| CARTOPHILIC | • cartophilic adj. Taking part in, or relating to, the hobby of collecting cigarette cards. • cartophilic adj. Taking part in, or relating to, the hobby of mapmaking. • CARTOPHILIC adj. relating to cartophily, the hobby of collecting cigarette cards. |
| CHEMOCEPTOR | • chemoceptor n. Chemoreceptor. • CHEMOCEPTOR n. a sensory receptor in a biological cell membrane to which an external molecule binds to generate a smell or taste sensation. |
| CHEMOTROPIC | • chemotropic adj. (Biology) of, related to, or in response to chemotropism. • CHEMOTROPIC adj. exhibiting chemotropism, i.e. plant growth in the direction of a particular chemical. |
| CORMOPHYTIC | • cormophytic adj. Of or relating to cormophytes; having the character of a cormophyte. • CORMOPHYTIC adj. like a cormophyte. |
| CRYPTORCHID | • cryptorchid n. A male animal with one or two undescended testicles. • CRYPTORCHID n. a male human or animal in whom one or both testes fail to descend into the scrotum. |
| ECTOMORPHIC | • ectomorphic adj. Of or pertaining to an ectomorph. • ECTOMORPHIC adj. being slender and thin. |
| ECTOTROPHIC | • ectotrophic adj. (Biology, of a parasite) That obtains nourishment from outside of its host. • ECTOTROPHIC adj. growing in a close web on the surface of the associated root. |
| MACROPHYTIC | • macrophytic adj. Relating to macrophytes. • MACROPHYTIC adj. relating to a macrophyte. |
| MICROPHYTIC | • microphytic adj. Relating to microphytes. • MICROPHYTIC adj. of or like a microphyte. |
| MYCOTROPHIC | • mycotrophic adj. (Botany) Describing any plant that obtains (all or some of) its nutrients through symbiosis with fungi. • MYCOTROPHIC adj. of a plant, living in symbiosis with a fungus. |
| ORTHOSCOPIC | • orthoscopic adj. Free from optical distortion. • ORTHOSCOPIC adj. giving undistorted vision. |
| PROTHORACIC | • prothoracic adj. Of or pertaining to the prothorax. • PROTHORACIC adj. of or relating to the prothorax. |
| PTOCHOCRACY | • ptochocracy n. A society or a system ruled and dominated by the poor. • PTOCHOCRACY n. government by the poor. |
| PYROTECHNIC | • pyrotechnic adj. Of or relating to fireworks. • pyrotechnic adj. Of or relating to the use of fire in chemistry or metallurgy. • pyrotechnic adj. Resembling fireworks. |