| PUSSYFOOTED | • pussyfooted v. Simple past tense and past participle of pussyfoot. • PUSSYFOOT v. to tread softly or lightly to avoid being noticed; to act cautiously or noncommittally. |
| COTYLEDONOUS | • cotyledonous adj. Of or pertaining to a cotyledon. • COTYLEDONOUS adj. relating to or having cotyledons, also COTYLEDONARY. |
| DEUTEROSCOPY | • deuteroscopy n. (Obsolete) That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the literal sense, ulterior signification. • deuteroscopy n. Second sight. • DEUTEROSCOPY n. second view or meaning; second sight. |
| SUREFOOTEDLY | • surefootedly adv. In a surefooted manner. • SUREFOOTED adv. not given to stumbling. |
| ACOTYLEDONOUS | • acotyledonous adj. Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc. • ACOTYLEDONOUS adj. relating to an acotyledon. |
| DISCOMYCETOUS | • DISCOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a discomycete. |
| MYXOEDEMATOUS | • myxoedematous adj. Alternative form of myxedematous. • MYXOEDEMATOUS adj. relating to myxoedema, a skin disease, also MYXEDEMATOUS. |
| WOODBURYTYPES | • Woodburytypes n. Plural of Woodburytype. • WOODBURYTYPE n. (tradename) a photomechanical process in which an exposed and developed bichromated film is forced into a metal plate by great pressure, and so forms a matrix for subsequent printing. |
| DICOTYLEDONOUS | • dicotyledonous adj. Of or pertaining to the dicotyledons. • dicotyledonous adj. Having two cotyledons. • DICOTYLEDONOUS adj. of or like a dicotyledon. |
| DISCOURTEOUSLY | • discourteously adv. In a discourteous manner. • DISCOURTEOUS adv. lacking courtesy, also DISCOURTEISE. |
| EUDICOTYLEDONS | • eudicotyledons n. (Botany, uncommon, often plural only) Alternative form of eudicots. • EUDICOTYLEDON n. an angiosperm having two cotyledons in the seed. |
| LEPTODACTYLOUS | • leptodactylous adj. Having fine, slender toes or fingers. • LEPTODACTYLOUS adj. having fine, slender digits. |
| LEUKODYSTROPHY | • leukodystrophy n. (Medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter… • LEUKODYSTROPHY n. any of several genetically determined diseases characterized by progressive degeneration of myelin in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. |
| PTERIDOPHYTOUS | • PTERIDOPHYTOUS adj. of or like a pteridophyte, a fern, also PTERIDOPHYTIC. |
| BASIDIOMYCETOUS | • basidiomycetous adj. Relating to the basidiomycetes. • BASIDIOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a basidiomycete. |
| DEMERITORIOUSLY | • DEMERITORIOUS adv. not meritorious. |
| HETERODACTYLOUS | • heterodactylous adj. (Zoology) Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons. • HETERODACTYLOUS adj. having the first and second toes turned backwards, as in trogons, and not the first and fourth as in parrots. |
| POLYNUCLEOTIDES | • polynucleotides n. Plural of polynucleotide. • POLYNUCLEOTIDE n. a polymeric chain of nucleotides. |