| ARTHROPATHY | • arthropathy n. (Pathology) Any of several diseases of a joint. • ARTHROPATHY n. a disease of a joint. |
| CRYPTARITHM | • cryptarithm n. Synonym of alphametic (“type of puzzle”). • CRYPTARITHM n. an arithmetic problem in which letters have been substituted for numbers and which is solved by finding all possible pairings of digits with letters that produce a numerically correct answer. |
| HETEROTROPH | • heterotroph n. (Ecology) An organism which requires an external supply of energy in the form of food as it cannot synthesize its own. • HETEROTROPH n. a secondary feeder eating plants or other animals. |
| ORNITHOPTER | • ornithopter n. An aircraft that generates lift through the flapping of its wings. • ORNITHOPTER n. a birdlike archaic flying machine. |
| ORTHOPTERAN | • orthopteran n. (Zoology) Any of many insects of the order Orthoptera. • ORTHOPTERAN n. any member of the Orthoptera, an order of mandibulate insects, also ORTHOPTERON. |
| ORTHOPTERON | • orthopteron n. Alternative form of orthopteran. • ORTHOPTERON n. any member of the Orthoptera, an order of mandibulate insects, also ORTHOPTERAN. |
| ORTHOTROPIC | • orthotropic adj. (Botany) Growing vertically, either upwards or downwards. • orthotropic adj. (Engineering) Having material properties that differ along three mutually orthogonal twofold axes of… • ORTHOTROPIC adj. growing along a vertical axis. |
| PROTOTROPHS | • prototrophs n. Plural of prototroph. • PROTOTROPH n. a bacterium feeding only on inorganic matter. |
| PROTOTROPHY | • prototrophy n. The condition of being a prototroph. • PROTOTROPHY n. the state of being prototrophic. |
| PYRRHOTITES | • pyrrhotites n. Plural of pyrrhotite. • PYRRHOTITE n. magnetic pyrites, an iron sulphide, often containing nickel, also PYRRHOTINE. |
| STEPBROTHER | • stepbrother n. The son of one’s stepparent who is not the son of either of one’s biological parents. • stepbrother n. The stepson of one’s parent who is not one’s half-brother. • step-brother n. Alternative form of stepbrother. |
| THYROTROPIC | • thyrotropic adj. Able to stimulate the action of the thyroid gland. • THYROTROPIC adj. exerting or characterized by a direct influence on the secretory activity of the thyroid gland, also THYROTROPHIC. |
| THYROTROPIN | • thyrotropin n. (Biochemistry) A thyroid-stimulating glycoprotein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland. • THYROTROPIN n. a hormone, produced in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which stimulates the thyroid, also THYROTROPHIN. |
| TRAITORSHIP | • traitorship n. The state, condition, character, or conduct of a traitor. • TRAITORSHIP n. the state of being a traitor. |
| TRAPSHOOTER | • trapshooter n. A participant in the sport of trapshooting. • TRAPSHOOTER n. a person who engages in trapshooting. |