| FLUOROSCOPING | • fluoroscoping v. Present participle of fluoroscope. • FLUOROSCOPE v. to examine by fluoroscope. |
| GASTEROPODOUS | • gasteropodous adj. Obsolete form of gastropodous. • GASTEROPODOUS adj. like a gasteropod. |
| NEIGHBOURHOOD | • neighbourhood n. (British spelling) alternative form of neighborhood. • NEIGHBOURHOOD n. a district, locality, esp. with reference to its inhabitants as a community, also NEIGHBORHOOD. |
| NEUROETHOLOGY | • neuroethology n. The study of animal behavior and its underlying control by the nervous system. • NEUROETHOLOGY n. the description of features of animal behaviour in terms of the mechanisms of the nervous system. |
| ORTHOGNATHOUS | • orthognathous adj. (Anatomy) straight-jawed. • ORTHOGNATHOUS adj. having a lower jaw that neither projects nor recedes, also ORTHOGNATHIC. |
| OSTREOPHAGOUS | • ostreophagous adj. Oyster-eating. • OSTREOPHAGOUS adj. oyster-eating. |
| OVERCOLOURING | • overcolouring v. Present participle of overcolour. • overcolouring n. Excessive use of colour; (chiefly in extended use) exaggeration in description; an instance of this. • OVERCOLOUR v. to colour to excess, also OVERCOLOR. |
| OVERHONOURING | • OVERHONOUR v. to honour excessively, also OVERHONOR. |
| PLAGIOTROPOUS | • PLAGIOTROPOUS adj. showing plagiotropism, the tendency to grow at an oblique or horizontal angle. |
| POSTBOURGEOIS | • postbourgeois adj. (In Marxist philosophy) Relating to a period of society following the decline of the bourgeoisie. • POSTBOURGEOIS adj. belonging to a period of society after the bourgeoisie. |
| PROLEGOMENOUS | • prolegomenous adj. (Literary) Introductory; functioning as a preface or prolegomenon. • PROLEGOMENOUS adj. of the nature of a prolegomenon, introduction, also PROLEGOMENAL, PROLEGOMENARY. |
| PROTEROGYNOUS | • proterogynous adj. (Botany) Having the pistil come to maturity before the stamens; protogynous. • PROTEROGYNOUS adj. exhibiting proterogyny. |
| SOUNDPROOFING | • soundproofing v. Present participle of soundproof. • soundproofing n. Something that prevents sound from traveling through it, such as is put on walls so adjacent areas are… • soundproofing n. The act of installing material to dampen sound. |
| THOROUGHGOING | • thoroughgoing adj. With great attention to detail; complete, thorough. • thorough-going adj. Alternative form of thoroughgoing. • THOROUGHGOING adj. marked by thoroughness or zeal. |
| THOROUGHWORTS | • thoroughworts n. Plural of thoroughwort. • THOROUGHWORT n. a wild flower with perfoliate leaves. |
| UROGYNECOLOGY | • urogynecology n. A surgical subspecialty of urology and gynecology. |
| ZOOSPORANGIUM | • zoosporangium n. (Botany) A sporangium, or conceptacle containing or producing zoospores. • zoösporangium n. Alternative spelling of zoosporangium. • ZOOSPORANGIUM n. a spore case or sporangium bearing zoospores. |