| APOGEOTROPISM | • apogeotropism n. (Botany) An apogeotropic tendency. • APOGEOTROPISM n. bending up or away from the ground. |
| ENTOMOPHAGOUS | • entomophagous adj. Feeding on insects; insectivorous. • ENTOMOPHAGOUS adj. eating insects. |
| EPIZOOTIOLOGY | • epizootiology n. The study of the dynamics and epidemiology of animal diseases. • EPIZOOTIOLOGY n. the sum of the factors controlling the occurrence of a disease or pathogen of animals. |
| GASTEROPODOUS | • gasteropodous adj. Obsolete form of gastropodous. • GASTEROPODOUS adj. like a gasteropod. |
| 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. |
| PALAEONTOLOGY | • palaeontology n. Britain standard spelling of paleontology. • palæontology n. Obsolete typography of palaeontology. • PALAEONTOLOGY n. the study of fossils, also PALEONTOLOGY. |
| PALEONTOLOGIC | • paleontologic adj. Pertaining to paleontology; characteristic of paleontology. • PALEONTOLOGIC adj. relating to paleontology, also PALEONTOLOGICAL. |
| PHOTOGEOLOGIC | • photogeologic adj. Of, relating to, indicated by, or produced by photogeology. • PHOTOGEOLOGIC adj. relating to photogeology, also PHOTOGEOLOGICAL. |
| PHOTOMONTAGES | • photomontages n. Plural of photomontage. • PHOTOMONTAGE n. montage using photographic images. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| STEGANOPODOUS | • steganopodous adj. (Zoology) Having all four toes webbed together. • STEGANOPODOUS adj. relating to the Steganopodes, an order of birds including pelicans. |
| 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. |