| CHLOROPHYTUM | • CHLOROPHYTUM n. any plant of the genus Chlorophytum, grown as pot plants for their long narrow leaves. |
| CLADOSPORIUM | • Cladosporium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Davidiellaceae – fungi including some of the most common indoor… • CLADOSPORIUM n. a type of fungus. |
| COMPULSATORY | • compulsatory adj. Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory. • COMPULSATORY adj. (Shakespeare) compulsory, also COMPULSATIVE. |
| COMPULSITORS | • compulsitors n. Plural of compulsitor. • COMPULSITOR n. in Scots law, a means of compelling. |
| COMPULSORIES | • compulsories n. Plural of compulsory. • COMPULSORY n. an exercise comprising specified compulsory figures, movements or dances, e.g. in ice-skating. |
| COMPULSORILY | • compulsorily adv. In a compulsory manner. • COMPULSORY adv. obligatory. |
| LAGOMORPHOUS | • lagomorphous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the lagomorphs. • LAGOMORPHOUS adj. of or like a lagomorph, a gnawing mammal, also LAGOMORPHIC. |
| NONPETROLEUM | • nonpetroleum adj. (Of fuel) Not petroleum-based, not containing petroleum. • NONPETROLEUM adj. not derived from petroleum. |
| OMBROPHILOUS | • ombrophilous adj. (Biology) Capable of thriving in areas of heavy rainfall. • OMBROPHILOUS adj. capable of withstanding long periods of rain. |
| PARONYMOUSLY | • paronymously adv. In a paronymous way. • PARONYMOUS adv. having the nature of a paronym. |
| PLEOMORPHOUS | • pleomorphous adj. Having or passing through many different forms. • PLEOMORPHOUS adj. occurring in several different forms, also PLEOMORPHIC. |
| PLEUROTOMIES | • pleurotomies n. Plural of pleurotomy. • PLEUROTOMY n. incision into the pleura. |
| POLYCHROMOUS | • polychromous adj. Of or pertaining to polychromy; many-colored; polychromatic. • POLYCHROMOUS adj. many-coloured, also POLYCHROME, POLYCHROMIC. |
| POLYMORPHOUS | • polymorphous adj. Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles. • polymorphous adj. (Biology) Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms. • polymorphous adj. (Chemistry) Crystallizing in two or more different forms; polymorphic. |
| POLYOMAVIRUS | • polyomavirus n. Any of the papovaviruses, in family Polyomaviridae, that induce a wide variety of tumours in newborn animals. • Polyomavirus prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Polyomaviridae – now split into genera Alphapolyomavirus… |
| PROMULGATION | • promulgation n. The act of promulgating or announcing something, especially a proclamation announcing a new law. • PROMULGATION n. the act of promulgating. |
| PROMULGATORS | • promulgators n. Plural of promulgator. • PROMULGATOR n. one who promulgates. |
| SOMATOPLEURE | • somatopleure n. (Embryology) A fold of tissue, in the embryo of a vertebrate, from which the walls of the body and the amnion develop. • SOMATOPLEURE n. a cellular sheet in some vertebrates that develops into the internal body wall. |
| SPORANGIOLUM | • sporangiolum n. (Mycology) a small sporangium. • SPORANGIOLUM n. a sporangium containing one or few spores, also SPORANGIOLE. |
| THERMOCOUPLE | • thermocouple n. (Physics) A transducer consisting of two different metals welded together at each end; a voltage is… • THERMOCOUPLE n. a pair of different metals in contact giving a thermoelectric current. |