| BRACHYLOGOUS | • BRACHYLOGOUS adj. condensed in expression. |
| BUTTONHOLING | • buttonholing v. Present participle of buttonhole. • buttonholing n. The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will. • BUTTONHOLE v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLD. |
| CHAULMOOGRAS | • chaulmoogras n. Plural of chaulmoogra. • CHAULMOOGRA n. a kind of Asian tree, yielding an oil used in the treatment of leprosy, also CHAULMUGRA. |
| FLUOROGRAPHY | • fluorography n. Photofluorography. • fluorography n. Visualisation of radiolabelled material. • FLUOROGRAPHY n. the photography of the image produced on a fluorescent screen by X rays. |
| GAMOPHYLLOUS | • gamophyllous adj. (Botany) Composed of leaves or segments (e.g. perianth) united by their edges, compare apophyllous (free segments). • GAMOPHYLLOUS adj. with perianth leaves united. |
| HAGIOLATROUS | • hagiolatrous adj. Saint-worshipping. • HAGIOLATROUS adj. relating to hagiolatry, worship or reverence for saints. |
| HETEROLOGOUS | • heterologous adj. Having different relationships or different elements. • heterologous adj. (Biology) Of, or relating to different species. • HETEROLOGOUS adj. differing; comprising different parts or parts in different proportions. |
| HOMOGONOUSLY | • HOMOGONOUS adv. exhibiting homogony, the condition of having flowers of equal size. |
| HOMOLOGUMENA | • Homologumena n. Alternative form of Homologoumena. • HOMOLOGUMENA n. the books of the New Testament whose authenticity was universally acknowledged in the early Church, also HOMOLOGOUMENA. |
| HOMOZYGOUSLY | • homozygously adv. In a homozygous manner. • HOMOZYGOUS adv. inheriting a given genetic factor from both parents. |
| HYGROPHILOUS | • hygrophilous adj. (Botany, of a plant) adapted for growth in a damp or wet environment. • HYGROPHILOUS adj. living in water or moist places, also HYGROPHIL. |
| LAGOMORPHOUS | • lagomorphous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the lagomorphs. • LAGOMORPHOUS adj. of or like a lagomorph, a gnawing mammal, also LAGOMORPHIC. |
| LITHOPHAGOUS | • lithophagous adj. (Zoology) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel. • lithophagous adj. (Zoology) Eating or destroying stone, like some mollusks, sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. • LITHOPHAGOUS adj. stone-swallowing; rock-boring; eating rock. |
| MALLOPHAGOUS | • mallophagous adj. Feeding on feathers. • MALLOPHAGOUS adj. relating to the Mallophaga, an order of wingless parasitic insects, bird-lice or biting-lice. |
| OLIGOPHAGOUS | • oligophagous adj. (Chiefly of insects) that feed on a restricted range of food. • OLIGOPHAGOUS adj. eating only a few specific kinds of food. |
| ORNITHOGALUM | • Ornithogalum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – plants called star-of-Bethlehem and close relatives. • ORNITHOGALUM n. a plant of a large genus of herbs of the family Liliaceae. |
| POMPHOLYGOUS | • POMPHOLYGOUS adj. of or like a pompholyx, a vesicular eruption or eczema chiefly on the palms and soles. |
| RHEUMATOLOGY | • rheumatology n. (Medicine) The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints. • RHEUMATOLOGY n. the study of rheumatism. |
| SNOWPLOUGHED | • snowploughed v. Simple past tense and past participle of snowplough. • snow␣ploughed v. Simple past tense and past participle of snow plough. • SNOWPLOUGH v. to clear with a snowplough, also SNOWPLOW. |
| THAUMATOLOGY | • thaumatology n. The study of miracles. • THAUMATOLOGY n. the study of miracles. |