| APOGEOTROPISM | • apogeotropism n. (Botany) An apogeotropic tendency. • APOGEOTROPISM n. bending up or away from the ground. |
| GASTEROPODOUS | • gasteropodous adj. Obsolete form of gastropodous. • GASTEROPODOUS adj. like a gasteropod. |
| GEOMORPHOGENY | • GEOMORPHOGENY n. the study of the origins of land forms. |
| GEOMORPHOLOGY | • geomorphology n. The study of landforms, their classification, origin, development, and history. • GEOMORPHOLOGY n. the study of the landscapes of the earth and their development. |
| GERONTOPHOBES | • gerontophobes n. Plural of gerontophobe. • GERONTOPHOBE n. one with a morbid fear of old age. |
| GERONTOPHOBIA | • gerontophobia n. An abnormal and persistent fear of aging or growing old. • gerontophobia n. An abnormal and persistent fear of elderly individuals or people. • gerontophobia n. An aversion or hatred towards elderly people. |
| OLIGOTROPHIES | • OLIGOTROPHY n. the state of being oligotrophic. |
| OSTREOPHAGOUS | • ostreophagous adj. Oyster-eating. • OSTREOPHAGOUS adj. oyster-eating. |
| OVERPROMOTING | • overpromoting v. Present participle of overpromote. • OVERPROMOTE v. to promote excessively. |
| POSTBOURGEOIS | • postbourgeois adj. (In Marxist philosophy) Relating to a period of society following the decline of the bourgeoisie. • POSTBOURGEOIS adj. belonging to a period of society after the bourgeoisie. |
| PROLEGOMENOUS | • prolegomenous adj. (Literary) Introductory; functioning as a preface or prolegomenon. • PROLEGOMENOUS adj. of the nature of a prolegomenon, introduction, also PROLEGOMENAL, PROLEGOMENARY. |
| PROTEROGYNOUS | • proterogynous adj. (Botany) Having the pistil come to maturity before the stamens; protogynous. • PROTEROGYNOUS adj. exhibiting proterogyny. |
| RONTGENOSCOPE | • RONTGENOSCOPE n. an apparatus for examining patients by use of X-rays, also ROENTGENOSCOPE. |
| RONTGENOSCOPY | • RONTGENOSCOPY n. observation by means of X-rays. |
| TROPOCOLLAGEN | • tropocollagen n. (Biochemistry) A component of fibres of collagen in which three polypeptide chains are coiled around each other. • TROPOCOLLAGEN n. a subunit of collagen fibrils consisting of three polypeptide strands arranged in a helix. |
| ZOOGEOGRAPHER | • zoogeographer n. A person involved in zoogeography. • ZOOGEOGRAPHER n. a student of zoogeography. |
| ZOOGEOGRAPHIC | • zoogeographic adj. Of or relating to zoogeography; concerning the geographic distribution of animals. • ZOOGEOGRAPHIC adj. relating to zoogeography, also ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL. |