| AUTOCOPROPHAGY | • autocoprophagy n. The feeding on its own excrement. • AUTOCOPROPHAGY n. eating one's own feces. |
| GALACTOPHOROUS | • galactophorous adj. (Anatomy) Milk-carrying; applied to the ducts of mammary glands. • GALACTOPHOROUS adj. bearing milk. |
| GEOSYNCHRONOUS | • geosynchronous adj. Refers to the orbit of a satellite whose rate of revolution is matched to the rotation period of the… • GEOSYNCHRONOUS adj. of a satellite, etc., geostationary. |
| GLUCOCORTICOID | • glucocorticoid n. (Biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, produced by the adrenal cortex, that are… • GLUCOCORTICOID n. any of a group of steroid hormones which affect glucose metabolism, having an anti-inflammatory effect. |
| HETEROGONOUSLY | • heterogonously adv. In a heterogonous manner. • HETEROGONOUS adv. reproducing both sexually and asexually. |
| HETEROLOGOUSLY | • heterologously adv. In a heterologous manner. • HETEROLOGOUS adv. differing; comprising different parts or parts in different proportions. |
| MASTIGOPHOROUS | • mastigophorous adj. (Obsolete, rare) Carrying a whip, scourge, or wand. • mastigophorous adj. (Biology) mastigophoran. • MASTIGOPHOROUS adj. like a mastigophoran; whip-bearing, also MASTIGOPHORIC. |
| NEIGHBOURHOODS | • neighbourhoods n. Plural of neighbourhood. • NEIGHBOURHOOD n. a district, locality, esp. with reference to its inhabitants as a community, also NEIGHBORHOOD. |
| NEUROBIOLOGIES | • neurobiologies n. Plural of neurobiology. • NEUROBIOLOGY n. the study of the anatomy of the nervous system. |
| NEUROBIOLOGIST | • neurobiologist n. (Biology) A specialist in neurobiology. • NEUROBIOLOGIST n. one who studies neurobiology. |
| NEUROHYPNOLOGY | • neurohypnology n. (Obsolete) hypnotism. • NEUROHYPNOLOGY n. an old name for the science of hypnotism, also NEURYPNOLOGY. |
| NEUROPATHOLOGY | • neuropathology n. Neural pathology: The pathology of the nervous system, usually and especially in the sense of its cytopathology… • NEUROPATHOLOGY n. pathology of the nervous system. |
| NEURORADIOLOGY | • neuroradiology n. The radiology of the nervous system; especially the use of radiation to diagnose and treat disorders… • NEURORADIOLOGY n. radiology of the nervous system. |
| NONNITROGENOUS | • nonnitrogenous adj. Not nitrogenous. • NONNITROGENOUS adj. not nitrogenous. |
| OSMOREGULATION | • osmoregulation n. The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content… • OSMOREGULATION n. regulation of osmotic pressure esp. in the body of a living organism. |
| OSMOREGULATORY | • osmoregulatory adj. Of or pertaining to osmoregulation. • OSMOREGULATORY adj. relating to osmoregulation. |
| SOCIORELIGIOUS | • socioreligious adj. Of or pertaining to social and religious factors. • SOCIORELIGIOUS adj. involving a combination of social and religious factors. |
| SOUNDPROOFINGS | • soundproofings n. Plural of soundproofing. • SOUNDPROOFING n. insulation to obstruct the passage of sound. |