| AUTOCEPHALOUS | • autocephalous adj. (Christianity, of a church) Fully independent of the authority of any other church. • autocephalous adj. (Christianity, of a bishop) Presiding over an autocephalous church. • autocephalous adj. (Comparable) Independent; self-directed. |
| AUTOCHTHONIES | • autochthonies n. Plural of autochthony. • AUTOCHTHONY n. the state of being aboriginal. |
| CHEMOAUTROPHS | • CHEMOAUTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTOTROPH. |
| CLAUSTROPHOBE | • claustrophobe n. One who suffers from claustrophobia. • CLAUSTROPHOBE n. one with a fear of confined spaces. |
| COUNTINGHOUSE | • countinghouse n. (Dated) An office used by a business to house its accounts department. • counting-house n. Alternative form of countinghouse. • counting␣house n. Alternative form of countinghouse. |
| CREATUREHOODS | • CREATUREHOOD n. the state of being a creature. |
| CUSTOMSHOUSES | • customshouses n. Plural of customshouse. • customs␣houses n. Plural of customs house. • CUSTOMSHOUSE n. an office or residence for customs officials, also CUSTOMHOUSE. |
| ELECTROPHORUS | • electrophorus n. (Dated, physics) An early apparatus, consisting of a rubber disk and a metal plate, for generating static electricity. • ELECTROPHORUS n. an apparatus consisting of a disk and metal plate to demonstrate static electricity. |
| HETEROCARPOUS | • heterocarpous adj. (Botany) Exhibiting heterocarpy. • HETEROCARPOUS adj. bearing fruit of more than kind. |
| HETEROCLITOUS | • heteroclitous adj. (Obsolete) heteroclitic. • HETEROCLITOUS adj. irregularly inflected, also HETEROCLITIC. |
| HETEROCYSTOUS | • heterocystous adj. Having heterocysts. • HETEROCYSTOUS adj. of or like a heterocyst. |
| HETEROTACTOUS | • HETEROTACTOUS adj. relating to heterotaxis, the anomalous arrangement of body parts. |
| MYCETOPHAGOUS | • mycetophagous adj. That feeds on fungi. • MYCETOPHAGOUS adj. eating fungi. |
| PHOTOCURRENTS | • photocurrents n. Plural of photocurrent. • PHOTOCURRENT n. a stream of electrons produced by photoelectric or photovoltaic effects. |
| PHYCOMYCETOUS | • phycomycetous adj. Relating to the former class Phycomycetes of lower fungi; belonging to or characteristic of a phycomycete. • PHYCOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a phycomycete. |
| THERMOCOUPLES | • thermocouples n. Plural of thermocouple. • THERMOCOUPLE n. a pair of different metals in contact giving a thermoelectric current. |
| TRICHOPTEROUS | • trichopterous adj. (Zoology) Of, pertaining to, or characterizing the Trichoptera. • TRICHOPTEROUS adj. relating to the Trichoptera, caddis flies. |
| URETHROSCOPES | • urethroscopes n. Plural of urethroscope. • URETHROSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing the interior of the urethra. |
| URETHROSCOPIC | • urethroscopic adj. Relating to urethroscopy. • URETHROSCOPIC adj. relating to urethroscopy. |