| AUTOCHTHONIC | • autochthonic adj. Existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous. • AUTOCHTHONIC adj. indigenous, aboriginal, also AUTOCHTHONAL, AUTOCHTHONOUS. |
| AUTOHYPNOTIC | • autohypnotic adj. Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing. • AUTOHYPNOTIC adj. relating to autohypnosis. |
| CACOPHONIOUS | • cacophonious adj. Cacophonous; harsh-sounding; unmusical. • CACOPHONIOUS adj. relating to a cacophony, also CACOPHONIC, CACOPHONICAL, CACOPHONOUS. |
| CHLOROQUINES | • chloroquines n. Plural of chloroquine. • CHLOROQUINE n. a drug used to suppress malaria, also CHLOROQUIN. |
| CONCHIFEROUS | • conchiferous adj. (Biology) Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs). • conchiferous adj. (Geology) Containing shells. • CONCHIFEROUS adj. bearing a shell. |
| ECHINOCOCCUS | • echinococcus n. (Zoology) A parasite of humans and of many domestic and wild animals, the larval stage of Echinococcus… • Echinococcus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Taeniidae – tapeworms that alternate a minute adult living as a… • ECHINOCOCCUS n. a parasitic tapeworm. |
| HOMESOURCING | • homesourcing n. Homeshoring. • HOMESOURCING n. the transfer of service industry employment from offices to home-based employees with appropriate telephone and Internet facilities, also HOMESHORING. |
| MONOSTICHOUS | • monostichous adj. (Botany) Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis. • MONOSTICHOUS adj. in one line; in one row. |
| MONOTRICHOUS | • monotrichous adj. Having a single flagellum. • MONOTRICHOUS adj. of bacteria, having a single flagellum, also MONOTRICHIC. |
| NECROPHILOUS | • necrophilous adj. Thriving on death or on dead things. • NECROPHILOUS adj. loving corpses. |
| NEUROTROPHIC | • neurotrophic adj. Of or relating to neurotrophy. • NEUROTROPHIC adj. relating to the nutrition of the nervous system, or to nutritional changes influenced by the nervous system. |
| ORTHOCOUSINS | • orthocousins n. Plural of orthocousin. • ORTHOCOUSINS n. the children of two brothers or two sisters. |
| PHOTOINDUCED | • photoinduced adj. Induced as a result of interaction with electromagnetic radiation in the visible and near-visible range. • PHOTOINDUCED adj. induced by the action of light. |
| QUADROPHONIC | • quadrophonic adj. Alternative spelling of quadraphonic. • QUADROPHONIC adj. of, relating to, or using four channels for the transmission, recording, or reproduction of sound, also QUADRAPHONIC, QUADRIPHONIC. |
| ROCKHOUNDING | • rockhounding n. The activities of a rock hound; amateur geology. • ROCKHOUNDING n. of a rock-collector, looking for rocks. |
| SCHIZOGONOUS | • schizogonous adj. Relating to schizogony. • SCHIZOGONOUS adj. reproducing by multiple fission. |
| TECHNICOLOUR | • technicolour adj. (British spelling) Alternative form of technicolor. • technicolour n. (British spelling) Alternative form of technicolor. • TECHNICOLOUR adj. in artificially or exaggeratedly bright colours, also TECHNICOLOURED. |
| XENODOCHIUMS | • xenodochiums n. Plural of xenodochium. • XENODOCHIUM n. a building for the reception of strangers, e.g. a guesthouse in a monastery. |