| APOSTROPHUS | • APOSTROPHUS n. (Greek) a symbol resembling a reversed letter C used in Roman numerals to denote large numbers. |
| AUTOMORPHIC | • automorphic adj. (Geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic. • automorphic adj. (Mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular. • automorphic adj. (Mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism. |
| AUTOTROPHIC | • autotrophic adj. (Biology) Relating to the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide as a carbon source, using… • AUTOTROPHIC adj. capable of building up food materials from inorganic matter. |
| AUXOTROPHIC | • auxotrophic adj. (Biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent… • AUXOTROPHIC adj. requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| HEMITROPOUS | • hemitropous adj. Turned half round; half inverted. • hemitropous adj. (Botany, of an ovule) Having the raphe terminating about halfway between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous. • HEMITROPOUS adj. of a crystal, having a twinned structure, also HEMITROPAL, HEMITROPE, HEMITROPIC. |
| HOMOPTEROUS | • homopterous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Homoptera, a former suborder of insects. • HOMOPTEROUS adj. relating to the Homoptera, aphids, cicadas, and scale insects. |
| HYPONITROUS | • hyponitrous adj. Of or pertaining to hyponitrous acid or its derivatives. • HYPONITROUS adj. containing or derived from nitrogen having a lower valence than in nitrous compounds. |
| NEUROTROPHY | • neurotrophy n. (Biology) The nutrition and metabolism of tissues regulated by nerves. • NEUROTROPHY n. nutrition of the nervous system; the influence of the nervous system on nutrition. |
| OCTOPUSHERS | • octopushers n. Plural of octopusher. • OCTOPUSHER n. one who plays octopush, a kind of underwater hockey. |
| PHOTOMURALS | • photomurals n. Plural of photomural. • PHOTOMURAL n. an enlarged photograph, usually several yards long. |
| PHOTOREDUCE | • photoreduce v. To cause or undergo photoreduction. • PHOTOREDUCE v. to photocopy with reduction of the image. |
| POORMOUTHED | • poormouthed v. Simple past tense and past participle of poormouth. • POORMOUTH v. to complain about being poor. |
| PORTERHOUSE | • porterhouse n. (Chiefly North America) A cut of beef taken from the thick end of the short loin; it has a T-shaped… • porterhouse n. (Chiefly North America, now historical) A public house where porter was sold; often also served steaks, chops etc. • PORTERHOUSE n. a house where malt liquor (as porter) is sold. |
| PROGNATHOUS | • prognathous adj. Having jaws that project forward more than is usual. • PROGNATHOUS adj. having a jaw that projects forward, also PROGNATHIC. |
| PROTOHUMANS | • protohumans n. Plural of protohuman. • proto-humans n. Plural of proto-human. • PROTOHUMAN n. a prehistoric primate, a supposed ancestor of modern man. |
| SUPERSMOOTH | • supersmooth adj. Very smooth. • supersmooth adj. (Mathematics) Of or relating to a distribution that has derivatives of all orders. • SUPERSMOOTH adj. very very smooth. |
| THOROUGHPIN | • thoroughpin n. An abnormal swelling (tenosynovitis) on the sides of the hock joint of horses. • THOROUGHPIN n. a swelling of horses' hocks. |
| TOOLPUSHERS | • toolpushers n. Plural of toolpusher. • tool-pushers n. Plural of tool-pusher. • TOOLPUSHER n. a supervisor of drilling operations at an oil well. |
| TRIMORPHOUS | • trimorphous adj. Trimorphic; having, or relating to, three forms. • TRIMORPHOUS adj. having three forms, also TRIMORPHIC. |