| CENTROSPHERE | • centrosphere n. (Biology) The cytoplasm surrounding the centriole of a centrosome. • centrosphere n. (Geology) barysphere. • CENTROSPHERE n. the central part of the earth below the crust, aka barysphere. |
| CHIROPTERANS | • chiropterans n. Plural of chiropteran. • CHIROPTERAN n. a member of the Chiroptera, an order of mammals comprising the bats. |
| ERYTHROPENIA | • erythropenia n. A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia. • ERYTHROPENIA n. diminution below the normal of the number of red cells in the blood. |
| ETHNOGRAPHER | • ethnographer n. One who practices ethnography. • ETHNOGRAPHER n. a student of ethnography. |
| HETEROPTERAN | • heteropteran n. (Biology) Any of very many insects of the suborder Heteroptera. • HETEROPTERAN adj. relating to the Heteroptera, a suborder of hemipterous insects, including bedbugs, water bugs, etc., also HETEROPTEROUS. • HETEROPTERAN n. a member of the Heteroptera. |
| NECROTROPHIC | • necrotrophic adj. (Biology) Describing a parasite that kills its host, then feeds on the dead matter. • NECROTROPHIC adj. of or like a necrotroph, a parasitic organism that kills the living cells of its host and then feeds on the dead material. |
| NEUROTROPHIC | • neurotrophic adj. Of or relating to neurotrophy. • NEUROTROPHIC adj. relating to the nutrition of the nervous system, or to nutritional changes influenced by the nervous system. |
| ORNITHOPTERS | • ornithopters n. Plural of ornithopter. • ORNITHOPTER n. a birdlike archaic flying machine. |
| ORTHOPTERANS | • orthopterans n. Plural of orthopteran. • ORTHOPTERAN n. any member of the Orthoptera, an order of mandibulate insects, also ORTHOPTERON. |
| PANTOGRAPHER | • pantographer n. One who uses a pantograph. • PANTOGRAPHER n. one who uses a pantograph. |
| PARATHORMONE | • parathormone n. Parathyroid hormone. • PARATHORMONE n. a parathyroid hormone. |
| PHOTOCURRENT | • photocurrent n. Any electric current that flows as a result of photoconductivity or the photovoltaic effect. • PHOTOCURRENT n. a stream of electrons produced by photoelectric or photovoltaic effects. |
| PHRONTISTERY | • phrontistery n. A place for thinking. • phrontistery n. (Humorous) The toilet; the lavatory. • phrontistery n. An establishment devoted to education or study. |
| PREHISTORIAN | • prehistorian n. A student of, or expert in prehistory. • PREHISTORIAN n. an archaeologist who specializes in prehistory. |
| PROSTANTHERA | • Prostanthera prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – mintbushes. • PROSTANTHERA n. an Australian bush, with strongly scented leaves and red or white flowers. |
| PROTOTHERIAN | • prototherian adj. Belonging or pertaining to the subclass Prototheria of monotremes. • prototherian n. Any of the egg-laying mammals of the subclass Prototheria; a monotreme. • PROTOTHERIAN adj. pertaining to a member of Prototheria, which comprises the order Monotremata and related fossil forms. |
| PYRITOHEDRON | • pyritohedron n. (Mathematics) An irregular dodecahedron, the faces of which are identical but irregular pentagons. • pyritohedron n. (Mineralogy) The shape of one of the crystal habits of pyrite. • PYRITOHEDRON n. a pentagonal dodecahedron. |
| STENOGRAPHER | • stenographer n. Someone skilled in the transcription of speech (for example, a secretary who takes dictation). • STENOGRAPHER n. a writer of shorthand. |
| TRICHOPTERAN | • trichopteran n. Any insect of the order Trichoptera. • trichopteran adj. Trichopterous. • TRICHOPTERAN n. any member of the Trichoptera, caddis flies. |