| COLEOPTERONS | • COLEOPTERON n. a large order of insects having the front wings modified as hard wing-cases, and comprising the beetles and weevils, also COLEOPTERAN. |
| DEOXYCORTONE | • deoxycortone n. (Pharmacology) UK form of desoxycortone. • DEOXYCORTONE n. a corticosteroid hormone important in maintaining sodium and water balance in the body. |
| FOOTSORENESS | • footsoreness n. The characteristic of being footsore. • FOOTSORENESS n. the state of being footsore. |
| GERONTOPHOBE | • gerontophobe n. One who has gerontophobia. • GERONTOPHOBE n. one with a morbid fear of old age. |
| HETEROGONOUS | • heterogonous adj. (Botany) Characterized by heterogony. • HETEROGONOUS adj. reproducing both sexually and asexually. |
| HETERONOMOUS | • heteronomous adj. Arising from an external influence, force, or agency; not autonomous. • heteronomous adj. (Biology, of parts of an organism) Differing in development or in specialization. • heteronomous adj. (Linguistics, of a language) Being a dialect of an autonomous language. |
| HONEYMOONERS | • honeymooners n. Plural of honeymooner. • HONEYMOONER n. one who is on honeymoon. |
| IONOPHORESES | • IONOPHORESIS n. the migration of charged particles, e.g. of a drug, into body tissue. |
| MONOPTEROSES | • MONOPTEROS n. a building with single ring of columns supporting a roof. |
| NEUROHORMONE | • neurohormone n. Any hormone that stimulates the nervous system. • NEUROHORMONE n. a hormone (as acetylcholine or norepinephrine) produced by or acting on nervous tissue. |
| OLEORESINOUS | • oleoresinous adj. Of or relating to oleoresin. • OLEORESINOUS adj. of or like an oleoresin. |
| ONEIROLOGIES | • oneirologies n. Plural of oneirology. • ONEIROLOGY n. the study of dreams. |
| ORTHOTONESES | • ORTHOTONESIS n. accentuation of a proclitic or enclitic, as opposed to enclisis. |
| OVERHONOURED | • OVERHONOUR v. to honour excessively, also OVERHONOR. |
| OZONOSPHERES | • ozonospheres n. Plural of ozonosphere. • OZONOSPHERE n. the ozone layer. |
| PONEROLOGIES | • PONEROLOGY n. the theological doctrine of wickedness or evil. |
| PROLEGOMENON | • prolegomenon n. (Usually in the plural) A prefatory discussion; a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce… • PROLEGOMENON n. prefatory remarks; specifically, a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work. |
| SNOOPERSCOPE | • snooperscope n. Synonym of sniperscope. • SNOOPERSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing infrared radiation. |