| CHEMOAUTOTROPH | • chemoautotroph n. (Biology) a simple organism, such as a protozoan, that derives its energy from chemical processes rather… • CHEMOAUTOTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTROPH. |
| COEVOLUTIONARY | • coevolutionary adj. Of, pertaining to, or produced by coevolution. • COEVOLUTIONARY adj. relating to coevolution. |
| COTEMPORANEOUS | • cotemporaneous adj. Living or existing at the same time; contemporaneous. • COTEMPORANEOUS adj. existing, occurring, or originating during the same time, also CONTEMPORANEOUS. |
| COUNTERMOTIONS | • countermotions n. Plural of countermotion. • COUNTERMOTION n. an opposite motion. |
| ENTOMOSTRACOUS | • entomostracous adj. (Zoology, archaic) Belonging to the Entomostraca, a former subclass of crustaceans. • ENTOMOSTRACOUS adj. of or like an entomostracan, any of the lower order of crustaceans. |
| HETEROCHROMOUS | • heterochromous adj. (Botany) Having the central florets of a flower head of a different colour from those of the circumference. • HETEROCHROMOUS adj. having different colors. |
| HETEROCHRONOUS | • heterochronous adj. (Paleontology) formed at different periods. • HETEROCHRONOUS adj. divergent from the normal time sequence. |
| MACROEVOLUTION | • macroevolution n. Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs… • MACROEVOLUTION n. evolution that results in relatively large and complex changes, as in species formation. |
| MICROEVOLUTION | • microevolution n. Small-scale changes in the history of life, such as changes in allele frequencies in a population (over… • MICROEVOLUTION n. comparatively minor evolutionary change involving the accumulation of variations in populations usually below the species level. |
| ORTHOCEPHALOUS | • orthocephalous adj. Alternative form of orthocephalic. • ORTHOCEPHALOUS adj. having a skull whose breadth is between 70 and 75 per cent of its length, also ORTHOCEPHALIC. |
| ORTHOMOLECULAR | • orthomolecular adj. Relating to the theory that mental illness is the result of chemical deficiencies, and can be cured… • ORTHOMOLECULAR adj. relating to the theory that mental illness is chemical. |
| OVERPRODUCTION | • overproduction n. The production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold. • OVERPRODUCTION n. excessive production. |
| OVERSOLICITOUS | • oversolicitous adj. Excessively solicitous. • OVERSOLICITOUS adj. excessively solicitous. |
| PHOTOREDUCTION | • photoreduction n. (Physics, chemistry) The addition of an electron to a photoexcited species. • photoreduction n. (Chemistry) Any reduction reaction that takes place in the presence of light. • PHOTOREDUCTION n. chemical reduction under the influence of radiant energy, as light. |
| STERCORICOLOUS | • stercoricolous adj. Inhabiting deposits of excrement. • STERCORICOLOUS adj. living in dung. |
| TETRACHOTOMOUS | • tetrachotomous adj. Dividing or branching into four equal pieces. • TETRACHOTOMOUS adj. divided into fours. |
| UNCORROBORATED | • uncorroborated adj. Not corroborated. • UNCORROBORATED adj. not corroborated. |