| AUTOTYPOGRAPHY | • autotypography n. (Archaic) A process by which drawings executed on gelatin are impressed into a soft metal plate, from… • AUTOTYPOGRAPHY n. a process by which drawings made on gelatine are transferred to a plate from which impressions may be taken. |
| CHEMAUTOTROPHS | • CHEMAUTOTROPH n. an organism, such as a bacterium, that obtains its energy from inorganic reactions using simple compounds, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide. |
| CHEMOAUTOTROPH | • chemoautotroph n. (Biology) a simple organism, such as a protozoan, that derives its energy from chemical processes rather… • CHEMOAUTOTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTROPH. |
| EUTROPHICATION | • eutrophication n. (Biology) The process of becoming eutrophic; the ecosystem’s response to the addition of artificial… • EUTROPHICATION n. the process of becoming eutrophic. |
| HYPEREUTECTOID | • hypereutectoid adj. Containing the minor component in excess of that contained in the eutectoid. • hypereutectoid n. A hypereutectic alloy. • HYPEREUTECTOID adj. containing the minor component in excess of that contained in the eutectoid. |
| INSTRUCTORSHIP | • instructorship n. The office of an instructor. • instructorship n. The term of this office. • INSTRUCTORSHIP n. the office of instructor. |
| NONTHERAPEUTIC | • nontherapeutic adj. Not therapeutic. • nontherapeutic adj. Unrelated to medical treatment. • NONTHERAPEUTIC adj. not therapeutic. |
| PHOTOAUTOTROPH | • photoautotroph n. (Biology) an organism, such as all green plants, that can synthesize its own food from inorganic material… • PHOTOAUTOTROPH n. an organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances using light as an energy source. |
| PHOTOCONDUCTOR | • photoconductor n. A material, or a device, that exhibits or utilizes photoconductivity. • PHOTOCONDUCTOR n. a photoconductive substance. |
| PHOTOREDUCTION | • photoreduction n. (Physics, chemistry) The addition of an electron to a photoexcited species. • photoreduction n. (Chemistry) Any reduction reaction that takes place in the presence of light. • PHOTOREDUCTION n. chemical reduction under the influence of radiant energy, as light. |
| PHYTONUTRIENTS | • phytonutrients n. Plural of phytonutrient. |
| PTERIDOPHYTOUS | • PTERIDOPHYTOUS adj. of or like a pteridophyte, a fern, also PTERIDOPHYTIC. |
| STROPHANTHUSES | • strophanthuses n. Plural of strophanthus. • STROPHANTHUS n. a plant of the African and Asiatic genus Strophanthus, of the periwinkle family. |
| TELAUTOGRAPHIC | • telautographic adj. Of or relating to telautography. • TELAUTOGRAPHIC adj. relating to telautography. |
| THAUMATOGRAPHY | • thaumatography n. A description of natural wonders. • THAUMATOGRAPHY n. the description of natural wonders. |
| THAUMATROPICAL | • THAUMATROPICAL adj. of or like a thaumatrope, an optical toy in which pictures on both sides of a card are seen to combine when the card is rotated rapidly. |
| THYSANOPTEROUS | • thysanopterous adj. Of or pertaining to the Thysanoptera. • THYSANOPTEROUS adj. belonging to the Thysanoptera, an order of insects with fringed wings, some of which are serious pests to fruit, such as thrips. |