| ANGIOSPERMOUS | • angiospermous adj. (Botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp. • ANGIOSPERMOUS adj. like an angiosperm, also ANGIOSPERMAL. |
| APOGEOTROPISM | • apogeotropism n. (Botany) An apogeotropic tendency. • APOGEOTROPISM n. bending up or away from the ground. |
| COSMOGRAPHIES | • cosmographies n. Plural of cosmography. • COSMOGRAPHY n. a general description of the world or of the universe. |
| DIAGEOTROPISM | • diageotropism n. (Botany) The tendency of plant organs, such as roots, to assume a position oblique or transverse to… • DIAGEOTROPISM n. the tendency of roots to orient perpendicular to gravity. |
| ERGATOMORPHIC | • ergatomorphic adj. (Zoology) Having the form of a worker organism. • ERGATOMORPHIC adj. of or like an ergatomorph, an ergatoid ant. |
| FLAMEPROOFING | • flameproofing v. Present participle of flameproof. • FLAMEPROOF v. to make resistant to damage or burning on contact with flame. |
| GOSSIPMONGERS | • gossipmongers n. Plural of gossipmonger. • GOSSIPMONGER n. one who spreads gossip. |
| MASTIGOPHORES | • mastigophores n. Plural of mastigophore. • MASTIGOPHORE n. any protozoan having one or more flagella, also MASTIGOPHORAN. |
| MORPHOGENESIS | • morphogenesis n. (Biology) The differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism. • MORPHOGENESIS n. the origin or development of a body part or organ. |
| MORPHOGENETIC | • morphogenetic adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to morphogenesis. • MORPHOGENETIC adj. relating to morphogenesis, also MORPHOGENIC. |
| MYRINGOSCOPES | • myringoscopes n. Plural of myringoscope. • MYRINGOSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing the eardrum. |
| NONPERFORMING | • nonperforming adj. Not performing satisfactorily; not functioning well. • nonperforming adj. Not acting as a performer. • NONPERFORMING adj. not producing the expected return. |
| OLIGOSPERMIAS | • oligospermias n. Plural of oligospermia. • OLIGOSPERMIA n. the condition of having less than the normal number of spermatozoa in the semen, a cause of infertility in men. |
| OUTPERFORMING | • outperforming v. Present participle of outperform. • OUTPERFORM v. to exceed in performance. |
| OVERPROMISING | • overpromising v. Present participle of overpromise. • OVERPROMISE v. to promise too much. |
| OVERPROMOTING | • overpromoting v. Present participle of overpromote. • OVERPROMOTE v. to promote excessively. |
| PRIMATOLOGIES | • primatologies n. Plural of primatology. • PRIMATOLOGY n. the study of primates. |
| PRIMOGENITORS | • primogenitors n. Plural of primogenitor. • PRIMOGENITOR n. the earliest ancestor; an ancestor or a forefather. |
| SPERMATOGONIA | • spermatogonia n. Plural of spermatogonium. • SPERMATOGONIUM n. a primitive male germ cell. |