| APOTHEGMATIC | • apothegmatic adj. Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy. • APOTHEGMATIC adj. of or like an apothegm, also APOTHEGMATICAL. |
| GAMETOPHYTES | • gametophytes n. Plural of gametophyte. • GAMETOPHYTE n. the haploid stage in the life cycle of an organism undergoing alternations of generations. |
| GAMETOPHYTIC | • gametophytic adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant. • gametophytic adj. (Botany) Having the characteristics of a sporophyte. • GAMETOPHYTIC adj. of or like a gametophyte. |
| GNATHOSTOMES | • gnathostomes n. Plural of gnathostome. • GNATHOSTOME n. any vertebrate of the superclass Gnathostomata, having a mouth with jaws, including all vertebrates except the agnathans. |
| HEMATOLOGIST | • hematologist n. A scientist, usually a medical doctor, who specializes in hematology. • HEMATOLOGIST n. a specialist in hematology, also HAEMATOLOGIST. |
| HETEROGAMETE | • heterogamete n. Either of a pair of conjugating gametes that differ in structure or behaviour, such as the spermatozoon and the ovum. • HETEROGAMETE n. male and female sex cells are different. |
| HETEROGAMETY | • heterogamety n. (Biology) The production of gametes of different ploidy by an individual of one sex of an organism. • HETEROGAMETY n. the state of being heterogametic. |
| MAILSHOTTING | • mailshotting v. Present participle of mailshot. • MAILSHOT v. to send unsolicited items by post. |
| MERRYTHOUGHT | • merrythought n. (Archaic) The furcula or wishbone. • MERRYTHOUGHT n. the furcula between the neck and breastbone of poultry, aka wishbone. |
| METAGNATHOUS | • metagnathous adj. (Zoology) having the mandibles crossing at the tip of the bill, as in the crossbill. • METAGNATHOUS adj. having a beak in which the tips of the mandibles cross. |
| MYTHOLOGISTS | • mythologists n. Plural of mythologist. • MYTHOLOGIST n. a student of mythology. |
| PHOTOMONTAGE | • photomontage n. (Photography) A composite image combining two or more photographs. • photomontage n. (Photography) The art of constructing such images. • PHOTOMONTAGE n. montage using photographic images. |
| POSTMIDNIGHT | • postmidnight adj. After midnight, but prior to dawn. • post-midnight adj. Alternative form of postmidnight. • POSTMIDNIGHT adj. taking place after midnight. |
| THAUMATOGENY | • thaumatogeny n. (Rare) The origination of life by a miracle rather than by natural law. • THAUMATOGENY n. the doctrine of the miraculous origin of life. |
| THAUMATOLOGY | • thaumatology n. The study of miracles. • THAUMATOLOGY n. the study of miracles. |
| THIGMOTACTIC | • thigmotactic adj. Relating to thigmotaxis. • THIGMOTACTIC adj. showing thigmotaxis. |
| THIGMOTROPIC | • thigmotropic adj. (Biology) Relating to thigmotropism. • THIGMOTROPIC adj. showing thigmotropism, i.e. response to direct contact with a surface. |