| AUDIOLOGIC | • audiologic adj. Of, or related to audiology. • AUDIOLOGIC adj. relating to the study of hearing, also AUDIOLOGICAL. |
| BIOFOULING | • biofouling n. The accumulation of living organisms (bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae and invertebrates) on a wetted surface. • BIOFOULING n. fouling due to biological agents. |
| DIOICOUSLY | • DIOICOUS adv. having male and female sexual organs in different individuals, also DIECIOUS, DIOECIOUS. |
| FILOPODIUM | • filopodium n. (Cytology) A slender cytoplasmic projection which extends from the leading edge of a migrating cell. • FILOPODIUM n. a threadlike pseudopodium consisting of ectoplasm. |
| FIMICOLOUS | • fimicolous adj. Inhabiting dung. • FIMICOLOUS adj. living in or growing in animal excrement. |
| ILLOCUTION | • illocution n. (Linguistics) The aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used. • ILLOCUTION n. an act which is performed by a speaker actually speaking the words, as an order or a promise. |
| INGLORIOUS | • inglorious adj. Ignominious; disgraceful. • inglorious adj. Not famous; obscure. • INGLORIOUS adj. not glorious. |
| INVOLUTION | • involution n. Entanglement; a spiralling inwards; intricacy. • involution n. A complicated grammatical construction. • involution n. (Mathematics) An endofunction whose square is equal to the identity function; a function equal to its inverse. |
| JOLIOTIUMS | • JOLIOTIUM n. a former name for the element dubnium. |
| LIMICOLOUS | • limicolous adj. (Zoology) That lives in mud. • LIMICOLOUS adj. living in mud, usually applied to birds or worms. |
| LIMIVOROUS | • limivorous adj. Eating mud or soil for organic matter in it. • LIMIVOROUS adj. feeding on mud. |
| MOLIMINOUS | • moliminous adj. (Now rare, archaic) Momentous, weighty. • moliminous adj. (Now rare, archaic) Laborious, involving or exerting great effort; arduous. • MOLIMINOUS adj. massive; laborious. |
| MOLLITIOUS | • mollitious adj. (Obsolete) sensuous or luxurious. • MOLLITIOUS adj. softening; voluptuous. |
| NIDICOLOUS | • nidicolous adj. (Zoology) Tending to stay at the nest or birthplace for a long time after birth, due to dependence on… • NIDICOLOUS adj. remaining in the nest with the parents for a long time after birth. |
| OLINGUITOS | • olinguitos n. Plural of olinguito. • OLINGUITO n. (Spanish) a small animal related to the olingo, living in the forests of Colombia and Ecuador. |
| OLOLIUQUIS | • OLOLIUQUI n. a woody-stemmed Mexican vine of the morning glory family. |
| POLIOVIRUS | • poliovirus n. A human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family that causes poliomyelitis. • POLIOVIRUS n. a virus causing polio. |
| PROLIXIOUS | • prolixious adj. (Obsolete) dilatory; tedious; superfluous. • PROLIXIOUS adj. (Shakespeare) dilatory; tedious; superfluous. |
| SOLICITOUS | • solicitous adj. Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil. • solicitous adj. (Usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause) Showing care, concern, or attention, in any of several… • SOLICITOUS adj. expressing solicitude. |
| VITICOLOUS | • viticolous adj. Inhabiting or produced upon, the vine. • VITICOLOUS adj. living on vines. |