| ANDROGYNOPHORES | • androgynophores n. Plural of androgynophore. • ANDROGYNOPHORE n. another name for the androphore, a support or column on which stamens are raised. |
| ANTHROPOSOPHY | • anthroposophy n. (Archaic, as used before Rudolf Steiner) Knowledge or understanding of human nature. • anthroposophy n. A philosophy founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner (also capitalized as… • Anthroposophy prop.n. Alternative letter-case form of anthroposophy. |
| ARCHEOASTRONOMY | • archeoastronomy n. Alternative spelling of archaeastronomy. • ARCHEOASTRONOMY n. the scientific study of the beliefs and practices concerning astronomy that existed in ancient and prehistoric civilizations. |
| BIOASTRONOMY | • bioastronomy n. Synonym of astrobiology. • BIOASTRONOMY n. the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space. |
| CONSOLATORY | • consolatory adj. Which consoles. • consolatory n. That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation. • CONSOLATORY adj. comforting. |
| CONVEYORISATION | • CONVEYORISATION n. the process of conveyorising, also CONVEYORIZATION. |
| HYPOMENORRHOEAS | • hypomenorrhoeas n. Plural of hypomenorrhoea. • HYPOMENORRHOEA n. the condition in which the interval between two menstrual periods is increased to between 35 and 42 days, also HYPOMENORRHEA. |
| MONOCHROMASY | • MONOCHROMASY n. complete colour-blindness. |
| ONYCHOPHORANS | • onychophorans n. Plural of onychophoran. • ONYCHOPHORAN n. any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms. |
| PHOSPHORYLATION | • phosphorylation n. (Biochemistry) the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor; often catalysed by enzymes. • PHOSPHORYLATION n. the process of phosphorylating a chemical compound. |
| POSTCORONARY | • postcoronary adj. After coronary thrombosis. • POSTCORONARY adj. taking place after a coronary. |
| PROPAROXYTONES | • proparoxytones n. Plural of proparoxytone. • PROPAROXYTONE n. in ancient Greek, a word having the acute accent on the third last syllable. |
| PROPOSITIONALLY | • propositionally adv. In a propositional manner. • PROPOSITIONAL adv. of the nature of a proposition. |
| SEROTAXONOMY | • SEROTAXONOMY n. serological analysis as a source of information for taxonomic classification. |
| SOMATOSENSORY | • somatosensory adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to the perception of sensory stimuli produced by the skin or internal organs. • SOMATOSENSORY adj. of, relating to, or being sensory activity having its origin elsewhere than in the special sense organs (as eyes and ears) and conveying information about the state of the body proper and its immediate environment. |