| BUTYROPHENONES | • butyrophenones n. Plural of butyrophenone. • BUTYROPHENONE n. any of a class of antipsychotic drugs (as haloperidol) used esp. in the treatment of schizophrenia. |
| HETEROPHYLLOUS | • heterophyllous adj. (Botany) Having leaves of different types upon the same plant. • HETEROPHYLLOUS adj. having the foliage leaves of more than one form on the same plant or stem. |
| HYDROCEPHALOUS | • hydrocephalous adj. Having a swollen head. • hydrocephalous adj. (Medicine) Afflicted with hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALOUS adj. suffering from hydrocephaly, also HYDROCEPHALIC. |
| HYPERCONSCIOUS | • hyperconscious adj. Extremely conscious or aware. • HYPERCONSCIOUS adj. excessively conscious. |
| LEUKODYSTROPHY | • leukodystrophy n. (Medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter… • LEUKODYSTROPHY n. any of several genetically determined diseases characterized by progressive degeneration of myelin in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. |
| MYRMECOPHAGOUS | • myrmecophagous adj. Pertaining to the anteater. • myrmecophagous adj. Feeding on ants. • MYRMECOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on ants. |
| MYRMECOPHILOUS | • myrmecophilous adj. (Biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants. • MYRMECOPHILOUS adj. ant-loving, of plants inhabited by ants and offering specialised shelters and food for them. |
| PHYLLOQUINONES | • phylloquinones n. Plural of phylloquinone. • PHYLLOQUINONE n. vitamin K1, one of the fat-soluble vitamin K group, essential for normal blood coagulation. |
| PSYCHONEUROSES | • psychoneuroses n. Plural of psychoneurosis. • PSYCHONEUROSIS n. neurosis. |
| PSYCHONEUROSIS | • psychoneurosis n. (Dated) neurosis. • PSYCHONEUROSIS n. neurosis. |
| PSYCHONEUROTIC | • psychoneurotic adj. Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis. • psychoneurotic n. Someone suffering from a psychoneurosis. • PSYCHONEUROTIC adj. relating to psychoneurosis. |
| PSYCHOSURGEONS | • psychosurgeons n. Plural of psychosurgeon. • PSYCHOSURGEON n. a practitioner of psychosurgery. |
| PTERIDOPHYTOUS | • PTERIDOPHYTOUS adj. of or like a pteridophyte, a fern, also PTERIDOPHYTIC. |
| SCHIZOPHYCEOUS | • schizophyceous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the Schizophyceae, a class of blue-green algae. • SCHIZOPHYCEOUS adj. of or belonging to the Schizophyceae, a group of bluish-green algae. |
| SCLEROPHYLLOUS | • sclerophyllous adj. Relating to sclerophylls. • SCLEROPHYLLOUS adj. having sclerophylls, hard leathery leaves. |
| THERMOPHYLLOUS | • THERMOPHYLLOUS adj. having leaves only in the warmer part of the year, deciduous. |
| THYSANOPTEROUS | • thysanopterous adj. Of or pertaining to the Thysanoptera. • THYSANOPTEROUS adj. belonging to the Thysanoptera, an order of insects with fringed wings, some of which are serious pests to fruit, such as thrips. |