| ARTHROPODS | • arthropods n. Plural of arthropod. • ARTHROPOD n. any member of the phylum Arthropoda, members of which (e.g. insects, arachnids, and crustaceans) are characterized by segmented bodies and jointed limbs. |
| HOVERPORTS | • hoverports n. Plural of hoverport. • HOVERPORT n. a port for hovercraft. |
| NECROTROPH | • necrotroph n. A parasitoid that ultimately kills its host. • NECROTROPH n. a parasitic organism that kills the living cells of its host and then feeds on the dead material. |
| ORTHOGRAPH | • orthograph n. An orthographic projection. • ORTHOGRAPH n. a drawing in orthographic projection. |
| ORTHOPHYRE | • orthophyre n. (Geology) a porphyritic rock that contains phenocrysts of orthoclase embedded in feldspar. • ORTHOPHYRE n. a fine-grained syenitic rock with orthoclase crystals. |
| ORTHOPRAXY | • orthopraxy n. Correct practice or action. • orthopraxy n. Right belief combined with right practice, with the emphasis being on the latter, a term specially used… • ORTHOPRAXY n. the treatment of deformities in the human body by mechanical appliances. |
| ORTHOPRISM | • ORTHOPRISM n. in monoclinic crystals, a form consisting of two faces parallel to the orthodiagonal. |
| ORTHOPTERA | • orthoptera n. Any of very many four-winged insects, of the order Orthoptera, such as grasshoppers, crickets and locusts. • Orthoptera prop.n. A taxonomic order within the superorder Polyneoptera – various insects including crickets, grasshoppers… • ORTHOPTERON n. any member of the Orthoptera, an order of mandibulate insects, also ORTHOPTERAN. |
| ORTHOPTERS | • orthopters n. Plural of orthopter. • ORTHOPTER n. a type of aircraft propelled with flapping wings. |
| ORTHOTROPY | • orthotropy n. The condition of being orthotropic. • ORTHOTROPY n. the state of being orthotropic, growing along a vertical axis. |
| PORTHORSES | • PORTHORS n. (historical) a portable breviary, also PORTAS, PORTEOUS, PORTESS, PORTESSE, PORTHOS, PORTHOUSE, PORTOUS. |
| PROHIBITOR | • prohibitor n. One who prohibits. • PROHIBITOR n. one who prohibits, also PROHIBITER. |
| PROTOTROPH | • prototroph n. (Biology) Any microorganism that can synthesize its nutrients from inorganic material. • PROTOTROPH n. a bacterium feeding only on inorganic matter. |
| RHEOTROPES | • rheotropes n. Plural of rheotrope. • RHEOTROPE n. an instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current. |
| RHEOTROPIC | • rheotropic adj. Pertaining to or exhibiting rheotropism. • RHEOTROPIC adj. relating to a rheotrope, an instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current. |
| ROTOGRAPHS | • rotographs n. Plural of rotograph. • rotographs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rotograph. • ROTOGRAPH v. to make a photograph by laying negative on sensitive paper. |
| SAPROTROPH | • saprotroph n. An organism that lives off dead or decaying organic material by secreting enzymes into it and then absorbing… • SAPROTROPH n. any organism, esp. a fungus or bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead organic matter, also SAPROBIONT. |
| THORNPROOF | • thornproof adj. Resistant to tearing by thorns. • THORNPROOF adj. proof against thorns. |