| AUTOTROPHIES | • autotrophies n. Plural of autotrophy. • AUTOTROPHY n. the state of being an autotroph, an organism that is able to manufacture its own food from inorganic substances. |
| CONTEMPTUOUS | • contemptuous adj. Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect. • CONTEMPTUOUS adj. manifesting contempt. |
| COUNTERPLOTS | • counterplots n. Plural of counterplot. • COUNTERPLOT v. to intrigue against. |
| EXPOSTULATOR | • expostulator n. One who expostulates. • EXPOSTULATOR n. one who expostulates. |
| HETEROTOPOUS | • heterotopous adj. Exhibiting heterotopy. • HETEROTOPOUS adj. relating to heterotopy, displacement of an organ of the body, also HETEROTOPIC. |
| LUTEOTROPINS | • luteotropins n. Plural of luteotropin. • LUTEOTROPIN n. another name for the hormone prolactin, also LUTEOTROPHIN. |
| OBREPTITIOUS | • obreptitious adj. Done or obtained by surprise, with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth. • OBREPTITIOUS adj. done or obtained by trickery, or by concealing the truth. |
| OCTOPETALOUS | • octopetalous adj. (Botany) Having eight petals. • OCTOPETALOUS adj. having eight petals. |
| ORTHOPTEROUS | • orthopterous adj. (Zoology) Belonging to the Orthoptera. • ORTHOPTEROUS adj. pertaining or belonging to insect order including grasshoppers, crickets, etc. |
| OUTPOPULATES | • outpopulates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpopulate. • OUTPOPULATE v. to surpass in population. |
| PHOTOTONUSES | • PHOTOTONUS n. the sensitivity of a living organism to light. |
| PORTENTOUSLY | • portentously adv. In an ominous manner. • portentously adv. In a pompous manner. • PORTENTOUS adv. of, relating to, or constituting a portent. |
| POSTCONQUEST | • postconquest adj. After a conquest. • POSTCONQUEST adj. taking place after conquest. |
| STEATOPYGOUS | • steatopygous adj. (Physiology) Pertaining to steatopygia; having fat or prominent buttocks. • STEATOPYGOUS adj. having fat buttocks, also STEATOPYGIC. |
| TAUTOPHONIES | • tautophonies n. Plural of tautophony. • TAUTOPHONY n. repetition of the same sound. |
| TELEUTOSPORE | • teleutospore n. (Botany) The thick-celled winter or resting spore of the rusts (order Uredinales), produced in late summer. • TELEUTOSPORE n. a thick-walled winter spore of the rust fungi, producing a promycelium on germination. |
| TETRASPOROUS | • tetrasporous adj. Relating to tetraspores. • TETRASPOROUS adj. of or like a tetraspore, also TETRASPORIC. |