| ALLOTROPOUS | • allotropous adj. (Botany) Pertaining to a flower which attracts a large range of different insects to feed on its nectar. • allotropous adj. (Biology) Pertaining to an insect which is attracted to flowers of a large range of different species… • ALLOTROPOUS adj. having nectar accessible to all kinds of insects. |
| APOSTROPHUS | • APOSTROPHUS n. (Greek) a symbol resembling a reversed letter C used in Roman numerals to denote large numbers. |
| COMPUTATORS | • computators n. Plural of computator. • COMPUTATOR n. a person who calculates. |
| FOETIPAROUS | • foetiparous adj. Alternative form of fetiparous. • FOETIPAROUS adj. of marsupials, such as the kangaroo, giving birth to incompletely developed offspring, also FETIPAROUS. |
| ITEROPAROUS | • iteroparous adj. (Biology) reproducing more than once in a lifetime. • ITEROPAROUS adj. reproducing more than once in a lifetime. |
| LEPROMATOUS | • lepromatous adj. Synonym of lepromatoid: Of or relating to leprous lesions (lepromas) or lepromatic leprosy. • LEPROMATOUS adj. characterized by, exhibiting, or being leprosy with infective superficial granulomatous nodules. |
| PHOTOMURALS | • photomurals n. Plural of photomural. • PHOTOMURAL n. an enlarged photograph, usually several yards long. |
| POSTOCULARS | • postoculars n. Plural of postocular. • POSTOCULAR n. a scale situated behind the eye of some lizards. |
| POSTULATORS | • postulators n. Plural of postulator. • POSTULATOR n. an official who presents case for canonization or beatification. |
| POSTULATORY | • postulatory adj. Of the nature of a postulate. • postulatory adj. Supplicatory. • POSTULATORY adj. assuming or assumed as a postulate. |
| PROCURATORS | • procurators n. Plural of procurator. • PROCURATOR n. a person who is employed to manage the affairs of another or is authorized to act on behalf of another in any business, also PROCUREUR. |
| PROGNATHOUS | • prognathous adj. Having jaws that project forward more than is usual. • PROGNATHOUS adj. having a jaw that projects forward, also PROGNATHIC. |
| PROTANDROUS | • protandrous adj. (Biology) Exhibiting protandry. • protandrous adj. (Botany) Whose male parts (anthers) becomes mature before the female ones (stigma). • protandrous adj. (Botany) Whose male parts (antheridia) release their spermatozoids before the female parts (archegonia) mature. |
| PROTEACEOUS | • proteaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Proteaceae of apetalous evergreen shrubs, mostly natives of the… • PROTEACEOUS adj. belonging to the protea family. |
| PROTOHUMANS | • protohumans n. Plural of protohuman. • proto-humans n. Plural of proto-human. • PROTOHUMAN n. a prehistoric primate, a supposed ancestor of modern man. |
| SPORULATION | • sporulation n. The process of a bacterium becoming a spore. • SPORULATION n. the formation or production of spores. |
| STAUROSCOPE | • stauroscope n. (Crystallography) An optical instrument used in determining the position of the planes of light-vibration… • STAUROSCOPE n. an instrument for studying the structure of crystals with polarised light. |
| TETRAPODOUS | • tetrapodous adj. Tetrapod; four-limbed. • TETRAPODOUS adj. having four feet. |
| TROPAEOLUMS | • TROPAEOLUM n. a genus of South American trailing plants. |
| TROPOPAUSES | • tropopauses n. Plural of tropopause. • TROPOPAUSE n. the level of the atmosphere where the troposphere ends and stratosphere begins. |