| ACIDOPHILOUS | • acidophilous adj. That thrives in an acidic environment. • ACIDOPHILOUS adj. staining readily with acid stains. |
| DASYPHYLLOUS | • dasyphyllous adj. (Botany, rare) Having downy leaves. • DASYPHYLLOUS adj. having crowded, thick or woolly leaves. |
| DIAPHANOUSLY | • diaphanously adv. In a diaphanous manner. • DIAPHANOUS adv. transparent, translucent. |
| DOLPHINARIUM | • dolphinarium n. An aquarium that houses dolphins. • DOLPHINARIUM n. a place where dolphins are kept. |
| ENDOPHYLLOUS | • endophyllous adj. (Botany) Wrapped in a leaf or sheath. • ENDOPHYLLOUS adj. being or formed within a sheathing leaf; living inside a leaf. |
| HETERODUPLEX | • heteroduplex n. (Biochemistry) A nucleic acid composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule. • heteroduplex v. To form such a compound by genetic recombination. • HETERODUPLEX n. a nucleic-acid molecule, such as DNA, composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule. |
| HYDROPHILOUS | • hydrophilous adj. (Biology) That grows or thrives in or near water. • hydrophilous adj. (Botany) That is pollinated by water. • HYDROPHILOUS adj. water-loving; pollinated by agency of water. |
| MONADELPHOUS | • monadelphous adj. (Botany) Having all its stamens within a flower fused together at least partly by the filaments. • MONADELPHOUS adj. united by filaments into a single stamen. |
| MONODELPHOUS | • monodelphous adj. (Botany) Describing stamens that have filaments united into a single tubelike group. • monodelphous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the Monodelphia. • MONODELPHOUS adj. relating to the Monodelphia, placental mammals. |
| OXYSULPHIDES | • oxysulphides n. Plural of oxysulphide. • OXYSULPHIDE n. a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur. |
| PODOPHYLLUMS | • podophyllums n. Plural of podophyllum. • PODOPHYLLUM n. the dried rootlet and rhizome of the mayapple, used as a caustic. |
| POLYSULPHIDE | • polysulphide n. (Chemistry) Alternative spelling of polysulfide. • POLYSULPHIDE n. a sulfide containing two or more atoms of sulfur in the molecule, also POLYSULFIDE. |
| PREADULTHOOD | • preadulthood n. The period of life before adulthood. |
| SNOWPLOUGHED | • snowploughed v. Simple past tense and past participle of snowplough. • snow␣ploughed v. Simple past tense and past participle of snow plough. • SNOWPLOUGH v. to clear with a snowplough, also SNOWPLOW. |
| SULPHADOXINE | • sulphadoxine n. Alternative spelling of sulfadoxine. • SULPHADOXINE n. an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, also SULFADOXINE. |
| SULPHONAMIDE | • sulphonamide n. (British spelling, pharmacology) Alternative spelling of sulfonamide. • SULPHONAMIDE n. an organic amide of a sulphonic acid; specifically any of the drugs derived from sulphanilamide. |
| TRIADELPHOUS | • triadelphous adj. (Botany) Having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form three… • TRIADELPHOUS adj. with three bundles of stamens. |