plural of proto-language. • PROTOLANGUAGE n. an assumed or recorded ancestral language. |
| SUPEROVULATION | • superovulation n. The act or process of superovulating. • SUPEROVULATION n. production of exceptional numbers of ova at one time. |