| AUTOBIOGRAPHY | • autobiography n. (Countable) A self-written biography; the story of one’s own life. • autobiography n. (Uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre. • AUTOBIOGRAPHY n. the biography of a person narrated by himself or herself. |
| AUTOMORPHICALLY | • automorphically adv. (Mathematics) In terms of automorphisms. • AUTOMORPHIC adv. formed after its or one's own pattern. |
| AUTORADIOGRAPHY | • autoradiography n. The process of making autoradiographs. • AUTORADIOGRAPHY n. a technique used to show the distribution of radioactively labelled molecules in cells or tissues. |
| AUTOTROPHICALLY | • autotrophically adv. In an autotrophic manner. • autotrophically adv. With regard to autotrophy. • AUTOTROPHIC adv. capable of building up food materials from inorganic matter. |
| HYDROPHILOUS | • hydrophilous adj. (Biology) That grows or thrives in or near water. • hydrophilous adj. (Botany) That is pollinated by water. • HYDROPHILOUS adj. water-loving; pollinated by agency of water. |
| HYGROPHILOUS | • hygrophilous adj. (Botany, of a plant) adapted for growth in a damp or wet environment. • HYGROPHILOUS adj. living in water or moist places, also HYGROPHIL. |
| HYPERCONSCIOUS | • hyperconscious adj. Extremely conscious or aware. • HYPERCONSCIOUS adj. excessively conscious. |
| HYPERINVOLUTION | • HYPERINVOLUTION n. extreme involution. |
| HYPERPRODUCTION | • hyperproduction n. Excessive production. • HYPERPRODUCTION n. excessive production. |
| HYPOCHONDRIUM | • hypochondrium n. (Anatomy) The upper region of the abdomen, below the lower ribs, each side of the epigastrium. • HYPOCHONDRIUM n. either of two regions of the upper part of the abdomen. |
| 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. |
| MICROPHYLLOUS | • microphyllous adj. (Phytotomy) Of or having microphyll leaves. • MICROPHYLLOUS adj. having minute leaves. |
| MYRMECOPHILOUS | • myrmecophilous adj. (Biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants. • MYRMECOPHILOUS adj. ant-loving, of plants inhabited by ants and offering specialised shelters and food for them. |
| NEUROHYPOPHYSIS | • neurohypophysis n. (Anatomy) The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, responsible for the release of oxytocin and antidiuretic… • NEUROHYPOPHYSIS n. the portion of the pituitary gland that is composed of the infundibulum and posterior lobe and is concerned with the secretion of various hormones. |
| NEUROPHYSIOLOGY | • neurophysiology n. (Physiology, neuroscience) The branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system. • NEUROPHYSIOLOGY n. the physiology of the nervous system. |
| PSYCHONEUROSIS | • psychoneurosis n. (Dated) neurosis. • PSYCHONEUROSIS n. neurosis. |
| PSYCHONEUROTIC | • psychoneurotic adj. Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis. • psychoneurotic n. Someone suffering from a psychoneurosis. • PSYCHONEUROTIC adj. relating to psychoneurosis. |
| PSYCHONEUROTICS | • psychoneurotics n. Plural of psychoneurotic. • PSYCHONEUROTIC n. one suffering from a psychoneurosis. |
| PTERIDOPHYTOUS | • PTERIDOPHYTOUS adj. of or like a pteridophyte, a fern, also PTERIDOPHYTIC. |
| RADIOAUTOGRAPHY | • radioautography n. Autoradiography. • RADIOAUTOGRAPHY n. the use of radioautographs. |