| CORONOID | • coronoid adj. (Anatomy) Shaped like the beak of a crow. • coronoid n. (Anatomy) A slender bone that forms part of the lower jaw of primitive vertebrates. • coronoid n. (Organic chemistry) Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon derived from coronene. |
| FOODOIRS | • foodoirs n. Plural of foodoir. • FOODOIR n. a book or blog that combines a personal memoir with a series of recipes. |
| FORHOOIE | • FORHOOIE v. (Scots) to desert or abandon, also FORHOW, FORHOO. |
| HOROPITO | • horopito n. (New Zealand) Either of two plant species in the Pseudowintera genus. • HOROPITO n. (Maori) a bushy New Zealand shrub, with red aromatic peppery leaves. |
| IODOFORM | • iodoform n. (Chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI3; a yellow crystalline compound, formerly used as a mild… • IODOFORM n. a lemon-yellow crystalline compound of iodine with a saffron-like odour, used as an antiseptic. |
| IODOPHOR | • iodophor n. (Chemistry) A complex of iodine designed to free it in solution. • IODOPHOR n. a soluble compound of iodine used in making disinfectants. |
| IRONWOOD | • ironwood n. Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself. • IRONWOOD n. a species of Australian eucalyptus, also IRONBARK. |
| KOROMIKO | • koromiko n. A shrub, Hebe stricta, endemic to New Zealand. • KOROMIKO n. (Maori) a flowering New Zealand shrub. |
| OILPROOF | • oilproof adj. Resistant to oil. • oilproof v. (Transitive) To make resistant to oil. • OILPROOF adj. impervious to oil. |
| OOSPORIC | • oosporic adj. Relating to the oospore. • OOSPORIC adj. of or pertaining to an oospore, a special kind of spore resulting from the fertilization of an oosphere by antherozoids, also OOSPOROUS. |
| ORATORIO | • oratorio n. (Music) A musical composition, often based on a religious theme; similar to opera but with no costume… • ORATORIO n. (Italian) a choral work usually on a scriptural subject. |
| ROSOGLIO | • rosoglio n. Alternative form of rosolio. • ROSOGLIO n. (Italian) a sweet cordial made with raisins, also ROSOLIO. |
| ROSOLIOS | • rosolios n. Plural of rosolio. • ROSOLIO n. (Italian) a sweet cordial made with raisins, also ROSOGLIO. |
| VIGOROSO | • vigoroso n. (Music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played with emphasis, spirit, vigour or energy. • vigoroso n. (Music) A passage having this mark. • vigoroso adv. (Music) Played in this style. |
| ZOOPHORI | • zoophori n. Plural of zoophorus. • ZOOPHORUS n. (Greek) a continuous frieze in relief, with people and animals. |