| ENDOPHAGOUS | • endophagous adj. (Biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism. • ENDOPHAGOUS adj. exhibiting endophagy, cannibalism within a tribe. |
| GONOPHOROUS | • GONOPHOROUS adj. relating to a gonophore, in certain flowers, an elongate structure bearing the stamens and pistil, also GONOPHORIC. |
| HOMOGENEOUS | • homogeneous adj. Of the same kind; alike, similar. • homogeneous adj. Having the same composition throughout; of uniform make-up. • homogeneous adj. (Chemistry) In the same state of matter. |
| HOTHOUSINGS | • HOTHOUSING n. the act of rearing intensively. |
| HYDROGENOUS | • hydrogenous adj. Of, related to, or containing hydrogen. • HYDROGENOUS adj. containing hydrogen. |
| HYPNOGENOUS | • hypnogenous adj. Inducing sleep. • hypnogenous adj. Inducing hypnosis. • HYPNOGENOUS adj. relating to the production of hypnotic sleep, also HYPNOGENETIC, HYPNOGENIC. |
| LITHOGENOUS | • lithogenous adj. Stone-producing; said of polyps which form coral. • LITHOGENOUS adj. rock-building. |
| MONOPHAGOUS | • monophagous adj. (Biology) That eats only one kind of food. • monophagous adj. That (prefers to) eat alone. • MONOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on only one type of food. |
| MUSHROOMING | • mushrooming v. Present participle of mushroom. • mushrooming n. The act of gathering mushrooms. • mushrooming n. Rapid or explosive growth. |
| OUTSHOOTING | • outshooting v. Present participle of outshoot. • OUTSHOOT v. to surpass in shooting. |
| OUTSHOUTING | • outshouting v. Present participle of outshout. • OUTSHOUT v. to shout louder than. |
| PATHOGENOUS | • pathogenous adj. Pathogenic; causing disease. • PATHOGENOUS adj. producing disease, also PATHOGENETIC, PATHOGENIC. |
| PHILOGYNOUS | • philogynous adj. Fond of women. • PHILOGYNOUS adj. loving women. |
| PHLEGMONOUS | • phlegmonous adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing phlegmon. • PHLEGMONOUS adj. of or like a phlegmon, also PHLEGMONIC, PHLEGMONOID. |
| PROGNATHOUS | • prognathous adj. Having jaws that project forward more than is usual. • PROGNATHOUS adj. having a jaw that projects forward, also PROGNATHIC. |
| RHIZOGENOUS | • RHIZOGENOUS adj. producing or growing roots, also RHIZOGENETIC, RHIZOGENIC. |
| SHOWGROUNDS | • showgrounds n. Plural of showground. • SHOWGROUND n. a plot of land on which an outdoor show is held. |
| SNOWPLOUGHS | • snowploughs n. Plural of snowplough. • snow␣ploughs n. Plural of snow plough. • SNOWPLOUGH n. an implement operating like a plow, but on a larger scale, for clearing away the snow from roads, railways, etc. |
| UNSMOOTHING | • unsmoothing v. Present participle of unsmooth. • UNSMOOTH v. to make not smooth. |