| BOUSTROPHEDON | • boustrophedon adv. (Historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left… • boustrophedon adj. (Historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines. • boustrophedon adj. (Figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth. |
| CHLOROCRUORIN | • chlorocruorin n. (Biochemistry, organic chemistry) A green respiratory pigment found in many annelids. • CHLOROCRUORIN n. a green respiratory pigment found in some Polychaeta. |
| CHONDROMATOUS | • chondromatous adj. Having or relating to chondromata. • CHONDROMATOUS adj. of or like a chondriosome, a mitochondrion. |
| ISOCHRONOUSLY | • isochronously adv. In an isochronous manner. • ISOCHRONOUS adv. having the same duration; recurring at equal intervals. |
| MELANOCHROOUS | • melanochroous adj. Melanochroic; dark-complexioned. • MELANOCHROOUS adj. belonging to the melanochroi, having dark hair and white skin, also MELANOCHROIC. |
| NEIGHBOURHOOD | • neighbourhood n. (British spelling) alternative form of neighborhood. • NEIGHBOURHOOD n. a district, locality, esp. with reference to its inhabitants as a community, also NEIGHBORHOOD. |
| NEUROETHOLOGY | • neuroethology n. The study of animal behavior and its underlying control by the nervous system. • NEUROETHOLOGY n. the description of features of animal behaviour in terms of the mechanisms of the nervous system. |
| NEUROHORMONAL | • neurohormonal adj. Of or pertaining to a neurohormone. • NEUROHORMONAL adj. involving both neural and hormonal mechanisms. |
| NEUROHORMONES | • neurohormones n. Plural of neurohormone. • NEUROHORMONE n. a hormone (as acetylcholine or norepinephrine) produced by or acting on nervous tissue. |
| ODONTOPHOROUS | • odontophorous adj. (Zoology) Having an odontophore. • ODONTOPHOROUS adj. of or like an odontophore, the rasping apparatus in molluscs. |
| ORTHOGNATHOUS | • orthognathous adj. (Anatomy) straight-jawed. • ORTHOGNATHOUS adj. having a lower jaw that neither projects nor recedes, also ORTHOGNATHIC. |
| OVERHONOURING | • OVERHONOUR v. to honour excessively, also OVERHONOR. |
| PHOTONEUTRONS | • photoneutrons n. Plural of photoneutron. • PHOTONEUTRON n. a neutron emitted from a nucleus as a result of photodisintegration. |
| SOUTHERNWOODS | • southernwoods n. Plural of southernwood. • SOUTHERNWOOD n. an aromatic South European shrub of the wormwood genus. |
| TAUTOCHRONOUS | • tautochronous adj. Occupying the same time. • tautochronous adj. (Mathematics) Relating to, or having the properties of, a tautochrone. • TAUTOCHRONOUS adj. lasting the same amount of time. |
| THOROUGHGOING | • thoroughgoing adj. With great attention to detail; complete, thorough. • thorough-going adj. Alternative form of thoroughgoing. • THOROUGHGOING adj. marked by thoroughness or zeal. |
| UNORTHODOXIES | • unorthodoxies n. Plural of unorthodoxy. • UNORTHODOXY n. the state of being unorthodox. |
| XANTHOCHROOUS | • xanthochroous adj. Yellow‐skinned; of or pertaining to Xanthochroi. • XANTHOCHROOUS adj. exhibiting xanthochroism, a condition in which all pigments other than yellow disappear, also XANTHOCHROIC. |