| ARTHROPODOUS | • ARTHROPODOUS adj. of or like an arthropod, also ARTHROPODAL, ARTHROPODAN. |
| CHIROPTEROUS | • CHIROPTEROUS adj. relating to the Chiroptera, bats. |
| CRYOPHORUSES | • cryophoruses n. Plural of cryophorus. • CRYOPHORUS n. an instrument for showing the decrease in the temperature of water by its evaporation. |
| FLUOROPHORES | • fluorophores n. Plural of fluorophore. • FLUOROPHORE n. a chemical group responsible for fluorescence. |
| HYPERCOLOURS | • HYPERCOLOUR n. a dye that causes a fabric to change colour with a change of temperature. |
| NECROPHOROUS | • necrophorous adj. (Zoology) Carrying away and burying dead bodies, like the beetles of the genus Necrophorus. • NECROPHOROUS adj. carrying away and burying dead bodies, as do burying beetles. |
| ORTHOPTEROUS | • orthopterous adj. (Zoology) Belonging to the Orthoptera. • ORTHOPTEROUS adj. pertaining or belonging to insect order including grasshoppers, crickets, etc. |
| ORTHOTROPOUS | • orthotropous adj. (Botany, of an ovule) Growing straight and having the micropyle at the apex. • ORTHOTROPOUS adj. growing straight, so that the micropyle is opposite the stalk. |
| PARAMORPHOUS | • paramorphous adj. (Mineralogy) Relating to, or exhibiting, paramorphism. • PARAMORPHOUS adj. of or like a paramorph. |
| PERIMORPHOUS | • perimorphous adj. Perimorphic. • PERIMORPHOUS adj. like a perimorph, also PERIMORPHIC. |
| PORTERHOUSES | • porterhouses n. Plural of porterhouse. • PORTERHOUSE n. a house where malt liquor (as porter) is sold. |
| PYROPHORUSES | • PYROPHORUS n. any substance capable of igniting spontaneously on exposure to air. |
| RHIZOCARPOUS | • rhizocarpous adj. (Botany) Having perennial rootstocks or bulbs, but annual flowering stems; said of all perennial herbs. • RHIZOCARPOUS adj. of or like a rhizocarp, also RHIZOCARPIC. |
| SARRUSOPHONE | • sarrusophone n. (Music) Any of a family of wind instruments intended to replace the oboe and bassoon in bands. • SARRUSOPHONE n. a double-reeded musical instrument resembling the bassoon. |
| SPOROPHOROUS | • sporophorous adj. Relating to sporophores. • sporophorous adj. Having spores. • SPOROPHOROUS adj. bearing spores, also SPOROPHORIC. |
| URETHROSCOPE | • urethroscope n. An instrument for examining the interior of the urethra. • URETHROSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing the interior of the urethra. |
| URETHROSCOPY | • urethroscopy n. (Medicine) Examination of the interior of the urethra. • URETHROSCOPY n. medical examination of the urethra. |
| XEROMORPHOUS | • xeromorphous adj. Xeromorphic. • XEROMORPHOUS adj. of parts of a plant, protected against excessive loss of water by thick cuticles, coatings of hairs and similar structural features, also XEROMORPHIC. |