| AILOUROPHOBE | • ailourophobe n. Alternative spelling of ailurophobe. • AILOUROPHOBE n. one with a morbid fear of cats. |
| COLEOPTEROUS | • coleopterous adj. Of or pertaining to beetles of the order Coleoptera. • COLEOPTEROUS adj. pertaining to beetles and weevils; having hard anterior wings. |
| COUNTERPROOF | • counterproof n. (Printing) The inverted image of an original proof. • counterproof n. (Logic) A proof that contradicts a given statement. • COUNTERPROOF n. an inverted impression obtained from a newly printed proof of an engraving, by laying it, while the ink is still wet, upon plain paper, and passing it through the press. |
| FLUOROPHORES | • fluorophores n. Plural of fluorophore. • FLUOROPHORE n. a chemical group responsible for fluorescence. |
| FLUOROSCOPED | • fluoroscoped v. Simple past tense and past participle of fluoroscope. • FLUOROSCOPE v. to examine by fluoroscope. |
| FLUOROSCOPES | • fluoroscopes n. Plural of fluoroscope. • FLUOROSCOPE v. to examine by fluoroscope. |
| HETEROTOPOUS | • heterotopous adj. Exhibiting heterotopy. • HETEROTOPOUS adj. relating to heterotopy, displacement of an organ of the body, also HETEROTOPIC. |
| MESOMORPHOUS | • mesomorphous adj. Mesomorphic. • MESOMORPHOUS adj. relating to a mesomorph. |
| MONOSPERMOUS | • monospermous adj. (Botany) Having only one seed. • MONOSPERMOUS adj. producing only one seed, also MONOSPERMAL. |
| NECROPHOROUS | • necrophorous adj. (Zoology) Carrying away and burying dead bodies, like the beetles of the genus Necrophorus. • NECROPHOROUS adj. carrying away and burying dead bodies, as do burying beetles. |
| ORTHOPTEROUS | • orthopterous adj. (Zoology) Belonging to the Orthoptera. • ORTHOPTEROUS adj. pertaining or belonging to insect order including grasshoppers, crickets, etc. |
| PHOTONEUTRON | • photoneutron n. (Physics) Any neutron produced by a photonuclear reaction. • PHOTONEUTRON n. a neutron emitted from a nucleus as a result of photodisintegration. |
| PLEOMORPHOUS | • pleomorphous adj. Having or passing through many different forms. • PLEOMORPHOUS adj. occurring in several different forms, also PLEOMORPHIC. |
| SOPORIFEROUS | • soporiferous adj. (Archaic) soporific, sleep-inducing. • SOPORIFEROUS adj. causing or tending to cause sleep. |
| SOUNDPROOFED | • soundproofed v. Simple past tense and past participle of soundproof. • SOUNDPROOF v. to insulate so as to obstruct the passage of sound. |
| XEROMORPHOUS | • xeromorphous adj. Xeromorphic. • XEROMORPHOUS adj. of parts of a plant, protected against excessive loss of water by thick cuticles, coatings of hairs and similar structural features, also XEROMORPHIC. |